Academic Transfer Specialist ; Cochran Campus

Job Title:

Academic Transfer Specialist I (Cochran Campus)

Location:

MGA Cochran

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi-campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses-Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, all located in central Georgia-and global outreach through its fully-online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia's 159 counties. The University has six academic schools, including Georgia's flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.

The Academic Transfer Specialist is a key contributor to the retention and timely program completion of students who transfer into Middle Georgia State University, a five campus institution located in the heart of Georgia. The position serves as a resource specialist to both students and faculty in the development, coordination, and implementation of academic advising services and support. Position involves travel to the five campuses (Dublin, Eastman, Cochran, Warner Robins and Macon).

• Assists and accurately guiding transfer students in defining and developing realistic educational career plans through academic schedule planning (mapping the curriculum).
• Provides recommendations regarding possible petitions.
• Informs and, if necessary, refers students to other institutional resources when academic, attitudinal, or other personal problems require intervention. (Student Success Center, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Counseling).
• Meets with transfer students to establish degree plans.
• Participates in orientation programs for new transfer students.
• Plans and executes retention campaigns.

• Establishes and maintains working relationships with college departments, programs, divisions, and administration.
• Collaborates with Career Services to assist students with maximizing career choices.
• Collaborates with other offices to ensure accuracy of information on the academic advising website and other mediums of communication such as but limited to Webinars, Podcast, Facebook and Twitter.

• Develops systems, processes, and procedures to support college-wide collaboration addressing academic advising of transfer students.
• Uses institutional data to report on student success and retention.
• Prepares reports to demonstrate attainment of the Complete College Georgia strategic goals (i.e., retention, academic progress, graduation, transfer, etc.).
• Facilitates academic advising workshops for faculty and academic advisors.

• Makes recommendations for process changes and improvements.
• Maintains a library of transfer resources for students and faculty.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Must be available to work some late afternoons, evenings and weekends.

• Minimum of three years of academic advising, and or related experience.
• Experience working with student populations.

• Master
  ¿ s degree preferred.

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