Assistant/Associate Director, Odyssey Scholars Program

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Title: Assistant/Associate Director, Odyssey Scholars Program Position Type: Staff Full-Time: Days Per Week: Monday-Friday: Hours Per Week: 40: VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs Department: Center for Access and Success Location: Elon Main Campus: Position Summary: The Associate Director of the Odyssey Scholars Program plays a critical leadership role in advancing the operational, relational, and developmental core of one of Elon University’s most prestigious equity-based scholarship initiatives. Odyssey Scholars are academically exceptional, purpose-driven, and civically engaged students from underrepresented or low-income backgrounds, many of whom are first in their families to attend college. This role is central to fostering the day-to-day and long-term success of scholars by developing systems that support belonging, academic achievement, post-graduate preparedness, and community impact. Reporting directly to the Faculty Director (with a dotted line to the Executive Director of the Center for Access and Success), the Associate Director leads implementation of a four-year developmental curriculum, may supervise student leaders, staff, and/or a graduate apprent...