Academic Success Student Navigator

University of Kansas•Lawrence, KS

51d•$11

About The Position

The Academic Success Student Navigator is dedicated to the mission of providing high quality, student-to-student interactions focused on early student engagement while increasing student motivation for excellence at KU. This position will serve students directly and act as a referral agent to other units and departments as needed. The goal of the position is to ensure students have an advocate and accountability partner to increase student completion within introduction coursework at KU.

Requirements

Ability to work a minimum of 6 hours per week.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite as demonstrated in the application materials.
Commitment to high quality customer service as demonstrated in the application materials.
Maintain at or above a 2.50 GPA
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Nice To Haves

Eligible for Federal Work Study through KU Financial Aid
Experience with applied motivational strategies in an academic setting as demonstrated in the application materials.
Experience multitasking / executing multiple projects simultaneously as demonstrated in the application materials.