The Director of Financial Aid at Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is responsible for the overall management and administration of all student financial aid, as well as the operation of the Financial Aid Office. The director of financial aid is a strategic partner in meeting the University's admission and retention goals, leading staff, and partnering with colleagues across the University. The director is responsible for the awarding and disbursement of the annual financial aid expenditures, a comprehensive aid budget of approximately $23 million. The director is responsible for hiring, training, and providing professional development opportunities and mentoring to all financial aid staff members.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced problem solver as the Director of Financial Aid holds a central strategic role in the successful education of students from all walks of life at EOU, with particular attention to international, underserved and nontraditional students. The Director must be a naturally strong advocate for students, a strategic enrollment management thinker and contributor, an expert in administering federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs, and an innovator who is motivated to bring new approaches, technologies, and communications tactics to the financial aid realm.
The Director is responsible for ensuring that the University maintains compliance with all applicable federal law, state law, and any other applicable rules and regulations related to the administration of Financial Aid funds. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring all operational functions within financial aid and for the strategic use of institutional aid in achieving enrollment objectives in accordance with the University strategic plan and overall mission.
The Director manages departmental budgets for the Financial Aid office; manages and oversees all financial aid programs, operational changes, and management of federal and state financial aid programs, in compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations, for over $20 million in financial aid funding disbursed annually at EOU; manages, maintains, and makes recommendations to the Vice President for Finance & Administration regarding changes to current fee remission programs of over $2.8 million dollars annually; implements new fee remission programs as directed to support enrollment and retention goals; authority of awarding federal campus-based funds (FSEOG, Perkins, Federal Work-Study) with a budget of over $500 thousand dollars; manages the development and awarding criteria for federal, state, and institutional aid.
Set in an historic small town, nestled at the base of the Blue Mountains and surrounded by fertile farmlands and breathtaking mountain wilderness, Eastern Oregon University is a great place to work. Eastern Oregon University is committed to students with roots in the inter-mountain rural East. A small intimate academic community, Eastern Oregon was ranked number two in the nation by Consumers Digest magazine as "Best Value for Public Colleges and Universities". With only two thousand students on campus, small intimate classes, and 350 faculty and staff who are passionate about undergraduate and graduate education and serving our rural region, EOU is a very special place.The University guides student inquiry through integrated, high-quality liberal arts and professional programs, including: 23 bachelor's degrees and partnership programs offering two bachelor's degrees in nursing and five bachelor's degrees in agriculture; more than 40 different minors; multiple pre-professional programs; and three master's degrees in business, teaching and science in education. Moreover, EOU is recognized as a national leader in distance education, offering extended opportunities for over two thousa...nd additional students at 13 centers throughout the state and beyond.Working in an environment where ideas are important, where critical thinking and collaboration are valued, can be exciting, rewarding and challenging. At EOU, you'll work with bright, diverse, and dedicated people, all of whom share a deeply personal commitment to advance and sustain a very special learning environment.