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Job Title Director of Honors Academic Success

Department HONORS COLLEGE

Position Number FP631A

Location Norfolk, VA

Job Summary

In a fast-emerging honors environment, the Director of Honors Academic Success identifies and leads a team that works in an innovative and strategic way to push forward ideas, innovation, execution and culture, driving Old Dominion University honors education to new heights using experiential learning, appreciative advising, and professional mentorship. The director is responsible for identifying, developing and executing the most effective strategies to reach and connect with the University’s key target audiences. The director serves as the honors college point of contact for student matriculation through honors curriculum, creation and marketing of co-curricular honors activities, and university wide partnerships that enhance Honors Students’ academic success (i.e. campus advisors, high impact practices committees, and various other university-wide collaborations). This position supervises a team of graduate and professional honors advisors and mentors, and co-curricular facilitators, and leads professional mentoring efforts of PHC faculty fellows.

The chief objective of this position is to develop, administer, and assess the Perry Honors College’s efforts in undergraduate advising, recruiting and academic support using the Appreciative Advising Framework.

Position Type FullTime

Type of Recruitment General Public

Minimum Qualifications

+ Master’s degree in a related field required.

+ Considerable knowledge of the best practices in university advising.

+ Considerable knowledge of and ability to implement and assess advising and academic support functions according to standards established nationally (e.g. CAS standards, NACADA and Appreciative Advising “best practices”) and at ODU .

+ Considerable knowledge of recent scholarship in college student development.

+ Considerable knowledge of academic success strategies.

+ Ability to develop and track academic success plans for students in academic difficulty.

+ Ability to communicate with students in a nonthreatening and efficient manner.

+ Ability to provide positive and responsive customer service to internal and external users reflecting Old Dominion’s mission and values.

+ Ability to maintain effective working relationships with colleagues through courteous, constructive, and professional interaction.

+ Ability to listen to and anticipate customer needs, provide clear explanations, respond quickly; take initiative to assist internal and external customers; and observe confidentiality.

+ Considerable experience working in a university environment required.

Preferred Qualifications

+ NCC (Nationally Certified Counselor) certification preferred.

+ Demonstrated experience working in advising/counseling in a university setting preferred.

+ Master’s degree with emphasis in College Counseling and/or experience advising in an honors college

Conditions of Employment

Job Open Date 05/23/2025

Open Until Filled No

Application Review Date 06/01/2025

Job Close Date 06/01/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required

Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

Department Information

Equity Statement

It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

ODU Statement

Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Resume

+ Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents

+ Contact Information for Professional References

+ Unofficial Graduate Transcripts

Supplemental Questions

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