Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Program Manager
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute .
Job Description Summary The Program Manager provides day-to-day administrative, strategic, and operational support for the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs, with a particular focus on student support. Reporting to the Program Head, this role supports students and faculty, manages program resources, and coordinates cross-campus initiatives. The Program Manager serves as a point of contact for students, partners with faculty and staff, and contributes to advancing program goals, visibility, and efficient program operations in close partnership with administrative program staff.
Responsibilities
Serve as the administrative and advising contact for undergraduate and graduate students, providing support for enrollment, degree planning, room scheduling, space reservations, course scheduling, and faculty coordination.
Develop and coordinate student success, advising, peer mentoring, and wellness programming including community-building initiatives, professional development activities, and recruitment and retention strategies.
Collaborate with student organizations such as the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Council and the Undergraduate Student Council to support students.
Plan and administer program events such as Datathons, REU, WiDS, orientations, open houses, wellness initiatives, and graduation activities, including logistics, communications and marketing.
Manage student information systems (Workday), admissions support (Slate), program resources and supplies, shared program spaces, and other daily operations for DS & AI academic programs.
Maintain partnerships with diverse stakeholders and represent DS & AI programs during events, meetings, and industry or campus collaborations.
Support the Program Head with reports, presentations, strategic planning, and operational initiatives for program growth and innovation.
Manage academic and research space, including lab assignments, facilities requests, and access control in coordination with Facilities and IT Services
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Program Manager
role at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute .
Job Description Summary The Program Manager provides day-to-day administrative, strategic, and operational support for the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs, with a particular focus on student support. Reporting to the Program Head, this role supports students and faculty, manages program resources, and coordinates cross-campus initiatives. The Program Manager serves as a point of contact for students, partners with faculty and staff, and contributes to advancing program goals, visibility, and efficient program operations in close partnership with administrative program staff.
Responsibilities
Serve as the administrative and advising contact for undergraduate and graduate students, providing support for enrollment, degree planning, room scheduling, space reservations, course scheduling, and faculty coordination.
Develop and coordinate student success, advising, peer mentoring, and wellness programming including community-building initiatives, professional development activities, and recruitment and retention strategies.
Collaborate with student organizations such as the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Council and the Undergraduate Student Council to support students.
Plan and administer program events such as Datathons, REU, WiDS, orientations, open houses, wellness initiatives, and graduation activities, including logistics, communications and marketing.
Manage student information systems (Workday), admissions support (Slate), program resources and supplies, shared program spaces, and other daily operations for DS & AI academic programs.
Maintain partnerships with diverse stakeholders and represent DS & AI programs during events, meetings, and industry or campus collaborations.
Support the Program Head with reports, presentations, strategic planning, and operational initiatives for program growth and innovation.
Manage academic and research space, including lab assignments, facilities requests, and access control in coordination with Facilities and IT Services
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