Postsecondary Education Administrator Resume Template
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Kayla Howard
Assistant Dean for Student Success · Higher Education
Boston, MA · (617) 555-9373 · kayla.howard@email.com · linkedin.com/in/kaylahoward
Title IX Coordinator Level One Certification
Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)
Mental Health First Aid
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Profile
Higher education administrator with 12 years in advising and student success at private universities in Boston. Leads a 22-person unit serving 6,400 undergraduates and raised first-year retention from 84% to 89% over 4 years.
Administrative Experience
Assistant Dean for Student Success
2021 – Present
Bay Colony University, Boston, MA
- Lead advising, tutoring and early-alert teams of 22 staff serving 6,400 undergraduates.
- Raised first-year retention from 84% to 89% through targeted outreach to at-risk students.
- Manage a $2.4M operating budget and a $450K foundation grant for first-generation students.
- Wrote the student success section of the NECHE self-study that supported reaccreditation in 2023.
- Chair the academic standing committee reviewing 300+ probation and dismissal cases each term.
Director of Academic Advising
2017 – 2021
Fenway College of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
- Directed 9 professional advisors with average caseloads of 280 students each.
- Rolled out EAB Navigate for appointment booking and early alerts, with 91% faculty adoption.
- Redesigned degree audit reviews with the registrar, cutting graduation-clearance errors by 60%.
- Built advisor training on FERPA, academic policy and holistic advising for all new hires.
Academic Advisor
2014 – 2017
Fenway College of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
- Advised a caseload of 300 undeclared and pre-major students on course selection and major choice.
- Ran orientation advising sessions for 1,200 incoming students each summer.
Areas of Expertise
Student retention strategyAcademic advisingAccreditation (NECHE)Budget managementAssessment of learningFERPA complianceStaff supervision
Campus Systems
EAB Navigate
Ellucian Banner
Slate
Canvas
Tableau
Education
M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
2014
Northeastern University
B.A. in Psychology
2011
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Skills to list
- Academic Policy Development
- Accreditation Compliance
- Budget Administration
- Faculty Supervision
- Enrollment Management
- Student Services Oversight
- Strategic Planning
- Grant Administration
Software and tools
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Common Curriculum
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Blackboard software
- Google Docs
- Schoology
- Student information systems SIS software
- Moodle
Duties to describe on a postsecondary education administrator resume
- Designed or used assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- Recruited, hired, trained, and terminated departmental personnel.
- Directed, coordinated, and evaluated the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- Advised students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- Planned, administered, and controlled budgets, maintained financial records, and produced financial reports.
- Formulated strategic plans for the institution.
Titles along the way
- Academic Coordinator
- Postsecondary Education Administrator
- Dean
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