Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

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The primary purpose of this position is to work with the Nationally Competitive Scholarships Director to lead a campus-wide effort to support Appalachian State University students and recent alumni in their pursuit of distinguished external scholarships and fellowships.

This involves administering a portfolio of national fellowships: implementing recruitment strategies to reach student populations, intensive advising, application feedback, and administering internal endorsement, nomination, or evaluation procedures. This position will substantially contribute to the strategic direction of this office, through ongoing and annual assessment activities and the development of subsequent initiatives, planning documents, and strategic partnerships.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include:
* Develop and promote a culture of early identification of potential applicants

* Ability to mentor and educate in small groups and one-on-one settings with undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent alumni

* Hold information sessions, workshops, and receptions on scholarship opportunities

* Develop outreach materials

* Monitor regulations governing scholarship and fellowship programs, including deadlines and application materials

* Implement best practices in advising for students pursuing awards

* Serve on national review selection panels for Gilman and Critical Language Scholarships

* Manage institutional selection processes and establish processes for new awards

* Convene faculty committees to review nominations for institutionally endorsed awards and provide feedback to applicants

* Implement student conduct review protocol for all applications requiring institutional endorsement

* Draft or write nomination/endorsement letters

* Organize mock interviews for fellowship interviews

University Partnerships:

* Work with university partners to enhance the publicity of fellowship and scholarship opportunities, including drafting messaging and communications

* Expand faculty engagement in the scholarship and fellowship processes

* Participate in campus committees, student programs, and orientations, class visits, and related events (Open House, New Faculty Orientation, Global Symposium Planning Committee) to promote programs and services

* In partnership with the Office of International Programs and other university stakeholders, contribute to the Fulbright Week planning committee and provide programming/student advising during the event

* Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with units across campus

* Work with the Director to facilitate NCS Advisory Board meetings throughout the year

Administrative/Assessment/Tracking:

* Gather and review quantitative and qualitative data to assess program effectiveness and strategize for future programming

* Maintain a dynamic campus communications protocol, including effective communication of selection results to the University community

* Manage the NCS student database, track advising notes, student award interest, referrals, and other information

* Manage website, advising schedules, outreach materials, and event logistics

* Maintain institutional records of applicants and their successes

* Follow longitudinal progress of fellowship recipients in reaching their educational and career goals

University College is committed to seeking and sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse University community that is inclusive of all individuals and groups. Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership and innovation in advancing diversity and dedication to recruiting and serving students with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, and other distinct characteristics in respectful, sensitive, and understanding ways.

Typical physical demands of higher education office work. All duties are to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.