Academic Advisor 2 - College of the Arts

Department: Deans Office - Arts

Salary: $43,000 - $50,000

Provides information to and advises both enrolled and prospective students regarding the academic programs offered by the University or a specific department, including requirements for admission and retention through graduation; may coordinate the work of entry level academic advisors.

1. Advises enrolled and prospective students regarding academic programs and curriculums.
2. Analyzes and processes degree plans, graduation applications, grade change forms, and general petitions.
3. Maintains student files updated throughout their academic careers and makes changes to records as necessary.
4. Analyzes and processes requests for readmission from academic suspension, as well as financial aid reinstatements; provides retention services for students on probation.
5. May assist in conducting orientation sessions for groups of incoming new students.
6. May assist in recruiting high school and community college students and may make presentations at special events.
7. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Information:

Key Responsibilities

• Holistic Advising & Empowerment: Empowers advisees to navigate their academic journeys, fostering agency and assisting them in making personally, socially, and/or culturally relevant meaning of their learning experiences.
• Proactive Advising & Interpretation: Communicates and interprets the institution’s curricula, learning outcomes, policies, and procedures tailored to each advisee’s unique situation.
• Data-Informed Best Practices: Utilizes student data systems to analyze trends in retention and graduation, implementing data-driven advising strategies to improve student outcomes.
• High-Stakes Policy Application: Interprets and applies university academic policies, procedures, and degree requirements, including delivering difficult news regarding academic probation, suspension, or dismissal with professionalism and empathy.
• Goal Setting & Decision Making: Partners with advisees in decision-making, critical-thinking, and planning related to their education, connecting them to resources to support achievement of academic, artistic, career, and personal goals.
• Institutional Advocacy & Collaboration: Contributes expertise to influence local curricula, processes, policies, and organizational structures while collaborating with campus partners to support student wellbeing.

Additional Information:

• This frontline academic advising position will work directly with undergraduate art (Graphic Design BFA) and graduate arts leadership (Arts Leadership MA and related certificate programs) students and faculty.
• Experience working with high performing/achieving students would help prepare a successful candidate for this position.
• Experience working in academic programs with competitive admission standards would help prepare a successful candidate for this position.
• Professional development supported.
• College Time Release (The College Program) and Personal Fitness Release supported

Experience will be considered in lieu of education. Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.