Academic Advisor-Transfer Students

Posting Number S26291P Posting Date Closing Date Title Academic Advisor-Transfer Students Working Title Academic Advisor-Transfer Students Salary Range 69,000 Annually Employee Class Administrator Department Student Success Full-time/ Part-time Full-time Specialization

Hours Per Week 40+ Standard Work Week M-F Benefits

This position is eligible for health, dental, life insurance and other benefits through Chicago State University.  for a complete list of benefits: .htm

Job Summary

Chicago State University (CSU), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois' only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (PBI). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.

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Chicago State University invites qualified applicants for the role of Academic Advisor-Transfer Students. This role provides academic advising to transfer students as needed for registration, orientation, course scheduling, and degree progression towards graduation requirements. Serves as the primary resource, mentor, and consultant for transfer students regarding all aspects of their educational development, career planning, and personal growth. Monitors and assists in guiding student progress, provides referrals to other university departments for services, and engages students as necessary to meet their individual needs.

Provides guidance to transfer students regarding other subsidiary programs (e.g., admissions requirements, international programs, study abroad, or veteran's programs) offered by both university and external sources and performs associated outreach functions to internal and external constituencies. Insures that transfer students are provided information and accessibility to university resources and programs that will assist them in being successful during their college education/experience.

These employees work under general supervision. This is a two-year grant funded position.

Job Description

| Responsibilities

1. Provides academic program-specific advisement to transfer students regarding course requirements, transfer articulation, and academic progress; assists students with course selection and sequencing; determines eligibility and satisfactory progress toward degree completion; and communicates academic progress and findings to university administration to ensure compliance with financial aid and athletic requirements.

2. Develops individual student action plan to achieve academic goals, career objectives, and personal growth; evaluates transcripts to determine student eligibility and progress; assists students with academic petitions and graduation applications; maintains and manages student academic files in accordance with recognized protocols; follows rules and regulations applicable for FERPA, Title IX, etc. compliance.

3. Effectively uses institutional technological systems such as Banner, CAPP, Early Alert Warning Systems, and other Web based software, etc.

4. Provides referral services for students to appropriate campus resources for assistance, study skills, tutoring, counseling, etc.

5. Develops and coordinates student recruitment activities, including attending college day/night programs, college fairs and high schools; disseminates information regarding registration procedures.

6. Provides academic program-specific advisement to students regarding admissions policies/procedures and general academic program requirements; describes courses; and disseminates information regarding registration procedures.

7. Provides information and/or advises students on financial assistance, student work programs, and/or scholarships available in the university; advises students on work…