Senior Academic Advisor

University of Texas at Austin

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Three (3) Year Fixed Term Position. The College of Liberal Arts is committed to creating and maintaining an academic community in which all members are equally respected and valued. We believe the best ideas are born from sharing viewpoints, opinions, and perceptions from colleagues with varied backgrounds and experiences. For more information about the College of Liberal Arts, visit our website. Our college seeks to build a supportive, growth-minded community and cultivate outstanding and courageous leaders. For more information on staff leadership and professional development offerings, please click here and here. The purpose of this role is to provide academic advising and undergraduate support to all undeclared undergraduate students in The College of Liberal Arts. The position will also assist with other advising and administrative duties assigned to the Student Division.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and six years of experience working with college students in an academic advising capacity or master's degree in a related field and four years of experience in advising, group work, assessment and administration of college students' academic programs.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Additional experience beyond the required.
• Master's degree and four years of experience described above or extensive experience in advising group work, assessment, and administration of college students' academic programs.
• Ability to relate well with college students, staff, and faculty.
• Experience certifying undergraduates at UT/Austin.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and advice to students regarding degree requirements, major exploration, enrichment opportunities, academic policies, institutional rules, registration changes, and campus resources.
• Facilitate student petitions for exceptions to policy and convey decisions to the student.
• Review and update degree audits before each advising session.
• Advise students regarding course selection during registration, orientation, and throughout the year.
• Provide information to students regarding institutional and community resources that may be useful in pursuit of academic goals and/or personal well-being.
• Make appropriate referrals for non-academic student issues.
• Maintain accuracy of student records by updating majors and minors, completing petitions for degree modifications, and override requests.
• Maintain accurate advising records in Toolkit.
• Review and decide on late registration requests.
• Process registration changes.
• Review submitted appeals for requests outside of college or institutional academic policy.
• Participate in appeals meetings and engage in discussions with professionalism, respect, empathy, and a commitment to finding neutral outcomes.
• Review and process student inquiries and academic correspondence such as financial aid, reinstatement, senior status letter, max hours, full time status exceptions, and Veteran Affairs letters.
• Track students with academic difficulty and monitor students on scholastic probation.
• Review and process graduation applications.
• Certify students for December, August, and May graduation, and add honors designations for each candidate.
• Notify students who do not satisfy their requirements for graduation.
• Verify progress toward degree of V A students as well as student-athletes.
• Take on special projects as requested and attend regular meetings.
• Creates reports upon request.
• Attend monthly College Advisor Meetings, committee meetings.
• Participate in office meetings and decision-making.
• Cooperate with other departmental and campus offices.
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues and supervisor(s).
• Attend and participate in training opportunities including Academic Counseling Association (ACA).
• Identify and attend classes that bolster skills.
• Other related functions as assigned.
• Plan and participate in workshops, outreach, college and university wide programs, new student orientation and graduation ceremonies.
• Assist with other college outreach events when called upon to do so.
• Lead First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs), and Transfer-Interest Groups (TrIGs) by collaborating with their student mentors to plan weekly lessons that include guest speakers and information on campus resources and disseminate academic information.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Tuition assistance
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior