Senior Academic Advisor

SENIOR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

University College
Southern University at New Orleans

Employment Category:
Full-time staff;
Title III-B grant-funded
FLSA Classification:
Exempt (salaried)
Annual Salary: $40,000-$55,000
Pay Grade:
To be determined

Reports To:

Director of University College
Effective Date:
To be determined
Travel:
Occasional travel may be required

The Senior Academic Advisor provides comprehensive academic advising, retention support, and holistic student-success coaching to first-year, second-year, transfer, and continuing students generally with 0-60 earned credit hours. The position provides intentional support to student-athletes and other assigned student populations as they navigate academic requirements, institutional processes, personal challenges, and the transition to degree programs.

Reporting to the Director of University College, the Senior Academic Advisor serves as a lead advising resource and supports the continued implementation of EAB Navigate 360, advisor and faculty training, semester advising checkpoints, and data-informed interventions. The position collaborates with faculty, coaches, Athletics staff, and campus partners to strengthen academic achievement, persistence, eligibility, engagement, and timely degree completion.

This position is funded 100 percent through the federally funded Title III-B Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding, programmatic needs, and satisfactory job performance. The employee assists with the implementation, assessment, documentation, and reporting of activities designed to strengthen student success, retention, academic achievement, and institutional effectiveness at Southern University at New Orleans.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Lead advisor and faculty training related to EAB Navigate 360 features, advising protocols, documentation standards, and semester checkpoints.
• Advise first-time freshmen, continuing students, transfer students, and student-athletes with 0-60 earned credit hours regarding course selection, registration, academic planning, degree progression, and applicable academic eligibility requirements.
• Provide holistic student-success coaching that supports academic achievement, leadership development, personal wellness, and career readiness, with attention to the distinct needs of student-athletes.
• Collaborate with Athletics staff, coaches, faculty, and academic departments to monitor student-athlete academic performance, attendance, eligibility, and persistence.
• Help students balance academic responsibilities with practice, travel, competition schedules, employment, and co-curricular commitments through proactive advising and individualized success plans.
• Meet with assigned students throughout each semester to review academic progress, performance indicators, personal challenges, and graduation planning; maintain timely and accurate advising notes and case records.
• Analyze academic-progress and retention data for assigned populations and develop targeted outreach and intervention strategies for students who may be at risk.
• Identify barriers involving time management, academic preparation, study skills, finances, disability-related needs, or personal well-being and connect students with appropriate campus resources.
• Facilitate workshops and success seminars on time management, study strategies, academic accountability, leadership development, intercollegiate athletics expectations, wellness, and career preparation.
• Interpret and explain University policies, academic regulations, curriculum and degree requirements, and applicable eligibility standards to students and relevant stakeholders.
• Support orientation, registration, recruitment, transition, and student-engagement programming for new and continuing students and student-athletes.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with deans, department chairs, faculty, coaches, Athletics administrators, and student-support offices; communicate curriculum updates and student concerns as appropriate.
• Assist students with academic forms and processes, including withdrawals, appeals, changes of major, academic recovery plans, and graduation planning.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports using EAB Navigate 360, Banner, Microsoft Excel, and other…