About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The College of Education (COE) prepares professionals and scholars who contribute to the advancement of education, health, and human development. The mission of the Student Advising Office is to:

• Support the University of North Texas and the College of Education by providing developmental academic advising.
• Assist students in the development of academic plans in accordance with their life goals.
• Partner with students to assist them in their pursuit of academic success in their chosen fields.

Position Overview

The Senior Academic Advisor will function as a lead for advising students on State, University and College degree/program requirements, course scheduling, maintaining and updating student status records, transcript evaluations, degree plan audits, and graduation applications. Serves as a subject matter expert on specialized majors determining how transfer credits apply toward degree requirements.

In addition, this position works with FTIC, major changers, academic challenges, and special populations. Develops and conducts strategic events and projects for internal and external constituents. Coordinates retention programs that focus on student success, integrating, managing and analyzing student academic data and preparing reports. Assists with development and maintenance of academic documents, degree plans, and pathways.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and four years of experience in student affairs, student services, counseling, or professional academic advising.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong presentation, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Advanced academic advising expertise.
• Ability to integrate and analyze information and develop reports as well as use a variety of complex computer applications.
• Effectively manage projects and work in teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations verbally and in writing with internal and external groups in a variety of settings.
• Considerable knowledge of University policies and procedures related to functional area (or ability to rapidly assimilate).

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference given to those who have advanced experience and knowledge of student advising issues and university/college policies and procedures and the ability to translate information for all majors.
• Strong communication, self-direction, advanced knowledge of degree programs, attention to detail, and ability to solve complex problems is strongly preferred.
• This position requires excellent organizational and time management skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with other university offices.
• Value working with students and colleagues with a focus on active engagement for all parties.

Job Duties:

• Use effective self-management of time and resources to maintain student access, availability for advisement, completing record and note keeping, and accomplish assigned tasks and goals. Updating calendars for appointments and walk-ins, anticipating and planning for cyclical events and reports, such as participating in orientation and graduation preparation, ceremonies and processes.
• Provide support and demonstrate advising tools including EagleConnect, myunt, interactive audits, transfer guides, and gpa calculators. Use the most efficient ways to complete degree requirements and avoid excess hours. Produce documents using all credit for the student to facilitate graduation. Deliver streamlined resources in a user-friendly format.
• Develop expertise and articulate specific course requirements in the University Core, major, minor, teaching fields, and grade point average (GPA). Effectively articulate institutional policies and general education requirements including transfer and residency credit. Continued participation in advising learning opportunities through journals, membership in professional organizations, etc.
• Effectively use computers, computer systems, and programs. Continually update computer skills. Conduct a standardized survey after each advising session and provide ongoing feedback to centralized assessment instrument.
• Be flexible to accommodate changes or extended hours. Volunteer to help others if your work is done. Help create, support and maintain operational processes. Accept duties and participate in special projects as assigned in cooperation with other employees in the office to create an efficient operation to the benefit of students, staff and faculty.
• Use advanced advising expertise to advise FTIC, transfer and all students. Works to encourage student engagement and self-efficacy in addition to degree program advising. Serves as a resource for other advisors regarding more difficult advising situations. Uses expertise to fulfill mandates with targeted populations and reach designated outcomes.
• Responsible for coordinating the implementation of assigned aspects of advising initiatives (preparing and presenting group advising, conducting and planning and prepping for new student orientation, advising workshops). Make assignments and reviews follow through.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with occasional flexible schedule to work weekends or evenings as needed.

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits:

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EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.