Senior Academic Advisor, Lee Business School R0146012

Job Description

Senior Academic Advisor – Lee Business School [R0146012]

As a Senior Academic Advisor in UNLV’s Lee Business School Undergraduate Advising office, you will provide information and guidance to students, helping them define and achieve their educational and life goals while adhering to university and college academic requirements and standards. The position focuses on at‑risk students and the implementation of interventions to support UNLV’s Progression, Retention, and Completion initiative.

• Participating in recruiting events
• Providing academic guidance to students via appointments, e‑mail, presentations, and information sessions
• Referring students to other campus offices as needed
• Creating, editing, and disseminating information for handouts, web sites, and catalogues
• Reviewing and processing paperwork submitted by students
• Maintaining relationships with colleagues on campus and at other Nevada System of Higher Education institutions
• Maintaining relationships with the college’s department chairs and faculty
• Serving as an informational resource to the college’s deans, department chairs, faculty, and staff regarding academic policies and administrative procedures
• Participating in UNLV’s Academic Advising Council

Additional duties may include academic intervention programs, group advising coordination, and prospective student advising and outreach.

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and three years of related professional experience. Credentials must be obtained prior to starting employment.

Master’s degree.

A successful candidate will support diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and contribute to a respectful, positive work environment, using UNLV’s Campus Values to guide decisions and actions.

Competitive with those at similarly situated institutions.

• Competitive total rewards package
• No state income tax
• Tuition discounts at Nevada System of Higher Education schools
• Tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents

• Flexible work schedule (depending on your department)
• Employee recognition and appreciation programs
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• UNLV athletics ticket discounts
• Statewide employee purchase program discounts
• Rebel Card discounts on and off campus
• Wellness programming for all UNLV faculty and staff at no cost
• Opportunity for career advancement to leadership roles

The University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age, disability, gender, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, color, or religion. Discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including unlawful harassment, is illegal under federal and state law.

Where unlawful discrimination is found to have occurred, UNLV will act to stop the unlawful discrimination, prevent its recurrence, remedy its effects, and discipline those responsible. Women, minorities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity it operates. Non‑discrimination on the basis of sex is mandated by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the corresponding implementation regulations. The University’s commitment to nondiscrimination in its education programs and activities extends to applicants for admission and employment.

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