Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Staff Posted On: Mon Jul 1 2024 Job Description:

This position works within the Advising and Career Development Center (ACDC) and reports to the Associate Director for Academic Advising.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted, and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.

Academic Advising

• Maintain an advising case load of students with a declared major in one of the five academic colleges

• Supervise, train, and evaluate 2 to 5 Academic Advisors

• Provide advising to current students considering and declaring majors within assigned academic area

• Work with students, faculty, and staff within the Division of Academic Affairs and the Division of Enrollment & Student Experience to improve overall advising practice

• Provide leadership and serve as a liaison between the ACDC and academic colleges

• Within assigned academic area, manage and analyze student data pertaining to major declaration, retention, progress to graduation, etc.

• Create targeted interventions and programs for students in assigned academic area that need extra support persisting to graduation

• Provide advising oversight and support for one of the academic colleges during Topper Orientation Programs

• Provide oversight for the change of major process for students transiting between academic colleges

Retention Initiatives

• Review data of gateway courses that prevent students from being admitted into their declared major of choice

• Meet with students that are not making academic progress in selective admissions majors

• Conduct follow-up appointments with students that are reported on the WKU early alert system

• Collaborate with campus partners to create programs that provide holistic support for students at risk of not being retained

Other Advising Duties

• Assist in creating policies and programs for students changing majors

• Implement and revise, as necessary, assessment methods and practices that examine advising satisfaction and success with students and faculty

• Provide training, in conjunction with the Associate Director for Academic Advising, to faculty and staff advisors on pertinent information from assigned academic area

• Provide advisor training for new faculty and staff as required

  Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

• Increasing levels of experience in the areas of orientation, advising, persistence, and student development at the postsecondary level

• Experience working with and supporting diverse populations

  Additional Information:

Salary Range: $40,000 - $42,000

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