Moody College Honors Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Education, Moody College of Communication

SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR Under the direction of the Senior Associate Dean and Director of Operations and Administration, ensure that Moody College scholarship program priorities are achieved.Assist the Senior Associate Dean and Director of Operations and Administration in identifying available honors scholarship support and assigning scholarships to incoming and continuing students.Assist the Director of Operations and Administration in the administration of the Moody College scholarship process in alignment with Moody College scholarship philosophy and goals.Manage online scholarship application and records system to provide timely and accurate information to students, faculty, and staff stakeholders.Accurately communicate scholarship process results, including creating and sending scholarship decisions.In coordination with the Director of Operations and Administration, serve as a consultant to the Moody College Development Office on endowment compliance and criteria validation for new endowments, gift agreements, or fundraising initiatives.Maintain records of annual and multi-year scholarship offers.In coordination with the Director of Operations and Administration, ensure that selected recipients meet the criteria for assigned scholarships.In coordination with the Director of Operations and Administration and Moody College Development Office, facilitate thank-you letter/video collection process.Monitor endowment balances to ensure optimal usage of funds.Resolve incidental issues that arise during the overall scholarship process using independent judgement of best practices, consulting with the Director of Operations and Administration when necessary.Process scholarship payment documents.Maintain scholarship records per university and Moody College policy.HONORS PROGRAM COORDINATION Under the direction of the Director of Operations and Administration and Honors Director, provide coordination, planning, and support to the activities of the Moody College Honors Program.In coordination with the Office of Admissions and the Director of Operations and Administration, facilitate freshman and sophomore honors application review and admission processes.Assist the Honors Director in course planning; work with staff and advisory committee to forecast future course enrollment needs; facilitate course proposal and selection systems and process; liaise with course scheduler to add courses to the schedule.Track student progress through the program; assist Honors Director in ensuring that students complete proper courses and associated processes each year, with particular attention to senior capstone options; assist the Honors Director in managing student petitions; identify students who fall behind program progress expectations.Verify that graduating students meet program criteria; coordinate with advising staff to manage course/degree issues.Monitor program email and respond to inquiries.Schedule and attend honors committee meetings, take notes, and disseminate information.Liaise with the Undergraduate Education events team and the Moody College Admissions/Recruitment staff, as necessary to plan and execute Moody College Honors Program events.Use Drupal tools to keep the Moody College Honors Program website update with current news, events, courses, etc., following Moody College and Undergraduate Education best practices.Assist the Senior Associate Dean and Honors Director to implement new initiatives.Other duties as assigned.