DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic University, is a private, urban institution with 6 campuses and more than 275 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University’s faculty, students and staff represent a wide range of ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds. The Office of Undergraduate Admission has two primary locations in Chicago--one in the Loop and one in Lincoln Park. The undergraduate recruitment team is comprised of nearly 30 full-time professionals. Experience gained from direct responsibilities and professional engagement through external opportunities, such as IACAC, prepare DePaul staff members well for advancement in the field of admission.
Assistant Director of Admission
Reporting to the Associate Director of Admission, the Assistant Director of Admission will play a role in the implementation of recruitment strategies designed to attract and enroll an incoming class of an appropriate size and mix, as defined by University-wide enrollment goals and the University strategic plan. He/she will also support the execution of a new and evolving DePaul University admission infrastructure; including: intra- and inter-University processes, an external communications strategy, campaign management, and management of prospective recruiting events; specifically for the newly-established graduate pathway admission program with an external medical and graduate sciences University. This new and emerging University strategic alliance will target high-ability prospective freshman that are interested in medical and health science degrees at our partner graduate University.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- The facilitation of inter-University partnerships with the college offices, individual academic departments and those offices related to the first-year experience, pre-medical and graduate science degree advising, and partnership University graduate school admission office.
- Tracking pool-specific applicants for the pathway admission program.
- Assist with the development of a specialized communications and recruitment campaign that will target high-ability incoming DPU freshman applicants who would be interested in the DPU College of Science and Health/external partner University graduate admission pathway.
- Review prospective student credentials, evaluate transcripts and make admission decisions consistent with University policies and priorities.
If you have questions regarding this posting please email Quinton Clay, Associate Director of Admission, atqclay@depaul.edu
