Academic Advisor
- Employer
- Boise State University
- Location
- Boise, ID
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- Administrative Jobs
- Student Affairs, Academic Advising
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- Identifyand develop close working relationships with high school partners, students andtheir parent/guardians as well as with University student affairs and academicdepartments.
- Workcollaboratively with internal and external partners.
- Makeindividual classroom presentations to high school students explaining thebenefits of participating in concurrent enrollment and the credit milestone ofthe Sophomore Start and Associate degree options and registration process ofthe program.
- Providetimely and consistent academic advising and support for high school students andparents/guardians and school college and career advisors.
- Createprogram reports to keep school districts informed about program growth.
- Assistwith fall and spring student presentations on the registration process using Dualenroll.comand PeopleSoft system.
- Becomeknowledgeable about Idaho’s Fast Forward Advanced Opportunities.
- Attend programming events on campus and at the high schools with some events taking place in the evenings and weekends, mainly in the fall and early spring.
- Assist with coordinating student orientation events for high school students and their parent/guardians by organizing events, creating print and web materials highlighting concurrent enrollment options.
- Provide excellent customer service in small and large group setting.
- Be willing to work some evening and Saturday outreach events.
- Complete and balance multiple work projects, respond with adaptability to rapidly changing priorities, and work well under pressure.
- Strong project management skills, be detail-oriented with a high level of energy, integrity and enthusiasm.
- Skills in collaboration and negotiation to achieve a desired outcome.
- Ability to handle difficult and sensitive situations, use sound, independent judgment within general policy and legal guidelines.
- Assimilate and organize materials and ideas to communicate effectively in a variety of forms.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint and experience maintaining content on a website.
- Communicate in a professional manner both in person and via electronic meditated modes.
- Understand the online learning environment.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with and elicit cooperation from colleagues, members of external groups, and co-workers on complex issues.
- Represent Boise State, Concurrent Enrollment in a professional manner, when speaking with customers, community members, and university colleagues.
Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree or equivalent1 or more year(s) experience in Student Services or Higher Education Administration OR 2 or more years customer service experience providing professional-level advice.Must be able to drive up to and from high school locations in a 75 mile radius. Preferred Qualifications
Application Instructions: Complete the online application and upload a cover letter and resume indicating your interest and qualifications for this position.
Close Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until December 6, 2019 Additional information:About the Concurrent Enrollment Program: http://concurrentenrollment.boisestate.eduAbout the University: http://www.boisestate.edu/About the City of Boise: http://www.boisechamber.org/
Job Category: Student Services (Professional)
Department: Concurrent Enrollment
Schedule: Full-time
Closing Date: Nov 15, 2019, 11:59:00 PM
Organization
Working at Boise State University
Boise State University has been named one of the most innovative national universities in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Our university is designated a doctoral research institution with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institution of Higher Education. We are home to more than 25,000 students from every state and more than 60 foreign countries.
Points of Pride:
Boise State University’s College of Education is among the top 30 public universities on the U.S. News and World Report 2020 best graduate schools list. The college has climbed in rankings every year for the last six years and offers two doctoral programs, two educational specialist degrees, 14 master’s degrees and 13 graduate certificate programs training Idaho’s future teachers and educational leaders.
Boise State’s College of Business and Economics ranked 127 out of 220 national institutions for its part-time MBA program, jumping more than 40 rankings from its previous year’s ranking of 168.
Boise State University’s College of Engineering has been recognized for its dedication to promoting diversity and awarded the Bronze Award for the 2019 ASEE Diversity Recognition Program by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). The
Bronze Award is the highest level that was conferred during 2019 and distinguishes colleges who are among the nation’s leaders in inclusive excellence.
Boise State University School of the Arts will offer two new degrees in creative writing — a bachelor of arts and bachelor of fine arts — as well as a bachelor of fine arts in narrative arts beginning in fall 2018. Students at Boise State also now will be able to minor in creative writing.
Boise State students can choose from more than 200 areas of study in seven academic colleges – including the nation’s only master’s degree in raptor biology.
We’ve become Idaho’s largest graduate school through record-setting growth. A recent study showed that Boise State is one of just three universities in the nation that have ranked in the top 5 percent of graduate school growth in both of the past two decades.
Expenditures for research projects at Boise State University reached an all-time high of more than $41 million in fiscal year 2018 – an 18 percent increase over the previous year and impressive 64 percent increase since fiscal year 2014, according to data tracked by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development survey.
About Our Community:
Boise State, Idaho’s largest public university, drove $667.2 million of the state’s economy in fiscal year 2015 and created 6,987 jobs across the state. Our campus is located in one of the fastest growing high-tech cities in the nation and home to several corporate headquarters, state and federal offices, medical centers and media outlets. The city has garnered national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and Inc. for being a great place to live, work and study, and has been dubbed one of the hottest cities for entrepreneurs. With stats like these, it’s easy to see why more than 46,000 graduates have chosen to live in the Treasure Valley after earning their degree from Boise State.
See Diversity Profile here.
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