Director Of Admissions

The Director of Admissions is responsible for the leadership of undergraduate admissions and recruitment designed to attract and enroll a talented, diverse student population to Nebraska. This individual will guide the work of almost 60 staff members - including those within the Office of Admissions and those embedded in the academic units - and will oversee a budget of approximately $4.5 million dollars. The successful candidate will be collaborative, transparent, innovative, and entrepreneurial, with the vision and confidence to serve as a campus leader and a willingness to take calculated risks to engage students and families in new ways.

The director will serve as an internal leader and the authority on all admissions decisions and processing for the Office of Admissions and external voice for the value of a Nebraska degree. The director of admissions also serves as the residency officer for incoming and current undergraduate students at the university.

Reporting to the associate vice chancellor of academic services and enrollment management (ASEM), the director will be a key member of ASEM's leadership team and other academic and student affairs committees on-campus, representing the division to the university and the public.

The director of admissions reports to the associate vice chancellor of academic services and enrollment management; this professional will be responsible for approximatley 60 team members, with direct supervision of 5 staff members.

The director's peers in ASEM include:

director of enrollment marketing and strategic enrollment initiatives

director of scholarships and financial aid

university registrar

director of husker hub

director of new student enrollment

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees' differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.