Academic Advisor

The Professional Academic Advisor supports high quality academic advising practices for undergraduate students at Arkansas State University and performs related duties:

• Provides comprehensive academic advising for undergraduate students to support student retention and graduation initiatives.
• Identifies and helps resolve obstacles impeding the academic success of all undergraduate students, as well as, serves on the campus wide advising committee
• Analyzes students' academic and personal issues/concerns and provides referral/intervention services, acts as an advocate as appropriate
• Supports students in developing a required Student Educational Plan (SEP) in Degree Works to meet graduation requirements
• Oversees degree evaluations, check sheets, referrals, and other advising-related tasks from pre-enrollment through graduation
• Informs students about opportunities, alternatives, limitations and possible consequences of academic decisions (e.g. adding, dropping and withdrawing from courses; change of program, major and/or transfer equivalencies)
• Explains academic policies, procedures, and guidelines to students in order to meet their educational goals
• Educates students about the value of academic advisement and the importance of the registration process
• Guides students through college and university level administrative processes
• Develops and promotes internal communication and resource sharing in order to benefit student success.
• Encourages interactions with faculty mentors
• Serves as a liaison for respective colleges at new student orientations and recruitment events
• Adheres to FERPA and confidentiality of student information
• Maintains appropriate student records and documents student interactions
• Utilizes advising and retention technology systems to manage student data
• May be assigned to support specific academic colleges, programs or student populations
• May teach a first-year experience course(s) as needed
• Participates in individual and collaborative professional development and remains current with technology used to provide advising services.
• Other duties as assigned: Academic advising and all primary responsibilities of this position are supervised by University College