Location: Oswego, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Thu Sep 25 2025 Job Description:
Description of Department:
The purpose of the Educational Opportunity Program is to fulfill New York State's commitment to provide access to higher education for economically disadvantaged students who possessed the potential to succeed in college, but whose academic preparation in high school has not fully prepared them to pursue college education successfully. The primary mission of the EOP is to facilitate the recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation of these students. This is accomplished by providing EOP students with an array of educationally related support services and opportunities. Applicants for EOP consideration must also be financially eligible for the program according to the New York State EOP financial eligibility guidelines.
The Educational Opportunity Office at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Academic Planning Counselor.
Posting Date: September 25, 2025
Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Compensation: Minimum salary (https://www.suny.edu/hr/compensation/salary/) - $57,151 commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.
Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. This is a United University Professions (UUP) position. Click here (https://www.suny.edu/benefits/) for more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) professional staff.
Date of Appointment: As soon as possible
Description of Responsibilities:
Provide academic, social, career and graduate school advising to EOP students. Maintain a student advisement caseload up to 105 EOP student advisees during the academic year and up to 40 student advisees during the EOP summer program. Areas of advisement include but are not limited to: academic advising; course selection and registration for majors and undeclared EOP students; transition to college; financial aid concerns; career and graduate school counseling; advocacy; referrals to appropriate campus services and outside agencies as needed.
Monitor advisees on warning and disqualification: provide written monthly updates for caseload advisees on academic warning and reinstatement
Schedule individual advisement meetings with caseload students to monitor student progress. Meet freshmen students at least three times; sophomores at least twice; juniors and seniors at least one time each semester. Satisfactory completion of established benchmarks.
Assist in all aspects of the development, implementation and evaluation of the EOP summer program. Duties include Peer Leader selection, providing specialized workshops and/or programs for students, instruction of summer program courses and collaboration with Summer Program and other SUNY Oswego offices.
In collaboration with the Office of Admissions actively patriciate in the conversion of EOP admitted students to deposited students.
Participate in the scheduling and registration process for incoming EOP freshmen.
In alignment with SUNY Oswego programs and workshops; identify additional resources specific to student needs and concerns. Provide supplemental workshop as needed or designated by the EOPdirector.
In collaboration with EOP staff, provide semester evaluation and assessment of programmatic courses and programs; engage in ongoing assessment activities and implementation of recommendations to improve services to students.
SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/) . As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
Experience working with historically academic and economic disadvantage students including first generation college students
Experience in working with diversity issues/diverse students/multicultural environments
Demonstrated involvement with student success program development
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, Teaching, or related field
Professional experience with EOP, HEOP, TRIO or other Opportunity programs (include graduate assistantship or fellowship experience)
Experience in academic summer enrichment programs such as EOP, HEOP, TRIO, and/or CSTEP
Experience in data collection and assessment
Participation in student retention and persistence initiatives
Knowledge of and familiarity with Degree Works, Starfish Early Alert, SLATE CRM and Banner systems
At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/) .
As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)
Additional Information:
Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here (https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/non-discrimination-policy) to see our full non-discrimination policy.
In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to Dr. Starr Wheeler, ADA/504 Compliance Officer at starr.wheeler@oswego.edu or 315-312-3872
For Campus Safety information, please click here (https://www.oswego.edu/police/annual-report) to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).
SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here (https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/sites/human-resources/files/tobacco\smoke\free\policy\final.pdf) for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
Search Chair:
Kelly Exware, Search Chair at kelly.exware@oswego.edu
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
