Academic Advisor

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; Tennessee; On-site; USD 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and holidays

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Competitive insurances

Savings accounts

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Wisconsin School of Business seeks a dynamic Academic Advisor to support pre-business, certificate, and transfer students and collaborate with campus partners to promote student success.

This role involves developing and delivering advising programs, workshops, orientation activities, and collaborative student services initiatives across the school.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of higher education or teaching experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Academic advising experience in higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and FERPA policies
• Implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
• Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements; assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
• Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
• Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college
• Pro actively engages students as needed
• Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Job Category

Academic Staff

Employment Type

Regular

Job Profile

Academic Advisor

Job Summary

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) seeks a dynamic and student-centered professional to join the Pre-Business, Certificate, and Transfer team as an Academic Advisor. This position supports students throughout their academic careers, with a particular focus on pre-business students, students completing business certificates, and transitioning to the Wisconsin School of Business through transfer pathways. In addition to the primary responsibility of advising students, this position will collaborate with colleagues across the Wisconsin School of Business and campus partners to support student success and implement student services and initiatives. This position may also contribute to the development and delivery of student programs, workshops, orientation activities, and other initiatives.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
• Implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
• Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements; assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
• Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
• Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college
• Proactively engages students as needed
• Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum

Department

Wisconsin School of Business, Undergraduate Program Office

Compensation

The minimum salary for the position is $54,000. Actual starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications. The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of higher education or teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic advising experience in higher education.

Education

Bachelor’s degree required.

Employment Eligibility

Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information

Caitlin Ziolkowski
[e-mail]
608-263-2975
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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