Orientation and Outreach Coordinator in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

MA

3 yrs

None

Sitting at workstation for an extended period of time. Physically moving around campus and lifting, pushing or pulling of objects up to 50 lbs.

Monday – Friday; 8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hours/week).

The Orientation and Outreach Coordinator plays a key role in the ongoing management and strategic support of the University’s orientation and transition experience. This position maintains and updates the orientation modules and Canvas course, ensuring content remains accurate, accessible, and aligned with institutional goals for student success. Working closely with the Director, the coordinator helps plan, coordinate, and implement transition materials and messaging that support a cohesive onboarding experience from admission through the first semester.

This role balances daytoday operational responsibilities with longerterm planning efforts, collaborating with campus partners to align orientation content, summer communications, and earlyterm resources. The coordinator contributes to the continuous improvement of onboarding processes and tools, helping ensure a seamless, allencompassing transition experience for students and families.

Student Success will, from the time of early college outreach to graduation and beyond, support students in living a life of meaning and purpose. From a student-centered framework, our practice will be grounded in peer-reviewed literature, national best practices, and data-informed decision-making. Collaborating with the campus and community, Student Success will work through a holistic lens to support a community of learners in achieving success.

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We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.