Director, Summer and Winter Sessions

Job Description

The Director of Summer and Winter Sessions serves as the strategic and operational leader for Virginia Tech’s summer and winter academic programs, ensuring these sessions function as high-quality, accessible extensions of the university’s academic year. Reporting to the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and University Registrar, the Director is responsible for the end-to-end planning, development, marketing, and administration of summer and winter programming across the institution.

This position plays a critical role in advancing strategic enrollment objectives to extend the academic year in ways that give students flexible, high-quality pathways to degree completion, provide access to coursework outside of peak enrollment periods, and create opportunities for students to accelerate their academic progress. The Office of Summer and Winter Sessions supports enrollment goals by growing semester credit hour (SCH) production during non-traditional terms, expanding online course offerings, and building partnerships with academic colleges to develop curriculum that meets student demand.

The Director will serve as Virginia Tech’s primary representative to the academic colleges for all summer and winter course programming including a summer bridge program called Summer Start. Summer Start allows incoming new undergraduate students the opportunity to take residential based coursework in cohort model to kickstart their Virginia Tech academic career.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with significant full time experience
• Demonstrated experience in academic program administration, enrollment management, or a closely related area within a university or college setting
• Strong working knowledge of enrollment data analysis and the ability to use data to drive strategic decisions
• Experience with budget management, financial reporting, and program-level fiscal accountability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop marketing content, policy documentation, and executive-level reports
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and administrative units with diverse stakeholders including faculty, deans, and senior administrators
• Commitment to student success and experience working in programs that serve undergraduate and graduate students

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Higher Education, Business Administration, or related field
• Experience specifically in the administration of summer and/or winter session programs at a Research 1 or large public university
• Familiarity with online and distance education delivery models and instructional quality standards
• Experience with Banner SIS or comparable enterprise student information systems
• Active engagement with AUSS, NAASS, or comparable professional organizations
• Experience developing and executing digital marketing or enrollment communication campaigns