Director of Student Success

Director Of Student Success

This position provides administration, supervision, leadership, and direction for multiple areas of the student affairs division. This includes, but is not limited to, academic support services, academic advising, success navigators, selective admissions / advising, and testing services across the college. The position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies, services, and processes designed to increase the matriculation rate from accepted to enrolled, course completion, speed to graduation rate, persistence, retention, and student success of all students. The position ensures integration of efforts across faculty, staff, and administration, and maintains fiscal and operational accountability over the various student affairs areas.

The values that guide our work include access and opportunity, equity, inclusion, belonging, cultural competence, culturally responsive pedagogy and service, and community engagement. Our educational environments are culturally relevant, responsive, and innovative to the students we serve. Our students are assets, we affirm their identities and lived experiences, and provide spaces that are emotionally safe and reflective of who students are.

Responsibilities :

• Live the mission, vision and values of M State to ensure a positive experience for all students and stakeholders.
• Lead and hold operational authority for developing, executing, and measuring comprehensive retention initiatives that drive student success and align with institutional strategic priorities.
• Supervisory authority for staff, including academic advisors, success navigators, selective admissions / advising, academic support team, and testing services.
• Support for campus and college operations.
• Lead and coordinate long-term, college-wide planning to advance student success initiatives, strategic projects, and integrated support services.
• Provide strategic and administrative oversight for developing tracking, reporting, and data-informed projections to advance persistence and retention goals across areas of supervision.
• Lead, and direct long-term planning with departments across college units for student success, projects, and services.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

About M State is a regional student-focused institution that is poised for a strong future. It is the sixth-largest outstate college in the Minnesota State system and the largest two-year college in Greater Minnesota, serving more than 10,500 students in credit and non-credit courses each year. M State offers big-college resources and a small-college feel on our four welcoming campuses and in our many online courses and programs. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to the values of integrity, inclusion and innovation, and that dedication is reflected in our programs and in the support we offer to our students.

Minnesota State is an equal opportunity employer / educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States. Inquiries about Title IX can be directed to the college's Title IX Coordinator and / or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.

Benefits Information : At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work / life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date : 11-15-2025

Position End Date :

Open Date : 10-22-2025

Close Date : 11-01-2025

Posting Contact Name : Heidi Ruth Balgaard

Posting Contact Email : heidi.balgaard@minnesota.edu