Argyros College Graduate Student-Academic Advising Assistant

Chapman University Careers•Irvine, CA

About The Position

The Argyros College Graduate Student-Academic Advising Assistant is passionate about student success and a key facilitator dedicated to supporting all aspects of the undergraduate student developmental experience. Graduate assistants are central to providing guidance, information, and support with the intent of enabling undergraduate students to make informed decisions and engage with available resources to maximize learning outcomes and pre-professional development. Working in partnership with the Argyros Academic Advisors and additional stakeholders throughout the University Community, graduate student assistants are advocates integral to the development of the undergraduate student learning, and growth. The Argyros College Graduate Student-Academic Advising Assistant is a professional who will engage with students to: Provide guidance to facilitate learning, goal setting and planning; Build understanding of campus values, policies, procedures and resources; Promptly answer academic related inquiries through both digital and in-person communication.

Requirements

Graduate student at Chapman University.

Responsibilities

Supports academic advisors with promptly answering undergraduate students questions via email daily and during drop-in hours several times a week.
Communicates academic policies and provide guidance.
Uses principles of developmental academic advising to promote academic, career and life goals to support student retention, timeliness to degree, academic success, and intellectual and personal development.
Works directly with academic advisors to assess and develop support services for undergraduate students, guided by national best practices as well as university and college/school policies;
Understands and communicates to undergraduate students the implications of the program plan and degree progress, and particularly the impact of changing academic plans to these goals.
Understands, interprets, and enforces University policies while exploring academic and professional options.
Advises undergraduate students in business, accounting, and economics majors and minors, and communicates relevant information from the College.
Aids in retention of undergraduate students from first-year to graduation; regularly advise undergraduate students on academic policies and procedures, scheduling, degree requirements, academic possibilities (majors, minors, and choosing appropriate electives);
Provides timely and accurate resources for students to successfully navigate towards academic degree completion and other defined personal, academic, and professional goals.
Supports the undergraduate student’s transitions into college.
Serves as an agent of referral for undergraduate students providing them with information on accessing University resources and campus agencies to help with personal problems and/or crisis management as necessary.
Manages students during drop-in hours and answers general questions during peak times.
Works with academic advisors to keep student communications efficiently organized and quickly answered.
Other duties as assigned.