Director of Admission Operations

Cornell College invites applications for a full-time director of admission operations.

This position directs the college’s admission operation department, including print and electronic communication flow, database management within the Admission CRM Slate, the visit program, and the application management process.  The director leads efforts to recruit transfer students, including the mentoring of an admission counselor who assists with transfer recruitment.  The director also supervises the assistant director, data assistant, and the admission system analyst. 

Duties & Responsibilities


* Directs and manages the information-driven communication flow to prospective students through the entire admission funnel.

This flow includes publications and electronic communications efforts.

Directs and supervises the overall operation for inventory, mailings, and follow-up communication.


* Works closely with Marketing and Communications staff to monitor all communication campaigns within Slate.

Review of content, timing, execution, and development.

Reviews and analyzes data for purposes relating to communication flow.


*  Supervise the management of the Slate CRM.

Monitor data integrity, decisions about access, data retention/deletion policies, development of new features, and integration discussions.

Help prioritize demands in this area.


* Recruit transfer and special population students, providing general information about the College, admission procedures, and general financial assistance counseling.

Travel to transfer college fairs, work closely with PTK (Phi Theta Kappa) organizations, develop 2+2 pathways, and articulation agreements.


* Analyzes, reviews, and makes recommendations on student admission and scholarship applications.


* Supervise Campus Visit Experience.

Oversee the staff within the Welcome Center to ensure a positive and inviting experience for every campus visitor.

Serve on the Visit Committee to review past events, plan upcoming events, and continue to bring creativity to those experiences.

About Cornell College

Cornell College is a selective liberal arts college distinguished by our Ingenuity curriculum that builds on the strengths of our One Course At A Time schedule.

This combination encourages the qualities of being thoughtful, original, and inventive, using the strengths of a liberal arts education to apply ideas to solve problems and meet challenges through hands-on experience in learning.

Academic immersion, Division III NCAA athletic teams, and unparalleled flexibility attract an ambitious student body from across the U.S.

and worldwide.

We are located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, an urban fringe community located in the heart of the ICR Iowa region.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree preferred.  Three years of admission-related work experience in a competitive setting.

Knowledge of database management and prior experience working with ...