"Academic Advisor"

Academic Advisor

Company: Austin Peay State University

Job Location: Clarksville, 37044

Category: Academic Advising

Type: Full-Time

Job Description

The Academic Advisor is responsible to provide academic advising to students and coordinate efforts to retain students at the Fort Campbell Center

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Advise Fort Campbell Center students in the Liberal Arts degree, the Business program and all undeclared majors.
• Advise Clarksville campus students attending the Fort Campbell campus in the liberal arts core requirements for Clarksville campus programs.
• Assist with advisement of all students during registration periods.
• Assist with registration of students.
• Assist the Office of the Registrar and Admissions during registration and late-registration periods.
• Develop relationships with the academic community at both the Fort Campbell and Clarksville campus.
• Assist in the recruitment of students for the Fort Campbell Center.
• Work closely with high-risk students.
• Coordinate efforts to retain and graduate students.
• Serve as a liaison with Fort Campbell education counselors.
• Assist with mid-term grade cycle and final grade checks
• Cross-train with other areas at the Center.
• Develop an effective orientation program for new students.
• Interpret degree audits.
• Determine methods of becoming more efficient through the use of technology.
• Assist the Office of the Registrar and the Admissions Office during registration and late registration periods.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to efficiently operate a personal computer and associated software (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and SungardHE Banner.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.
• Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with diverse populations, the University community and the public.
• Ability to detect and correct grammatical and spelling errors in written correspondence.
• Ability to maintain files accurately, in paper and in software programs.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including mandatory evening hours.
• Ability to understand University procedures, curricular offerings and placement and be able to relate this information effectively to prospective students.
• Ability to effectively advise students.
• Ability to develop orientation programs for students.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• A background check will be required of the successful applicant.

Physical Requirements

• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

About Us

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.

Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.

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