Position Summary:

• Provides supervision, coaching, advocacy, and mentorship to the front office team
• Serves as a member of OAS leadership with overall responsibility to improve undergraduate success within Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) and University College-Newark (UC-N)
• Proactively designs, conducts, and assesses workshops, programs, and other initiatives to improve the student experience, ease transitions, and contribute to student success, with a focus on academic integrity and general advisement policies and processes
• Overees the academic integrity process including, but not limited to, investigating and adjudicating alleged incidents of student misconduct; managing student disciplinary records; educating students, staff, and faculty on academic policies; training and oversight of staff members who serve as additional academic integrity facilitators; and serving as an active and collaborative partner within the university community; ensuring adherence to policy
• Oversees assessment and reporting for academic integrity and general advisement services
• Collaborates with other team members to effectively and efficiently provide student service, including support of the academic standing policies and procedures (i.e. academic dismissal and suspension)
• Facilitates initiatives geared towards promoting academic success, including efforts focused on undeclared and exploratory students
• Ensures office operations are effective and efficient with a stakeholder-focused, student-centered approach
• Serves as an academic advisor with assigned caseload, establishing and maintaining contacts with NCAS and UC-N students to counsel them, teach them to advocate for themselves, and facilitate their progress towards graduation, declaration of major, and successful career and/or professional development; including, but not limited to, academic advisement, outreach, and creating programs to enhance student academic progress and achievement
• Works across administrative lines and historical boundaries to connect, engage, support, and empower a diverse set of stakeholders toward a common goal of enhancing the student experience
• Ensures accurate and comprehensive information regarding academic rules and procedures provided to students, faculty, and staff
• Ensures proper implementation and communication of and compliance with relevant policies.
• Multitasks in a fast-paced, stakeholder-focused, confidential environment with an understanding of the mission, vision, role, and goals of SASN, RU-N, and RU system, and the role the tasks and responsibilities of this position play in the achievement of these goals.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in an academic discipline, higher education administration, student development, counseling, or related field
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in academic advisement and counseling

City: Newark

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

Posting Number: 23ST2348

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