Director, New Student Orientation

🇺🇸 Springfield, Missouri 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $90K - $100K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ October 2nd, 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. The director designs, delivers, and continuously improves orientation programs that support student transition, academic readiness, and engagement. Working within Enrollment Management, the role aligns orientation with recruitment, admissions, advising, and student support services.

Highlights

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of new student orientation programs
Align orientation efforts with recruitment, admissions, advising, and student support services
Collaborate across the university on a coordinated, student-centered onboarding experience
Supervise professional staff, graduate assistants, and student employees
Oversee a student-fee-supported department budget and daily operations
Work evenings and weekends during peak orientation and onboarding periods
Hold a bachelor's degree, with a master's in higher education administration or student affairs preferred
Bring 5+ years of progressive experience in student affairs, enrollment management, or orientation programming, including 2+ years supervising staff
Show strong project management, problem-solving, and crisis management skills
Salary of $90,000-$100,000 for this full-time exempt position