Academic Advisor

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to empower students to make informed decisions regarding personal, professional, and academic needs within the context of their academic ambitions, career goals, and rights and responsibilities.

The professional academic advisor is a key facilitator dedicated to supporting all aspects of the student developmental experience, including but not limited to:

• Develop a rapport and trusting relationship with advisees.
• Serve as a mentor/coach to empower students to set appropriate expectations, clarify academic, personal, and career goals, take action on plans, and seek assistance when needed.
• Assist students in developing an appropriate academic plan of study to achieve degree and professional goals, guided by an understanding of Drexel Student Learning Priorities.
• Initiate proactive and targeted outreach to support students who may be at-risk.
• Provide timely and accurate resources for students to successfully navigate towards academic degree completion and other defined personal, academic, and professional goals.
• Understand and communicate to students the implications of the program plan and degree progress and in particular the impact of changing academic plans to these goals.
• Provide guidance within the triage process between students and faculty and other administrators.
• Help the student make transitions and access other University resources (serve as an agent of referral to other campus agencies) as necessary.
• Understand, interpret, and enforce University policies while exploring academic and professional options.
• Keep detailed and accurate notes documenting student interactions and provide necessary follow up.
• Act as a conduit between students and the University in both directions: communicate relevant information from the University to students and critical feedback and issues from students to University decision makers.

The Developmental Undergraduate Academic Advisor role fosters the empowerment of LeBow undergraduates to become skillful problem-solvers and experienced decision-makers, well-positioned to emerge as business leaders of tomorrow. This position reports to the Senior Director of Student Services or other Associate Director-level team-member.

Essential Functions

• Advise caseload of undergraduate students about the development of academic and professional options, including available resources.
  
  
  
  • Perform early intervention outreach and academic recovery functions to aid in students' academic success.
  • Act as a liaison for administrative and faculty offices
  • Perform necessary registration duties including freshmen block scheduling, course overrides, AP credit and transfer credit application.
  • Manage and assess student academic and professional development.
  • Perform degree clearing and commencement activities.
  • Ensure University and accreditation standards by enforcing appropriate policy. Operation of Banner and Hyperion software related to undergraduate students, curricula and related matters, for example SharePoint and Microsoft Office Suite.
  
  
  
  
• Serve as instructor for UNIV 101 (The LeBow Freshmen Experience).
• Work closely with Director and Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs in recruitment efforts, including participation in Open House and Accepted Student Days, credit evaluations, anti-melt initiatives and student orientations.
• Encourage and support student engagement initiatives, including but not limited to DSAB, Peer Leaders, Learning Communities, Liberty Scholars, and student organization activities
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  
  
  
  • Please review the Equivalency Chart for additional information.
  
  
  
  
• At least 1-2 years of related job experience in advising, undergraduate programs/student life, admissions and/or recruiting, teaching and/or coaching.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as related to essential duties.
• Documented Project Management skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to outstanding concern and service to customers (students, faculty and staff).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree preferred Higher Education, Education, Counseling, or Business-related degree preferred.
• Demonstrable proficiency with PC's and related software, experience with Banner, Hyperion, Blackboard, meeting software preferred.
• Familiarity with Drexel LeBow's undergraduate business programs (traditional/online) and options including links with graduate programs.

Location

• University City - Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as exempt, grade I. Compensation for this grade ranges from $41,120 - $61,680. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.

We encourage you to explore Drexel's Professional Staff salary structure and Compensation Guidelines & Policies for more details on our compensation framework.

You can also find valuable information about our benefits in the Benefits Brochure.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.