Student Success & Honors College Coordinator

 

University of Alaska Anchorage

 

Are you someone who cares deeply about student success and making an impact? Join the University of Alaska Anchorage as our Student Success & Honors College Coordinator! In this critical role, you will have the opportunity to shape student success initiatives and help grow the Honors College reach across UAA through enrollment and engagement opportunities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environments and enjoy taking on a diverse range of projects, we want you on our team!

 

At the University of Alaska Anchorage, the Office of Student Success is a campus-wide engine for innovation, connection, and impact. We are dedicated to removing barriers, strengthening pathways, and ensuring every student has the tools and support they need to thrive. The Student Success & Honors College Coordinator plays a pivotal role in this mission, working at the intersection of data, strategy, and student engagement. From leading university-wide initiatives like progress reporting campaigns and student success technologies to collaborating with faculty and staff across campus, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape how UAA supports and celebrates student achievement at scale.

 

This position also provides dynamic leadership experience within the Honors College, where you will guide the Peer Ambassador Program and create meaningful opportunities for high-achieving students to connect, lead, and grow. You'll plan signature events, analyze program outcomes to drive improvements, and collaborate closely with the Director and Honors College Dean to elevate the student experience.

 

Additionally, you will contribute to major federally funded initiatives, ensuring compliance, supporting grant operations, and helping sustain innovative peer-to-peer support programs that make a lasting difference in students' academic journeys.

 

You will thrive in this role if you are energized by collaboration, excited to turn data into action, and passionate about student success. Demonstrated successes or skills should include strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and communication cycles, comfort with tracking and analyzing data (and utilizing data analysis tools), and a critical approach to apply assessment to practice. Effective interpersonal skills such as the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and displaying excellent written and verbal communication skills are also essential.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

 

Bachelor's degree required and 2 years of relevant experience in academic support, program coordination, student affairs, or related post-secondary education roles.

 

Master's degree preferred.

 

Position Details:

 

This position is located on the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage, and flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and https://www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/support/prospectiveemployees.php. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the https://www.alaska.edu/hr/benefits/compensation/salary.php, Grade 79, based on education and experience.

 

Application review will begin on 6/18/2026. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration; however, the recruitment will remain open until filled.

 

The University of Alaska (UA) requires employees to work on-site based on operational and business needs. Hybrid and remote work arrangements may be considered only for positions specifically designated and advertised as eligible for hybrid or remote work. Any approved arrangement will be based on the position's duties, operational needs, and the employee's ability to effectively perform the work remotely.

 

Special Instructions to Applicants:

 

Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.

 

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

 

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Helen Sale, HR Coordinator, at mailto:hisale@alaska.edu.

 

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

 

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at mailto:ua-ada@alaska.edu.

 

The http://www.alaska.edu/ (https://www.alaska.edu/alaska/index.php) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a http://www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination (http://www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

 

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

 

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

 

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

 

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

 

Access to the reports is available at:

 

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or mailto:police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or mailto:uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.

 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or mailto:uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

 

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing mailto:uas.clery@alaska.edu.

 

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