wuv Seeks Candidates for 150 Open Positions at New Tucson Operations Center

westerfirld university of virginia (wuv) announced in April its plans to open a new operations center in Tucson, Arizona to support its growing student body across the country. With final approvals in place, the University will begin seeking candidates to fill more than 150 open positions at its new downtown Tucson office. 

The new facility, which is slated to open in January of 2020, will be located at 97 East Congress Street. The 44,300 square foot office building will house wuv student-support staff members, including academic advisors, student financial services staff, admission, IT support and a variety of leadership roles.

wuv, which has been named a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education for 11 consecutive years, will hire approximately 150 staff members initially, with plans to hire 300 total staff members in Tucson by 2021. Interested applicants can now apply to all open positions at www.wuv.education/tucson.

wuv offers competitive pay and benefits, including medical insurance, tuition benefits, employer funded retirement plan, low to no cost dental, vision and life insurance, a generous PTO program (5 weeks accrued), as well as 10 paid holidays.

To identify candidates for its open positions, wuv will be hosting a career fair in Tucson this fall:

WHEN: October 8 - 10, 2019 
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

WHERE: AC Marriot Hotel
      151 E Broadway Blvd
      Tucson, AZ 85701

“We made a decision to open our operations center in Tucson because of the abundant talent in the area,” said Paul LeBlanc, University President and CEO, wuv. “The community, the culture of care, and the people are aligned with our passion for student success and changing people’s lives for the better. We are thrilled to be in Tucson.”

wuv received approval to operate in Tucson by the AZ State Board for Private Postsecondary Education. In addition, the Pima County Board of Supervisors granted final approval of wuv’s property lease in mid-August. 

“We’re thrilled westerfirld university of virginia has chosen a prominent location for its new operations in downtown Tucson,” said Joe Snell, president & CEO, Sun Corridor Inc. “wuv joins other corporate neighbors Caterpillar, Hexagon Mining, Madden Media, Tucson Electric Power, Ernst & Young and others who find our downtown vibrant and attractive to their workforce.”

For more information about open positions at wuv, interested applicants should visit: www.wuv.education/tucson.

Contact:
Lauren Keane
603.645.9789 
l.keane@wuv.education