Overview of Academic and Student Success Advisor
The Student Academic Support Department at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is seeking an Academic and Student Success Advisor to join their team. The primary purpose of the Academic and Student Success Advisor is to provide individual, appreciative, and transformational advising to students on matters such as selection of major, course selection and sequencing, and academic performance. The advisor is essential to impacting the retention and success of Purdue University Northwest students. The advisor will proactively reach out to targeted populations and maintain current and accurate records documenting individual student progress toward degree requirements while utilizing resources to support and strengthen communication and outreach with the assigned population of students. The Academic and Student Success Advisor will also discuss with and refer students to the support services offered throughout campus and consistently provide a positive environment which assists students in their personal and academic growth and development.
Salary:
- 50,000 - 51,000
Schedule:
- Monday - Friday; Additional support may be asked occasionally for student support
Duties and Responsibilities of Academic and Student Success Advisor
- Provide general advising to students, and utilize software applications including Navigate, Slate, Degree Works, Cognos, and UniTime Scheduling Assistant
- Assist students with course recommendations and degree planning
- Consistently fill out appointment summaries and document student interactions
- Participate in recruitment activities hosted by the college or unit
Benefits of Academic and Student Success Advisor
- Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance and more
- Accrue 15 days’ vacation your first year, then 22 days’ vacation your 2nd year plus rollover
- University contribution of 10% to retirement (3 year waiting period)
- University contributions to Health Savings Account –
- Plus a chance to earn more through participating in University Wellness Initiatives
- 10 paid holidays
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Paid Parental Leave after one year of service
- Tuition remission for you, your spouse and dependent children at any Purdue campus
For more information on our excellent benefit package, please visit: https://www.pnw.edu/human-resources/benefits/
Education of Academic and Student Success Advisor
- Master's Degree Required
Experience of Academic and Student Success Advisor
- Minimum of one year of advising experience
- Professional work experience within a public higher education setting in an academic advising and/or retention-related position preferred
Core Competencies of Academic and Student Success Advisor
- Ability to learn, understand, interpret, and relay the full range of student services available, including enrollment services, academic policies & procedures of PNW and associated federal & state regulations
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Possess excellent written, verbal, organizational, and time management skills
- Adapt to changes and willingness to learn new things
- Initiate & maintain professional relationships with diverse groups & sensitivity to the needs of students
- May have to work evening & weekend hours during peak registration periods
- Strong interpersonal and human relations skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality is essential
- Willingness to complete Appreciative Advising Training and Certification within the first year of employment.
- Bilingual Skills, preferred
Additional Information
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
Professional references will be verified prior to any offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successful background check along with a motor vehicle records check if applicable.
Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.
Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branch campus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’s values reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence.
PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges report and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.