Title III Academic Advisor - WVU Potomac State College (Keyser)

West Virginia University • Keyser, WV • 1d ago

Description
Potomac State College (WVU Keyser), part of the West Virginia University system of campuses, located in Keyser, WV is seeking applications for a Title III Professional Advisor.
About the Opportunity
As the Title II Professional Advisor, you will Implement centralized and proactive advising model to undeclared FTF and prospective students, transfer students, and non-traditional students helping them choose a major, select classes, understand academic procedures, and set related career goals. You will work during the summer to meet with new students and/or returning students to help them develop and/or adjust their course schedules during advising events and for students enrolled in summer classes. You will monitors students' academic progress and provide proactive support in a nurturing environment that encourages student retention and completion.
We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:
37.5-hour work week
13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
24 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits.
401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.
Wellness programs
What you'll do:
Provide proactive, individual advising to assigned undeclared and prospective freshmen students using a variety of services including individual appointments, walk-in hours, online chat, and email.
Provide information regarding registration, course sequences, and degree requirements.
Advise students on specific degree requirements, course content, recommend electives based on students' areas of interest.
Assist students experiencing problems and provide referrals as needed.
Mediate problems or questions that arise between students and instructors/faculty; Interpret and apply university rules and regulations in a way that allows academic flexibility within the limits of department/ college/university requirements.
Assist advisees in completing forms and letters as needed, for example, financial aid appeals.
Develop Educational Success Plans for advisees from initial registration through completion.
Meet with advisees at least four times per semester.
Track advisees' academic progress through Early Alert, one-on-one meetings and communication with the instructors of advisees.
Work with the Academic Success Center to identify student needs in tutoring programs.
Meet with and develop Early Intervention Plans for those advisees with West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.

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