Academic Advising Coordinator, Undergraduate Education, Moody College of Communication
About the position
The Academic Advising Coordinator provides guidance and support to Moody College of Communication undergraduate students. This position is critical to the students matriculation through graduation and to the events and services provided to ensure student success.
Responsibilities
• Full participation in all Moody College of Communication signature events and programs which include but are not limited to: Honors Day, Family Weekend, CommUnity and Gone To Texas, Graduation Recognition Moments and Commencement events, and Freshman/Transfer Orientation.
• Lead and manage student caseloads, advising responsibilities and programming efforts to align with strategic priorities for the college including department initiatives across Moody majors, student success initiatives, and timely graduation success initiatives.
• Represent the college in cross-campus meetings and committees, serving as a liaison for Moody departments.
• Demonstrate expertise in verbal and written communication with students, staff, faculty, and campus partners.
• Work to achieve Moody Undergraduate Education goals using diplomacy and forward thinking.
• Leads and participates in one or more First Year Interest Groups (FIGs) or Transfer Interest Groups (TrIGs) by building community with a small cohort of students, monitoring student mentors, planning weekly lessons, scheduling guest speakers and informing students about campus resources.
• Provides quality, high-touch, and customer-service driven academic advising to a designated caseload of students across all Moody College of Communication majors.
• Advises in a hybrid environment (in person and online via Zoom), individually and/or in small groups on academic plan of study, important college and university deadlines and other academic matters consistent with timely graduation.
• Tracks academic progress of all students, particularly those with academic difficulty and monitors students on scholastic probation; Creates and maintains official degree profiles; Records each student contact on Advisor’s Toolkit Notes
• Supervise a team of academic advisors to provide guidance, resources, professional growth and development opportunities and support to lead them to success in their roles.
• Lead by example and clearly communicate goals and expectations of the Office of Undergraduate Education.
• Provide continual and consistent performance evaluation and feedback to the team.
• Other related functions as assigned.
Requirements
• Bachelors Degree and 8 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or Masters Degree in a related field and 6 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or PhD in a related field and 4 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Nice-to-haves
• More than the required years of experience working with college students or in an academic counseling capacity.
• Experience supervising full time staff in an academic advising environment.
• Experience working with educational, co-curricular and/or interdisciplinary programs at a college or university.
• Experience developing and leading workshops, programs or special events.
• Knowledge of UT policies, procedures, course offerings, and degree plans, and experience advising students about their degree plans.
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The Academic Advising Coordinator provides guidance and support to Moody College of Communication undergraduate students. This position is critical to the students matriculation through graduation and to the events and services provided to ensure student success.
Responsibilities
• Full participation in all Moody College of Communication signature events and programs which include but are not limited to: Honors Day, Family Weekend, CommUnity and Gone To Texas, Graduation Recognition Moments and Commencement events, and Freshman/Transfer Orientation.
• Lead and manage student caseloads, advising responsibilities and programming efforts to align with strategic priorities for the college including department initiatives across Moody majors, student success initiatives, and timely graduation success initiatives.
• Represent the college in cross-campus meetings and committees, serving as a liaison for Moody departments.
• Demonstrate expertise in verbal and written communication with students, staff, faculty, and campus partners.
• Work to achieve Moody Undergraduate Education goals using diplomacy and forward thinking.
• Leads and participates in one or more First Year Interest Groups (FIGs) or Transfer Interest Groups (TrIGs) by building community with a small cohort of students, monitoring student mentors, planning weekly lessons, scheduling guest speakers and informing students about campus resources.
• Provides quality, high-touch, and customer-service driven academic advising to a designated caseload of students across all Moody College of Communication majors.
• Advises in a hybrid environment (in person and online via Zoom), individually and/or in small groups on academic plan of study, important college and university deadlines and other academic matters consistent with timely graduation.
• Tracks academic progress of all students, particularly those with academic difficulty and monitors students on scholastic probation; Creates and maintains official degree profiles; Records each student contact on Advisor’s Toolkit Notes
• Supervise a team of academic advisors to provide guidance, resources, professional growth and development opportunities and support to lead them to success in their roles.
• Lead by example and clearly communicate goals and expectations of the Office of Undergraduate Education.
• Provide continual and consistent performance evaluation and feedback to the team.
• Other related functions as assigned.
Requirements
• Bachelors Degree and 8 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or Masters Degree in a related field and 6 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or PhD in a related field and 4 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Nice-to-haves
• More than the required years of experience working with college students or in an academic counseling capacity.
• Experience supervising full time staff in an academic advising environment.
• Experience working with educational, co-curricular and/or interdisciplinary programs at a college or university.
• Experience developing and leading workshops, programs or special events.
• Knowledge of UT policies, procedures, course offerings, and degree plans, and experience advising students about their degree plans.
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