Advisor

University of Wisconsin Stout•Stevens Point, WI

About The Position

The Advisor works with the Advising Director and other Anderson Center staff to provide quality academic advising to Sentry School of Business and Economics students. The role advises students from a range of populations, including transfer students, drop-in students, and students with low GPAs. The position may require travel to UW-Stevens Point’s Wausau and Marshfield campuses to provide advising services. The Advisor supports the advising program by designing and maintaining resources, gathering and reporting data, and assisting peer and faculty advisors. The role also contributes to student recruitment by discussing programs with prospective students at events and through personal communication, and to retention by developing and implementing initiatives such as the First-Year Experience program. The Advisor reports to the Sentry School of Business and Economics Advising Manager. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt, annual 12-month academic staff position. The stated starting annual salary is $50,000, commensurate with education, related experience, and qualifications. Eligible Universities of Wisconsin employees receive a benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Professional work experience in advising, career services, admissions, recruiting, student services, or a field with related duties.
Strong written and oral interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently, plan and organize complex tasks, solve problems, establish priorities, and complete multiple concurrent tasks.
Ability to work professionally with diverse stakeholders, including students, faculty, administrative staff, business and community partners, and parents.

Nice To Haves

Professional work experience at a college or university in advising, particularly in an AACSB-accredited business program.
Attention to detail and strong record-keeping, data-management, and event-management skills.
Ability to encourage and motivate students, with a strong commitment to student success.
Demonstrated technology skills and ability to learn system software used in the Sentry School, such as AccesSPoint and Digital.

Responsibilities

Serve as a main point of contact for students and provide information about educational options and academic requirements.
Help students identify and assess interests, skills, and values to match appropriate fields of study and career options, and refer them to institutional resources as appropriate.
Implement academic advising events, including workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers.
Maintain confidentiality and accurate student records, and process and respond to academic inquiries under institutional and FERPA policies.
Maintain expertise in the advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending policy and curriculum exceptions.
Support and develop Sentry School and University recruitment efforts, including discussing programs with prospective students at recruitment events and through personal communication.
Participate in the campus-wide advising community and provide leadership with input on advising, recruitment, and co-curricular programs offered by the school or college.
Support and develop Sentry School efforts to retain existing students, including developing and implementing retention initiatives such as the First-Year Experience program.
Support the advising program administratively by helping design and maintain resources, gather and report data, and assist peer and faculty advisors.
Provide advising services at the Wausau and Marshfield campuses when needed.