Academic Advisor

Hiring Range:
Commensurate with Education and Experience

Overall Position

Competency:

Overall Position

Competency:

Flat Rate

Primary Purpose of the Organization:

The Bronco One Stop is a centralized space where students can access standard services to help them navigate Fayetteville State University. The goal of Bronco One Stop is to enhance the student experience by simplifying the application process, managing academic records, handling financial aid, making payments, consulting with an advisor to register for classes, seeking assistance with degree planning, receiving academic support, and navigating university resources.

Fayetteville State University’s Advising Center’s mission is to promote student success by empowering students to achieve their academic and career aspirations. The Center delivers high-quality services by providing support with educational planning, course selection, resource awareness, and success strategies.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

The primary purpose of this position is to assist students, using a developmental model, with developing the knowledge, skills, and personal accountability needed to explore their academic and co-curricular options, evaluate and track their own progress toward graduation, access support, and enrichment services, and understand and follow university policies and timelines. The academic advisor addresses the general advising, registration, and enrollment needs of Fayetteville State University students to increase retention and graduation rates.

General Duties:

• Provides individual academic advising to Fayetteville State University students to further retention and graduation efforts.
• Provide quality cross-curricular academic advising to students following NACADA Core Values of advising.
• Provide individual academic advising services to new, continuing, and transfer students assisting them with enrollment choices including creating and updating academic plans.
• Support students in a one-on-one and small group environments to assist with educational planning, goal setting, career exploration, selection of a major, and course selection.
• Proactively encourage students to think critically, seek out resources, and develop action steps (including appropriate policies).
• Review transcripts from former institutions and evaluate the course equivalencies for the University College core curriculum (basic entry level courses comprising 45 semester hours).
• Monitor assigned student programs of study and academic progress, monitor/address early alert flags and make notes in student success platform.
• Monitor assigned student progress and intervene as needed with students in academic difficulty, referring students to university resources as needed (tutoring, faculty, student services, etc.).
• Monitor assigned students’ progress toward proficiency in core student learning outcomes.
• Appropriately respond to diverse student populations inquiries (first-time, transfer student, military affiliated, adult learners, veterans, online, and student on academic probation).
• Assist students in becoming familiar with the registration process and the Self-Service Banner database, and other student success platforms (i.e., Degree Works, EAB , Canvas, Upswing, etc.).
• Provide guidance and advice for students experiencing academic difficulty and advise on issues.
• Ensure students on academic probation has a student academic plan.
• Assist students with understanding and following a pathway from declaration of major through graduation.
• Assist students with course registration during the academic semesters.
• Develop and conducts workshops to support college navigation.
• Serve as a backup in the Bronco One Stop central services during peak times.
• Teach University Studies ( UNIV ) courses, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum

Education And Experience Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree required. Prefer a degree in social sciences, counseling or related fields.
• A minimum of two years of advising, recruitment, counseling,…