Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Listed on 2026-01-23
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Education / Teaching
Bilingual, University Professor
About Us
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Job : 292358
Location: Summerville Campus
Full/Part Time: Full Time
College/Department InformationAcademic Advisement is where undergraduates begin. Our centralized advisement services are designed to provide comprehensive support as students navigate their way into their respective major programs. Our team of Undergraduate Academic Advisors are well‑versed in the undergraduate programs and core curriculum, assisting students in developing academic plans, selecting courses, recommending actions, and connecting them with campus resources as needed. We work closely with academic programs and support services to help students identify and confirm their academic career paths.
Our professional advisors offer ongoing support through various means including outreach services, personal phone calls, targeted emails, and electronic messages. We have two convenient locations, on the second floor of University Hall (262) on the Summerville campus and the Health Sciences Campus. We are open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We offer walk‑in hours for quick consultations.
The Undergraduate Academic Advisor provides mentoring and advisement for a cohort of first and second year students to assist in goal setting, academic planning, and career exploration through personal follow‑up/outreach, individual appointments, and programming.
ResponsibilitiesDIRECT STUDENT ADVISING AND SUPPORT: Meets formally with students to develop meaningful connections using holistic advising and coaching methods. Provide high‑quality academic advising services to new and current August University students. This will include guiding advisees to identify academic, professional, and personal goals that align with their abilities, interests, and the institution's purpose. Maintain accurate and detailed advising notes through the electronic advising system, track advisee performance during and at the end of each semester.
Provide intentional outreach to students. Maintain records for current and former students in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Cultivate supportive communication by phone, text, email, and face‑to‑face with active and prospective students to effectively help students navigate their academic journey. Provide a welcoming and supportive environment, always demonstrated through utmost professionalism. Making use of the skills necessary to process situations critically, recognize crucial gaps in advisees' knowledge and skills, and assist students with identifying opportunities to build their strengths.
ADVISING AND RETENTION: Advise and coach students regarding their academic degree requirements, which include but are not limited to certification, application, change of major, permissions, test scores, course selection, course withdrawals, grades, etc. Monitor the retention, progression, and graduation of students within the assigned population, and offer proactive outreach for those students who are at academic or social risk. Connect students with appropriate academic and non‑academic student services that promote their success, and maintain thorough and accurate documentation of individual advising sessions.
Maintain collaborative partnerships with student services, faculty, career, and academic staff. Work with students, in collaboration with…
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