Enrollment and Advising Specialist, Decker College

Category: Professional

Location: Binghamton, NY

Posted: Nov 26, 2025

Closes: Open Until Filled

Type: Full-time

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Position : 194894

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service;
Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting‑edge, and community‑engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high‑achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first‑generation college‑goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and in keeping with this commitment, we welcome all to apply, including veterans and persons with disabilities.

Budget

Title:

Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: $57,151

Binghamton University's Decker College of Nursing & Health Sciences, located at the health sciences campus in Johnson City, New York, is hiring a full‑time Enrollment and Advising Specialist to join the Division of Advising & Academic Excellence to support students enrolled in exclusively online programs. The Enrollment and Advising Specialist will work collaboratively with Decker and Binghamton University faculty and staff to help students succeed academically and personally at Binghamton University, progress to graduation, and enhance the student experience.

Success in this role requires the capacity to thrive in a dynamic environment.

• Advising prospective, newly admitted, and current students
• Developing and maintaining a communication and check‑in plan for assigned caseload of students
• Monitoring and responding quickly to early alert flags
• Monitoring progress toward degree for assigned caseload and making program adjustments whenever necessary
• Referring students to available on and off‑campus support services
• Providing support for petition review and escalation
• Developing, planning, and participating in recruitment materials and events (some travel required)
• Creating and maintaining advising guides and transfer agreements
• Managing online program yield initiatives, including communication streams and calling projects
• Performing timely application review
• Managing transfer course equivalencies, evaluations, and articulations
• Facilitating timely degree conferral
• Serving on committees as assigned
• Maintaining thorough knowledge of degree requirements for current programs, including the University's General Education requirements and their application to each current and prospective student
• Effectively communicating with faculty, staff, students, and other departments to enhance the online student experience
• Assisting with the management of the shared email accounts
• Contributing to the maintenance of advising and academic information (electronic and print)
• Reading and sharing publications with advising staff to maintain knowledge about best practices in student advising
• Maintaining databases (such as Nursys® and enrolled students)

• 50% Student advising (enrolled student caseload and prospective students)
• 25% Recruitment and yield initiatives (some travel required)
• 25% Administrative

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher)
• Demonstrated understanding of…