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SalaryBroad Function
Assist the Director of College Access & Student Success by providing advising services to students from matriculation through completion.
Major Responsibilities
- Provides advising to an assigned caseload of students as well as incoming and returning students; provide walk-in coverage for Student Success Center
- Assists students and groups from matriculation to completion; provides career/transfer pathway exploration and planning including course selection, degree programs, academic success and career/transfer options based on student’s academic skills, interests and abilities.
- Provides advising to students to improve understanding of institutional policy, regulation and process; and is integrally involved in supporting students through the navigation of all facets of college enrollment including academic, personal, financial and future professional success. Refers to appropriate campus resources.
- Assists with college-wide retention efforts, including but not limited to call, email and letter campaigns.
- Assists with administering of placement testing.
- Uses advising technologies and develops programs to improve student’s use of advising and campus technologies.
- This Advisor works with colleagues, pertinent offices, current students, faculty and staff to foster a welcoming environment for all new and continuing students from underrepresented groups that promotes students’ personal and academic success. The Advisor works with colleagues to design and implement culturally aware recruitment and retention programs and practices, referring students to relevant resources, and connecting with students and faculty in academic programs and courses to enhance awareness of issues of diversity and inclusion.
- Develops workshops and programs that inform the campus community on the needs of student from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
Required Skills
Student-centered with a commitment to educational access and success. Willingness and desire to work respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds. Background in academic advising and degree planning. Working knowledge of: Banner, Starfish, DegreeWorks, Career Coach, and educational technologies are strongly preferred.
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in related area is required; Master’s degree (Student Development, Student Services, Educational Technology, Counseling etc.) strongly preferred.
Years of Experience
1-3 years’ experience in Student Development is preferred.
Full consideration will be given to applications received by 3/4/24.
SUNY Adirondack values diversity and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
SUNY Adirondack is actively recruiting diverse faculty of all backgrounds. In efforts and our commitment to the goal of building a diverse workforce we are participating in PRODiG. PRODiG ("Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth") aims to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty at SUNY including underrepresented minority ("URM") faculty in general and women faculty of all races in STEM fields ("WSTEM"). Click this link https://www.suny.edu/prodig/ to find out more about PRODiG.
