Associate Director of Athletics, Academic Services

Job Description

Position is responsible for the oversight of the entire Academics Department and setting the direction and plan for said area.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as an academic advisor for certain sport teams as assigned.
• Maintain community service records and communicate opportunities to students and coaches
• Help students understand University and degree requirements and develop a responsible approach to academic planning.
• Assist student-athletes in selecting and declaring an academic major.
• Assist in assessing student-athlete course performance.
• Assist and advise student-athletes each semester during the pre-registration process by monitoring their class schedules for graduate requirements and special athletic needs, such as travel and practice times.
• Maintain accurate academic records, develop statistical analysis of academic success or challenges and provide data as requested regarding the academic progress of student-athletes on an on-going basis.
• Communicate with coaches and track the admission status, assessment and pre-registration of all new student-athletes.
• Assist coaches in the recruitment process of student-athletes by sharing academic information and by meeting prospective student-athletes.
• Assist with on-campus recruitment visits of student-athletes by preliminarily assessing their admissions status for APSU and academic eligibility status by NCAA standards.
• Assist student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility in completing their degree at APSU.
• Assist upperclassmen in all graduation matters, e.g. career counseling, letters of recommendation, post-graduate testing and application, etc.
• Assist with the distribution, management, and accounting of departmental textbook program.
• Assist with fall orientation workshops for all entering freshman and transfer student-athletes.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.