Job Description: This is a full-time staff position that reports to the Dean of the Graduate School. A Degree Analyst evaluates student transcripts in order to ensure graduation requirements are fulfilled. Assists students with registration and academic records management. Performs degree audits for petitioning graduates and notifies them of any outstanding issues. Provides information regarding the equivalency and transferability of courses and credits from other institutions. A successful candidate must have strong organizational skills: the ability to multitask; work independently; and communicate with a diverse group of individuals.
Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a bachelor’s degree and one year of working with audits, databases, or similar systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Education beyond a bachelor’s degree
· More than one year of working with audits, databases, or similar systems
· Excellent written communication skills
· Highly proficient with Microsoft Office as evidenced by application materials
· Experience working in a university setting
· Exceptional customer service skills
· Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
· Experience with: CICS, Perceptive Content, Workday
Salary: $15.75 per hour
Appointment Date: Start date to be determined after acceptance of an offer and completion of criminal background check.
Application Priority Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Responsibilities:
· Maintains current graduate program course requirements for each graduate major based on information provided by advisors, department chairs, and administration.
· Communicates Graduate School policy and procedures to students, advisors and department chairs.
· Reviews programs of study submitted by advisors.
· Provides and updates individual program information to graduate students. Advises graduate students regarding file status, deadlines and time limits for completing a degree.
· Coordinates signing up for comprehensive examinations and reports the results.
· Monitors programs and other requirements for degree completion, comparing programs to transcripts. Transfers approved graduate courses from other universities to Fort Hays State University transcript. Checks grade point average to determine admissibility for graduation. Contacts advisors and/or students concerning deficiencies.
· Awards degrees when all requirements are achieved by the end of the semester.
· Advises graduate students regarding guidelines for completing theses and field studies to meet Graduate School standards.
· Coordinates Graduate School portion of the Commencement Ceremony.
· Responsible for maintaining the accuracy, security and confidentiality of all Graduate School files.
· Analyzes daily and weekly computer reports for problem enrollments.
· Collects and compiles information from a variety of sources, analyzes results and prepares statistical annual reports, CGS/GRE Survey, and National Science Foundation NSF.
· Coordinates with staff, executive leadership, student employees, and other stakeholders in supporting strategic efforts of the Graduate School.
· Other duties as assigned by the Graduate Dean.
Required Application Documents: Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and names and contact information for three professional references. Applicant documents should be submitted in one PDF.
If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:
Name: Angela E. Pool-Funai, DPA
Phone: 785-628-4236
About Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University was founded in 1902 as the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School-a teacher's college. Our hometown, Hays, Kansas, is located on the high plains of north-central Kansas. The original home of the institution was on the grounds of Fort Hays, a Nineteenth-Century frontier military outpost. The state of Kansas initially intended the university's academic programs to focus on agriculture, but it opened in as a "normal" or teacher's college. Our mission is to develop the engaged global citizen-leaders our world needs.
FHSU today is a regional comprehensive public university where determined, innovative, and caring faculty and staff share a deep commitment to teaching and mentoring students. Total enrollment at FHSU exceeds 14,000 students who pursue their educational goals on-campus, online, and at our two international partnership campuses in China.
Employers tell us the combination of challenging academic programs, close faculty/student relationships, and the abundance of experiential learning opportunities our students enjoy while at FHSU set our students apart in competitive job markets worldwide. More than 95% of FHSU students secure jobs or higher education opportunities after they graduate. And FHSU consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the American Midwest.
A pioneer in distance education, we began delivering correspondence courses to teachers in rural Kansas early in the 20th Century. Today, FHSU Online delivers more than 200 flexible, affordable, and high-quality online programs. Over the years, FHSU Online received many accolades, including U.S. News & World Report Online Programs rankings, GetEducated.com, Best Buys in Education, among others. The university has rich sports and cultural programming, all of which enjoy tremendous community support. The Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center is home to the Encore Series, which hosts many traveling Broadway shows, the Hays Symphony, university, and other national and world-caliber performances.
The university supports one of the most extensive and successful intercollegiate sports programs of any comparably sized college or university in America, boasting numerous All-American athletes and eight national championships. Nearly 400 athletes compete annually in eight men's and eight women's sports. FHSU is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, which comprises 14 schools from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
Community of Hays
FHSU is located in Hays, a vibrant college town of approximately 20,000, located halfway between Kansas City and Denver on Interstate 70. Hays is the regional center for education, health care, professional services, shopping, culture, and recreation for the western half of Kansas. The community boasts excellent recreational programs and facilities, including the comprehensive Center for Health Improvement, Hays Aquatic Park, Smoky Hill Country Club, Hays Municipal Golf Course, and extensive walking, running, and biking trails. Hays is within 45 minutes of two large lakes that offer great opportunities for boating, fishing, and camping. The Hays Municipal Airport provides connecting service to Denver with several flights daily. The Hays community is home to excellent Pre-K and K-12, public and private schools. With over 60 restaurants, major retail outlets, a low unemployment rate, and very short commute times, the city provides a safe, welcoming, low-cost, high-quality living environment for the residents who call "Hays, America" home.
Notice of Non-discrimination – Fort Hays State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
Background Check: Final candidate will have consented to and successfully completed a criminal background check.
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