Job Details
Posting Number: 20270035NE
Job Title: Coordinator of Student Development
Number of Vacancies: 1
About Murray State:
Located in the West Kentucky region, Murray State University is a public, comprehensive University which offers a low cost of living, low property taxes, and a four-season climate. Murray has a friendly, small-town atmosphere with locally-owned specialty shops and restaurants, an acclaimed community theater, art guild and award-winning public schools. The area is home to Kentucky Lake and Land Between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area, which offers a wide-range of activities and…
amenities for residents and visitors alike. Located in close proximity to major cities and nearby access to Interstate 24, Murray is just a few hours from Nashville, St. Louis, Louisville and Memphis. Learn more about Careers at Murray State University.
About Murray State Benefits:
Faculty and staff of Murray State University have access to a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, tuition waivers, generous paid holidays, vacation, sick, and paid parental leave, as well as many other benefit offerings. Please refer to the Murray State Benefits page for more information.
Equal Opportunity Employment:
Equal Opportunity Employer/AA. Murray State University does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, disability or political or social viewpoint. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Type of Employment: Regular Full-Time
Work Location: Murray, KY
Employment Term: 12 Months
Position Type: Staff - Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Department: Recruitment
Summary of Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Inform, advise, and counsel prospective students and their families about Murray State University's programs and services. Make off-campus visitations to high schools and appropriate non-school programs to provide information about the university. Perform extensive work with database communication and system management. Organize and conduct Legacy Alumni receptions and special programs for prospective students and their families.
- Meet with prospective students and their families
- Develop a recruitment territory plan.
- Conduct presentations to groups of visiting students
- Maintain data base of perspective students
- Attend recruitment events at various high schools and community-related events
- Serve as an ambassador of MSU
- Host monthly informational sessions at MSU
- Plan, organize and promote Legacy Alumni events
- Plan and conduct the training for the 100 student ambassador Tour Guides
- Maintain the Student Ambassador Budget
- Maintain publication and communication plan for Legacy students and their families
- Create and publish online newsletter for Legacy families
- Maintain partnership with MSU Alumni office in planning events and activities for alumni families and friends.
- Maintain the Legacy Recruitment database
- Serve as point of contact for Legacy information and follow up
- Supervise Campus Visit Coordinator, Student Workers, Graduate Assistant, 15 Student Workers and Student Assistants, 100 Student Ambassador Tour Guides
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience and Skill Requirements:
- Student Recruitment related experience
Posting Date: 09/15/2026
Closing Date: 09/29/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Hourly Rate/Annual Salary: $20.36 (Additional pay dependent upon qualifications)
Staff Grade: 109
Work Hours:
- Normal working hours.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
Organization
For 100 years Murray State University has served students from the region, the nation and the world. Founded in 1922, the University has grown from an enrollment of 202 students to 9,500 today. Murray State blends educational opportunities found at research institutions with collaborative interactions among students, faculty and staff found at smaller universities. Students receive personalized attention from supportive faculty and staff as the University offers a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio.
Murray State University places our highest priority on student learning and excellent teaching, blending the range of educational opportunities often experienced at research institutions with the nurturing student-teacher interactions usually found at smaller universities. Murray State embraces diversity in the workplace and values attracting, developing and maintaining a diverse, high-quality faculty, staff, and student body. The University endeavors to create and promote a culturally diverse community to be accepting of and sensitive to diversity in its many varied forms. Murray State has been continuously accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) since 1928.
Recent Accolades:
- U.S. News & World Report (32 consecutive years as a top-tier university) and top 10 in south region for Top Public Schools, Best Value and Best College for Veterans
- Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck
- G.I. Jobs Military Friendly School
- Forbes Best Employers List
Located in the west Kentucky region, Murray State is a public, comprehensive University with four colleges (business; science, engineering and technology; humanities and fine arts; education and human services)– and two schools (agriculture; nursing and health professions). The University's 236-acre main campus is located in Murray, Kentucky and offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, professional instruction, as well as continuing education programs. Faculty and staff of Murray State University have access to a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement, tuition waivers, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, as well as many other benefit offerings.
The city of Murray, located in Calloway County, offers a low cost of living, low property taxes, and a four-season climate. Murray has a friendly, small-town atmosphere with locally-owned specialty shops and restaurants, an acclaimed community theater, art guild and award-winning public schools. The area is home to Kentucky Lake and Land Between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area, which offers a wide-range of activities and amenities for residents and visitors alike. Located in close proximity to major cities and nearby access to Interstate 24, Murray is just a few hours from Nashville, St. Louis, Louisville and Memphis.
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