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Director, Summer and Winter Sessions
Job no: 536689
Work type: Administrative & Professional
Senior management: Executive VP & Provost
Department: Registrar
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Categories: Academic Advising / Support, Executive / Director / Management, Other
Job Description
The Director of Summer and Winter Sessions serves as the strategic and operational leader for Virginia Tech's summer and winter academic programs, ensuring these sessions function as high-quality, accessible extensions of the university's academic year. Reporting to the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and University Registrar, the Director is responsible for the end-to-end planning, development, marketing, and administration of summer and winter programming across the institution.
This position plays a critical role in advancing strategic enrollment objectives to extend the academic year in ways that give students flexible, high-quality pathways to degree completion, provide access to coursework outside of peak enrollment periods, and create opportunities for students to accelerate their academic progress. The Office of Summer and Winter Sessions supports enrollment goals by growing semester credit hour (SCH) production during non-traditional terms, expanding online course offerings, and building partnerships with academic colleges to develop curriculum that meets student demand.
The Director will serve as Virginia Tech's primary representative to the academic colleges for all summer and winter course programming including a summer bridge program called Summer Start. Summer Start allows incoming new undergraduate students the opportunity to take residential based coursework in cohort model to kickstart their Virginia Tech academic career.
Required Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree with significant full time experience
-Demonstrated experience in academic program administration, enrollment management, or a closely related area within a university or college setting
-Strong working knowledge of enrollment data analysis and the ability to use data to drive strategic decisions
-Experience with budget management, financial reporting, and program-level fiscal accountability
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop marketing content, policy documentation, and executive-level reports
-Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and administrative units with diverse stakeholders including faculty, deans, and senior administrators
-Commitment to student success and experience working in programs that serve undergraduate and graduate students
Preferred Qualifications
-Master's Degree in Higher Education, Business Administration, or related field
-Experience specifically in the administration of summer and/or winter session programs at a Research 1 or large public university
-Familiarity with online and distance education delivery models and instructional quality standards
-Experience with Banner SIS or comparable enterprise student information systems
-Active engagement with AUSS, NAASS, or comparable professional organizations
-Experience developing and executing digital marketing or enrollment communication campaigns
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Salary is commensurate with experience up to an expected budget max of $90,000 - $100,000
Hours per week
40+
Review Date
Review of applications will begin on Tuesday, July 21
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Robin Lucas at ralucas@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Advertised: June 11, 2026
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