Academic Advisor, HCAS

Academic Advisor

The Academic Advisor will advise students for Arts and Sciences majors in departments as assigned by the Assistant Dean.

Job Duties:

• Advise students in the Arts and Sciences departments with regard to scheduling for upcoming terms and other relevant conversations.
• Serve as primary/guardian advisor for all assigned students.
• Consult with faculty advisors in the relevant departments with regard to advising.
• Analyze initial transfer student transcripts and refer students to correct departments. Serve as guardian advisor until students graduate.
• Assist with graduation checks for seniors the semester before intended graduation.
• Update Degree works for all assigned students.
• Enter notes in Navigate system as appropriate.
• Monitor students' mid-term grades and final grades and intervene with students who are on academic warning or are underperforming.
• Refer students to Career Development Center as they consider changing majors.
• Work with students on suggesting minors.
• Make contacts with other schools to promote minors.
• Refer students to Career Development Center for information on internships (particularly sophomores and juniors)
• Develop student schedules prior to Bulldog Days.
• Meet with students at June and August Bulldog Days.
• Attend some recruiting events (Choose Samford, Samford Showcase etc.)
• Suggest outstanding students for campus honors (Ambassadors, SRT, ODK, honor societies)
• Become proficient in the EAB software in order to make strategic decisions with regard to student academic success.
• Other duties as specified by the Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum six (6) months of experience in Academic Advising, Counseling, Education or a related field.
• Highly organized and able to maintain energy and focus in a busy student-centered environment.
• Communicates with excellence interpersonally in written and oral forms.
• Relates well to college students with an intuitive understanding of when students need intervention.
• Understands student recruitment and retention issues.
• Ability to use independent judgment and manage and impart confidential information.
• Ability to organize well and to maintain calendars, gather data, prepare reports and document student interactions and plans.
• Ability to report to work daily, five days per week.
• Ability to remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work continuously throughout the day.
• Occasional travel as required.
• Current, valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a field such as Higher Education or Counseling.