Academic Advisor - Student Success & Advising Center

Academic Advisor - Student Success & Advising Center

Farmingdale State College is a recognized leader in applied learning. With over 10,000 students, FSC is the State University of New York's largest college of applied science and technology, with 96% of graduates working in New York State and 75% working on Long Island. Farmingdale prepares emerging leaders in the growing technology, engineering, business and health care fields.
Farmingdale State College is committed to inclusivity and excellence as part of our mission and culture. The College has received the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. We seek candidates of all backgrounds who embrace these values and the broader mission of public higher education.
The College is increasingly focused on expanding student engagement. In addition to the highly successful NCAA Division III athletic program, Esports, and an extensive array of student clubs and organizations give FSC a strong culture of civic responsibility.

Farmingdale State College is launching a new Student Success and Advising Center dedicated to providing students with a clear, consistent, and supportive advising experience. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team that will help shape aproactive, coordinated, and student-centered approach to academic advising.

The Academic Advisor will provide holistic academic advising and success support to an assigned caseload of students with a primary focus on students in the 0-60 credit range. The Advisor will guide students in understanding degree requirements, developing academic plans, navigating registration, connecting with campus resources, and making informed decisions that support persistence, retention, and completion.

As a member of the Student Success and Advising Center, the Academic Advisor will serve students in assigned academic majors and develop strong working relationships with the corresponding academic departments. The Advisor will collaborate closely with faculty, department chairs, academic staff, and campus support offices to promote consistent advising practices, timely communication, and student success across the College.

Academic Advising and Student Planning

• Provide individualized academic advising for an assigned caseload of students within designated academic majors, including first-year, transfer, and continuing students as assigned.
• Support students with course selection, degree requirements, academic planning, registration, major exploration, prerequisite sequencing, general education requirements, and College policies.
• Review student records, degree audits, placement information, posted transfer credit, academic standing, registration status, and progress toward degree completion to provide accurate and timely advisement.

Proactive Outreach and Student Success Support

• Conduct proactive outreach to students experiencing academic, registration, or persistence challenges, including students with early alerts, academic standing concerns, low credit momentum, or incomplete registration.
• Help students develop realistic academic success plans and connect them with appropriate campus resources (i.e., tutoring, financial aid, disability services, mental health support, career services).
• Serve as a student advocate and liaison by helping students navigate academic processes, resolve barriers, and connect with faculty, academic departments, and campus partners as appropriate.

Advising Systems and Student Success Operations

• Maintain clear and timely documentation of advising interactions, outreach efforts, referrals, and student follow-up plans to support coordinated advising, case management, and student success.
• Use advising and student success platforms effectively including Banner/OASIS, Degree Works, Navigate/EAB, Slate, and Brightspace.
• Use caseload data, advising notes, and student progress indicators to identify student needs, support timely outreach, and help improve advising practices within the Center.

Campus Engagement and Collaboration

• Support student transition and success initiatives including orientation, registration events, accepted student programs, open…