About This Role
An Academic Advisor supports students at St. Augustine College, providing quality academic advising services to current and prospective students. This role works collaboratively with all St. Augustine/Lewis University personnel to support student success.
Responsibilities
- Model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the University
- Conduct new student orientation for incoming students and facilitate their enrollment
- Refer students to Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) for information and assistance involving PLA processes
- Connect students with resources on campus: facilitate navigation of the University
- Work with students to register them for classes in a timely manner
- Confer with program directors to identify transfer course equivalencies, request and process course substitutions, and submit requests for coursework away
- Complete requisite paperwork for the Registrar
- Work with the Registrar
- Process intent and approval forms for students pursuing 4+1 Programs
- Participate in student retention initiatives, including regular outreach to non-registered and no-show students
- Provide academic advisement services via scheduled appointments, unscheduled walk-ins, phone, virtual and e-mail
- Determine student eligibility for honors recognition at graduation
- Perform graduation audits; personally contact students of any discrepancies or missing courses
- Work closely with staff in the office of Transfer Admissions in reviewing files to begin advising students once they are admitted
- Assist with low-enrolled and cancelled classes
- Assist in building cohorts with external partnerships
- Assist Program Directors with course projections
- Welcome, congratulate, and provide assistance to students and their families at all senior receptions and commencement exercises as requested
- Provide assistance with Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors as needed/requested
- Maintain statistical records for programs concerning enrollment trends, student progress, degree trends, degree phase-outs, focus groups
- Assist students in registration, drops, adjustments of schedules, billing questions
- Coordinate referral to Career and Transfer Center to help students apply for scholarships, work-study, jobs, internships and externships
- Serve on university committees and/or task forces as requested
- All other assignments as requested by the Dean or designees
Requirements
- Bachelor
- Previous student advising experience