Job Summary

The Program in Exploratory Studies (PES) group at the University of Colorado, Boulder is seeking applications for an Academic Advisor! This position is part of a collaborative team of academic advisors and coaches in PES, and is responsible for building relationships with students and fostering success by providing multidisciplinary academic and developmental advising for exploratory undergraduates with interests across all colleges and schools. This first-year advising role works with specific student populations to empower and support them in exploration and decision-making toward their choice of a major and an outlay of goals for their collegiate career at CU-Boulder and beyond.

The Academic Advisor will work with following populations:

• Current and admitted students in the Program in Exploratory Studies.
• Students who were not admitted to their college of choice.
• Prospective students, international students, and transfer students.
• Students that finds themselves between colleges or in need of campus-wide exploration.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Student Support

• Lead individual and small group work with students (via scheduled appointments, walk-ins, phone and email interactions) and related administrative duties
• Conduct proactive outreach and engagement with students who have not been in for an appointment and/or are in academic difficulty.
• Follow all advising protocols and apply campus advising tools such as Buff Portal Advising and will maintain a multidisciplinary knowledge base.

Academic Advising

• Assist students in planning for and making informed decisions about a choice of major, intended college outcomes, and potential career or graduate school direction.
• Help students to assess their interests, values and academic skills.
• Teach students how to navigate the systems, academic processes and policies at CU-Boulder.
• Work with students to personalize their academic path, including offering cocurricular guidance that complements their goals and leading them in regular long term planning.
• Advisors also offer availability to students' overall support network, including parents. In addition to one-on-one interactions, the individual in this position will work with students in group settings via workshops, presentations, and for-credit courses such as FYXP 1000: Academic Exploration & Critical Decision Making and FYXP 1500: First Year Success Seminar.

Cross-Campus First Year Advising Network

• Actively engage in planning and collaboration as a member of the cross-campus First Year Advising Network, which includes regular meetings and trainings.
• Assist with the development of first year advising student learning outcomes and ongoing assessment.
• Contribute to and participate in critical initiatives and goals related to campus-wide first-year advising and ensure alignment with key elements of the campus-wide first-year advising model.
• Proactively develop knowledge of standard methodologies related to first-year student transition, retention, and advising.
• Share that knowledge with others and work implement practices aligned with that knowledge.

Planning Strategically & Student Success Initiatives

• Planning and collaboration with the PES team, including regular team meetings, trainings and evaluation. This will include targeted meetings with specific constituents as well as attendance at greater organizational meetings and participation in cross-campus committees as needed.

Professional Development

• Professional development, including but not limited to relevant conferences, mentoring opportunities, coursework, workshops, and research.