Academic Advisor Honors Program

Position: Academic Advisor for Honors Program
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Academic Advisor for Honors Program

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University City - Philadelphia, PA

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Pennoni Honors College

Job Summary

The Honors Program Advisor is an energetic and collaborative member of the Pennoni Honors College. Serving approximately 1600 Honors Program students, the Honors Advisor is integral in supporting students in understanding Honors graduation requirements, probation processes, and helping students create their Honors plan of study.

Essential Functions

* Advises Honors Program students to help ensure achievement of Honors and Honors with Distinction requirements:

* Liaising with academic advisors in home departments to ensure students can pursue relevant course sequences in line with requirements of their plan of study.

* Assisting students with scheduling so that they can properly fit relevant course sequences into their term-by-term schedule of classes.

* On-boards new Honors Program students admitted via the Current Student Application through communication plan and optional one-on-one and group advising.

* Communicates graduation clearance and probation status to Honors Program students quarterly.

* Oversees probation process for Honors Program students and works with students on probation to develop academic improvement plans.

* Assists with tracking Honors Program students' progress in moving through Program requirements.

* Assists with pulling OAS reports including but not limited to:

* class lists, class rosters, CPOS, probation, degree clearing, and bulk registration.

* Assists in student registration requests for course terms.

* Update attributes for students in Degree Works in collaboration with AIS.

* Runs sophomore and junior review processes and informational sessions.

* Maintains advising records in university systems to catalog and ascertain status of students.

* Works with Honors Program staff to establish clear, consistent advising policies and procedures to ensure unified approach to student advising practices.

* Monitors and communicates Title IV compliance for Honors Program students.

* Be proficient and comfortable with technologies related to the academic advisor role.

* Supports students through developmental advising which includes:

* Critical/ethical reasoning, goal setting, identifying /working through obstacles, and making referrals where appropriate

* Appropriately manage sensitive and private information - (Essential)

* Recruitment and retention initiatives:

* Participates in student recruitment events for the Honors College.

* Assists with reviewing incoming applications in ED, EA, and RD rounds for the Honors Program.

* Administrative and Academic Support:

* Assists with review and approval of Honors Options.

* Assists with special events programming including, but not limited to, Welcome Week and Honors Medallion Ceremony, and Senior Sendoff.

* Develops collaborative relationship with departments and units that offer services to support student success, including advisors, counselors, and other staff members.

* Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

* Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or experience in Academic Advising with Honors education or the equivalent combination of education and work experience. (Please review the Equivalency Chart for additional information.)

* Minimum of 1 year of…