Director of MyDegree

Ferris State University

United States, Michigan, Big Rapids

1201 South State Street (Show on map)

Sep 27, 2024

Position Title:	Director of MyDegree
Location:	Big Rapids (Main Campus)
Department:	43010 - MyDegree
Advertised Salary:	$67,000 - $72,000. Salary commensurate with education, experiences, and other requirements. Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.).
FLSA:	Exempt
Temporary/Continuing:	Continuing
Part-Time/Full-Time:	Full-Time
Union Group:	N/A
Term of Position:	12 Month
At Will/Just Cause:	At Will
Summary of Position:	The MyDegree Director supports institutional effectiveness and student success. This work involves operationalizing program data to aid students and advisors, automating degree auditing processes, aiding initiatives to help identify and mitigate barriers to enrollment, progression and graduation, and furthering Ferris's ability to plan for and offer courses in response to demand. The MyDegree Director provides operational and strategic leadership for initiatives and personnel supporting curricular processes and toolsets for students, faculty and staff designed to aid program and course planning, bulletin publication, transfer guidance, degree mapping, advising, graduation audits, and custom reporting, e.g., usage, demand and forecast analyses, etc. The Director collaborates with faculty and staff, and engages students through use experience consultation to continually evolve MyDegree (Degree Works) in support of university priories, curricular processes and the needs of student, faculty and staff constituencies. The anticipated start date of this position is April 2024. However, this is an estimated date and can be revised if needed.
Position Type:	Staff
Required Education:	Master's Degree
Required Work Experience:	At least 3 years of related work experience in higher education (e.g., student records and registration, degree audit, enrollment services, academic program coordination, information management, or academic advising administration), and related experience with Banner and Degree Works.
Required Licenses and Certifications:
Physical Demands:	Office Environment Moving Reaching Sitting Twisting Pulling/Pushing Repetitive movement Standing
Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered:
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:	Managerial and Leadership Responsibilities * Manage MyDegree Team including supervision of full-time, part-time and student staff * Chair the MyDegree Advisory Board * Determining, project planning and managing the successful execution of MyDegree upgrades * Review of curriculum proposals * Participate in RAM (Registrar, Academic Affairs, and MyDegree) and UCC (University Curriculum Committee) * Coordinate MyDegree Security/Access Permission * Attend to administrative management ofticketing system. * Serve as a key member and leader on select university committees and working groups including, but not limited to, o ALC-Academic LeadershipCouncil o CollegeAdministrative and Planning Councils o DSAAs- Director of Student Academic Affairs o FACT- Functional Area Coordinating Team o TransferGroup o Touchbase meetings with CTO (Chief Technology Officer) o Touchbase meetings with Registrar o UCC - University Curriculum Committee o Academic Senate * Provide training and development to students, faculty and staff on the use of MyDegree * Collaborate with the General Education Coordinator and Institutional Technology Services to support general education course listings * Assure Academic Affairs Checksheet Repositoryis complete and accurate * Participate in appropriate professional development and training activities System Administration * Scribe curricula and curricular changes for all Ferris programs * Work collaboratively across the institution to develop innovative solutions to program in MyDegree using the Ellucian scribing language. * Coordinate program-level review and testing; resolve concerns * Analyze and trouble-shoot system problems concerning degree audits including how the extract from Banner to MyDegree is involved * Manage the use of existing technologies including serving as the technical administrative liaison between the MyDegree team, the database administrator, and other Banner users such as Enrollment Services * Review current processes, evaluate, and implement changes for improvement especially as to how we can take advantage of Banner data to improve the degree audit * Develop reports utilizing the data available within MyDegree and/or Banner * Provide assistance and serve as a liaison to other key departments for degree audit evaluations for all degree programs * Stay current with new releases of MyDegree, by researching scribe techniques, participating in the Ellucian E-Commons and the BUGMI users group, and other activities that keep Ferris' scribing current * Monitor MyDegree email and respond to questions as needed * Answer MyDegree support line and help users as needed * Resolvesupport tickets submitted through the TicketingSystem Additional Responsibilities * Create curricular program checksheets. * Support the University Assessment Committee (UAC) to ensure program outcome accuracy and consistency on program checksheets. * Creation and maintenance of guidance on the production of accessible checksheets and other related university curricular items. * Any other duties assigned within the position classification area. * Demonstrates an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially in working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members.
Marginal Duties/Responsibilities:	Contribute at the college and university level to help advance priorities, including, but not limited to, the university strategic plan, the academic master plan, and the DEIB strategic plan.
Skills and Abilities:	Skills: * Strong written and verbal communication skills * Strong organizational skills * Presentation skills with small or large groups Ability to: * Develop and maintain clear, action-focused, assessable project plans * Work effectively with diverse people and perspectives * Utilize relevant software and databases (e.g., BANNER, MyDegree, WebFocus, MS365). * Demonstrated commitment, experience and understanding for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Required Documents:	Cover Letter Resume Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents:
Special Instructions to Applicants:	Unofficial Transcript 1 (Required): Applicants must attach a copy of unofficial transcript of Master's Degree. Transcript must include: Institution name, applicant name, date degree attained, degree awarded. Finalist will be required to submit an official transcript.
Initial Application Review Date:	03/04/2024
Open Until Position is Filled?:	Yes
Posting Close Date:
EEO Statement:	Ferris State University, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, is committed to enhancing equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Ferris offers employment opportunities to qualified candidates seeking careers in a student-focused environment that values opportunity, collaboration, diversity and educational excellence. Learn more about the Ferris Mission and community at ferris.edu. The University actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups. For more information on the University's Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit: Ferris Non-Discrimination Statement.