Advisor, Education ​/ Teaching, Academic Advising & Student Services

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Advisor I

AS17S

Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success

Student Success

Maverick Advising Center

100.00

8:00-5:00 M-F; some weekends possibly

No remote/telecommute opportunity

12- 12/12 months

No

$46,200-$48,000

Annually

Exempt

The role of the Advisor I at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Maverick Advising Center is to provide students guidance to achievea meaningful educational experience and develop professional and personal goals. The Advisor I position works primarily advising UNO

students and supports and assists the department and peer advisorson project responsibilities.

• Academic Advising:
  Manages an assigned caseload or serves asprimary advisor for unit, including personalized guidance from admission through graduation. Assists with course recommendations and developing academic plans of student that aligns with the students’ goals. Completes necessary forms and writerecommendation/support letters for students. Example:
  Career Advising
• Transfer and Credit Evaluation:
  Evaluate official and unofficialacademic credit for transfer to UNO . Employ independent judgement to the applications of transfer credit in order to minimize time todegree completion and overall cost while maintaining the integrity of the degree requirements.
• Retention and Persistence:
  Providing proactive, comprehensive, and exceptional service in monitoring reenrollment and student progress to enrollment. Foster student success, persistence and engagementwhile support students in their academic journey, incorporatingbest practices in academic advising.
• Student Support, Coaching and Referral:
  Support and coach students in academic difficulty, probation, and other concerns. Refer when appropriate.
• New Student Onboarding:
  Orient and welcome newly admitted UNO
  
  students and introduce/teach key institutional processes and technologies.
• Recruiting
  
  Activities:
  
  Offer prospective students personalizedguidance through events, meetings, and transcript evaluation.
  
  Promote the value of a 4-year degree and the UNO generaleducational curriculum.
• Strategic Planning and Oversight:
  Engage inunit/college/campus==wide strategic planning and initiatives.
  
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