Director, New Student Orientation

🇺🇸 Springfield, Missouri 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $90K - $100K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ September 25th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director, New Student Orientation to lead the university's comprehensive new student onboarding experience within Enrollment Management Services. The director designs, implements, and continuously improves orientation programs that support students' academic readiness and transition to campus life. This role also supervises professional staff, graduate assistants, and student employees while overseeing a student-fee-supported budget.

Highlights

Oversees the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of new student orientation programs university-wide.
Aligns orientation efforts with recruitment, admissions, advising, and student support services across Enrollment Management.
Supervises professional staff, graduate assistants, and student employees delivering orientation programming.
Manages a student-fee-supported departmental budget while fostering operational excellence and high-quality customer service.
Guides the transition from admission to enrollment, promoting student-centered onboarding that reflects institutional priorities.
Collaborates broadly across the university to ensure a coordinated, consistent onboarding experience for new students.
Pays a proposed annual salary of $90,000 to $100,000 for this full-time, exempt position.
Requires current authorization to work for any US employer full-time; visa sponsorship is not offered.
Works from the Springfield Campus, with out-of-state employment limited to Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, and DC.