Undergraduate Recruiter: Crop Sciences

Duties and Responsibilities

Recruitment and Yield of Prospective Undergraduate Students
• Identify and attend off-campus events involving high school and community college students who are likely to have an interest in CPSC-related areas of study.
• Arrange and make visits, in-person and virtual, to high school classrooms and counseling offices.
• Develop relationships with student clubs at high schools and community colleges throughout Illinois.
• Develop and participate in the recruiting strategy that creates a pipeline of high school students and undergraduate and community college transfer students through on-campus activities including but not limited to:
◦ FFA contests, Experience ACES, 4-H Summer Academy, Discover STEM in ACES, Crop Sciences departmental recruitment and outreach events, and programs and special activities held around Illinois and surrounding regions.
• Build and continually update database of recruiting contacts for potential new freshmen, transfers, and intra/inter-college transfers.
• Oversee outreach strategy creation and implementation that creates a pipeline of middle and high school students.
• Travel and work non-standard hours (nights/weekends) as required.

Marketing and Promotion of CPSC Undergraduate Program
• Work closely with the Academic Advisor to execute effective social media activities to increase awareness of CPSC among high school and community college students.
• Coordinate with the College of ACES to arrange for visiting prospective students to meet with the recruiter and arrange other elements of a visit (such as attending a class or meeting with a current student or faculty member).
• Work closely with the Academic Advisor recruit, orient, and supervise CPSC Student Ambassadors to serve as potential contacts for prospective student visits.
• Work closely with the Academic Advisor to develop recruiting materials, including web page and brochures. • Work closely with the Academic Advisor to administer the scholarship program for new students and to ensure successful new student registration activities.
• Contribute to overall program marketing, recruitment and outreach initiatives through events and presentations.
• Contribute to CPSC efforts to recruit a diverse student body and provide an inclusive departmental culture.

General
• Participate in College of ACES meetings for recruiters.
• Assume additional related responsibilities to enhance the mission of CPSC.