Academic Advisor, HCAS

About the Role

The Academic Advisor will advise students for Arts and Sciences majors in departments as assigned by the Assistant Dean. What You'll Do

• Advise students in the Arts and Sciences departments with regard to scheduling for upcoming terms and other relevant conversations.

• Serve as primary/guardian advisor for all assigned students.

• Consult with faculty advisors in the relevant departments with regard to advising.

• Analyze initial transfer student transcripts and refer students to correct departments.

• Serve as guardian advisor until students graduate.

• Assist with graduation checks for seniors the semester before intended graduation.

• Update Degreeworks for all assigned students.

• Enter notes in Navigate system as appropriate.

• Monitor students’ mid-term grades and final grades and intervene with students who are on academic warning or are underperforming.

• Refer students to Career Development Center as they consider changing majors.

• Work with students on suggesting minors.

• Make contacts with other schools to promote minors.

• Refer students to Career Development Center for information on internships (particularly sophomores and juniors)

• Develop student schedules prior to Bulldog Days.

• Meet with students at June and August Bulldog Days.

• Attend some recruiting events (Choose Samford, Samford Showcase etc.)

• Suggest outstanding students for campus honors (Ambassadors, SRT, ODK, honor societies)

• Become proficient in the EAB software in order to make strategic decisions with regard to student academic success.

• Other duties as specified by the Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences. What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree.

• Minimum six (6) months of experience in Academic Advising, Counseling, Education or a related field.

• Highly organized and able to maintain energy and focus in a busy student-centered environment.

• Communicates with excellence interpersonally in written and oral forms.

• Relates well to college students with an intuitive understanding of when students need intervention.

• Understands student recruitment and retention issues.

• Ability to use independent judgment and manage and impart confidential information.

• Ability to organize well and to maintain calendars, gather data, prepare reports and document student interactions and plans.

• Ability to report to work daily, five days per week.

• Ability to remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.

• Ability to work continuously throughout the day.

• Occasional travel as required.

• Current, valid driver's license. Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in a field such as Higher Education or Counseling. Compensation & Benefits

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.