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New River Community College

Student Program Coordinator

New River Community College, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Position Details Job Title: PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Position Number: 8150753

Work Modality: Fully In-Person

Job Category: University Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Campus: Maywood-Health Sciences Campus

Department Name: PHYSIOLOGY

Location Code: PHYSIOLOGY (06240A)

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities This is a combined position that supports the administrative needs of the Chair and Directors with the department's administrative activities, and coordinates various administrative processes and projects, inclusive of support for the faculty and students in the graduate programs within CaMP. This position has responsibility for several established and ongoing complex and/or difficult processes unique to the department, in addition to general administrative support for the department. This includes the Masters in Medical Physiology (MSMP – max enrollment 30), Masters in Clinical and Applied Proteomics (MS-CAPS – max enrollment 25), Masters in Cell and Molecular Physiology (MS-CaMP – no max), and the PhD track in Physiology (no max).

Chair Support

Maintains chair's calendar to include scheduling meetings, arranging appointments, and coordinating travel arrangements

Brings pertinent dates to chair's attention, prepares and/or provides necessary documents for use in meetings

Records, transcribes and distributes meeting minutes for the Physiology faculty meetings; prepares and distributes faculty meeting agenda

Assists chair with all aspects of faculty recruitment. High degree of professionalism required for constant contact with external contacts

Assists with faculty employment processes to varying degrees by monitoring and maintaining credential files of applicants, preparing master files for search committees, preparing correspondence to applicants, creating and mainlining applicant spreadsheet

Prepares and proofreads correspondence, reports and other documents

Serves as communication hub of the department by communicating information from the chair and/or directors to others, making information available to others by mail, email, telephone, web, departmental boards, and providing complex information on processes specific to the department to faculty, staff, students and external visitors

Department Seminar Series

Organizes all aspects of invited speakers for the CaMP seminar series with minimal assistance from Committee Chair. Includes contact with external speakers and administrative staff to coordinate travel, agendas, room reservations, reimbursements, etc.

Submits reports to ensure departmental seminar series maintains CME credit status; submits required documentation to CME office for each speaker

Ensures CME sign in sheet is available at all seminars; enters names of attendees for CME credit

Maintains spreadsheet of seminar expenses

Creates, distributes and posts seminar flyers

Orders food for student/speaker lunches

Escorts speaker when on site and arranges transport

Submits check requisitions for speakers honorarium and completes expense reimbursements as needed

Departmental Support

Organizes and maintains an accurate paper and electronic filing system for departmental chair, director, program directors and department

Acts as mentor and trainer to junior level support staff, students and volunteers

Orders and maintains supplies

Submits facility requests as required

Serves as principal contact and source of information for students, staff, faculty and external visitors

Handles special projects and events (organize student career day, departmental events). Organizes, coordinates, plans, and conducts departmental events by securing space, equipment, food, preparing invitations, announcements, agendas, brochures, and packets, making travel arrangements and reservations, and overseeing the event as it occurs

Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds

Places purchasing orders in Lawson

Acts as receptionist to internal and external visitors by answering departmental general phone and greeting guests

Graduate Program Support

Be the primary contact for all current and prospective students

Upload all course materials in Sakai and work with faculty to revise course materials including PowerPoints, handouts, Panopto videos, and exam questions.

Facilitate enrollment and student course registrations each semester

Organize orientation program: coordinate presentations from parking, library, biosafety, student wellness, ministry, medical school organizations, etc.

Work with medical students in the peer mentoring program and help organize events for MSMP students with the medical school mentors

Proctor all exams for the MSMP program and maintain grade records

Create and maintain all MSMP course schedules, coordinate teaching faculty, reserve room scheduling, and assist students with scheduling issues

Maintain and update program and department websites

Work with international office for international student visa issues

Attend graduate program recruitment fairs and create promotional materials

Work with educational technology to maintain and launch online course modules for MS-CAPS

Research area local hotels about student housing options for in-person laboratory rotations

Process all applications in Slate and work with admissions committee for all MS programs

Answer email and phone inquiries from prospective students

Maintain historical data and track students following graduation to ensure outcomes statistics are accurate

Work with PhD students to schedule committee meetings and reserve rooms

Organize all social events and graduation celebration

Assist the faculty Graduate Program Directors in other areas as requested

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience Minimum: Bachelor's degree in related field and at least two to three years of related experience required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Excellent verbal and written communication

High level organizational skills

Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

Must be self‑motivated

Computer Skills

Proficiency in Word and Excel

Aptitude to learn specific computer applications as necessary such as Slate

Reviewing and updating departmental web‑site (weekly)

Attending and active in the social media committee meetings and follow-up activity

Obtaining computer and related quotes for the Department

Recording faculty lectures; help with editing, storage and organization of same

Other Information

Supervisor Responsibilities: No

Required operation of university owned vehicles: No

Direct animal or patient contact: No

Physical Demands: None

Working Conditions: None

Open Date: 01/02/2026

Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate: $23.09/hr

Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate: $31.12/hr

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