Academic Advisor

• Care for students (juniors, seniors, and transfer students in the School of Communication) through individual academic advising sessions, imparting a working knowledge of degree requirements and opportunities for students to achieve their academic, career, and life goals.
• Assist, challenge, and support students in identifying and clarifying academic, career, and life goals and offer appropriate motivation and encouragement.
• Be a proactive and constructive participant within an advising team dedicated to student success.
• Accurately and efficiently communicate transfer credit and remaining degree requirements (Core, school-specific, and major requirements) for a timely graduation using online and off-line resources.
• Understand, convey, and implement academic policies, procedures, and protocols to students, parents, faculty, and other stakeholders, while upholding FERPA requirements and the highest ethical standards.
• Assist students in resolving administrative issues related to their academic records and assist with the various duties related to course registration issues.
• Maintain and update student records, such as meeting notes, records relating to degree progress, correspondence, and other documentation when appropriate.
• Prepare, deliver, and review graduation audits and audit checks for caseload of advisees.
• Identify, monitor, and provide guidance to students on academic probation. Make probation and dismissal recommendations.
• Refer students directly to appropriate campus and off-campus resources to support their academic success.
• Assist with initiatives on a departmental and inter-departmental level that support persistence through graduation.
• Present workshops on topics such as academic planning, transfer-student transitions, and student life in the SoC.
• Work with School of Communication program directors and administrative staff to ensure accuracy and consistency in communication of program requirements.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of advising programs and outreach including new-student orientation, academic probation advising, and academic alerts.
• Create forms and other processes to improve graduation audits and other aspects of using LOCUS to streamline office procedures.
• Articulate and support the vision and the mission of the university.
• Meet regularly with prospective students and their families.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may frequently change.
• Represent SoC on Undergraduate Advising Council, as well as various SoC committees.
• Some weekend and evening hours are required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Academic advising, transfer student services, and orientation experience at a four-year institution.
• Ability to work effectively with undergraduate students, parents, colleagues, faculty, and deans.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the SoC curriculum, program offerings, policies and procedures.
• Experience in communication fields or completion of communication coursework.
• Highly developed interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills that enable the Academic Advisor to adequately assess students' academic needs and guide them to the appropriate university resources.
• Ability to readily provide empathic, compassionate, consistent, accurate, developmental, student-focused, and honest advising.
• Extraordinary attention to detail and proficiency in keeping accurate student records.
• Demonstrated ability to work constructively in teams and alone, as well as collaborate across departments.
• A commitment to academic excellence, service that promotes justice, values-based leadership, global awareness, and diversity.
• A commitment to social justice, inclusion, and multicultural competency.
• Ability to embrace, promote, and articulate the University's Jesuit Catholic identity.
• Ability to work effectively with undergraduate students in a holistic manner with an enthusiasm for providing student-centered services in the Ignatian tradition.

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