Position: Academic Advisor
Division: Student Affairs
Brief:
The Academic Advisor will provide primary advising for both degree- seeking and non-degree-seeking undergraduate students and concurrent enrollment students for the College. The individual holding the position will assist students with a full range of support, including academic program planning, course selection, registration, and evaluation and maintenance of student records. The advisor monitors student progress and suggests and implements corrective actions when students encounter academic difficulties.
The Advisor works with student information systems and various data files and sources and prepares a wide variety of reports using multiple databases and spreadsheets. The advisor keeps abreast of College policies and procedures, and rules and regulations to assist students in meeting academic requirements.
The Advisor is part of the Path Breakers Program and will provide advising and programmatic support for the program.
Due to the intensive advising and personalized support, the aim for the advising load is 50:1, though it may exceed depending upon staffing resources.