Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls more than 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University values diversity and fosters a climate that is grounded in respect and inclusion to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.

The Electronic Media and Film Department (EMF) at Towson University seeks an Academic Advising Coordinator to coordinate academic advising, recruitment and retention, public events, and social media/marketing. The Academic Advising Coordinator will join EMF’s 15 full-time faculty, 3 full-time staff, and over 25 part-time adjunct faculty to support our 400 undergraduate students, the largest media department in Maryland.

Telework may be available for this position up to two days per week following the completion of 90 days of service in good standing. Occasional Saturday hours for planned events, a few times a year.

Academic Advising:

• Coordinate academic advising in the department.
• Serve as academic advisor to early-career EMF majors, approximately 200 of our 400 undergraduate majors (specifically First-Year-Experience students, sophomores, and new transfer students).
• Provide training and assistance to faculty advisors.
• Assign students to faculty advisors in cooperation with the Administrative Assistant.
• Create, distribute, and update all advising information and forms for students and faculty both online and offline.
• Maintain up-to-date advising information on the department’s website.
• Coordinate and lead transfer advising sessions in summer and winter.
• Manage advising record for all students.
• Transfer evaluations: Coordinate equivalence evaluations of transfer courses.
• Work with department chair to make appropriate decisions about pre-requisite waivers and over-enrolling courses when necessary.
  Assist department chair in resolving special advising cases.

Student Recruitment and Retention:

• Coordinate, help lead, and prepare materials for recruitment events such as Major for A Day, Open House, Admitted Student Days, and Department Tours.
• Represent the major at any recruitment events, on or off-campus.
• Meet with prospective students.
• Maintain up-to-date program information on the department’s website for prospective students.
• Reach out to continuing students about enrollment and retention when appropriate.
• Collaborate with Graduation Office, Registrar’s Office, and department chair for graduation clearance. Work with department chair to consider waivers if appropriate.

Events Coordination:

• Coordinate public events like current end-of-semester screenings, as well as future public events. As we enter a new building in coming years, coordinate gallery exhibition and screening events in the new screen theater and media art gallery facilities. Work with faculty, students, and staff to coordinate the logistics of these events and to publicize them.
• Work with the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) facilities, events, and marketing staff to integrate EMF and COFAC events and marketing efforts.
• Coordinate events planning, space reservations, and advertising for visiting artists, masterclasses, workshops, networking events, and other departmental events.
• Coordinate new faculty orientation process as related to advising, graduation plans, and curricular pathways, both full-time and adjunct faculty.

Marketing, Promotion, and Social Media:

• Create department correspondence and publications in a variety of media for internal and external audiences.
• Coordinate with marketing on material they produce and handle aspects of marketing and promoting department productions and events that involve online publication and social media. 

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Two or more years of experience in academic advising for undergraduate students. 
• Sensitivity to academic needs of students from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and file management in a cloud environment.
• Demonstrated strength in project management, time management, organization, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Strength in data management and visual presentation of data.
• Event planning experience.
• Punctuality and reliability to work independently without close supervision.
• Ability to work as a team with the department’s leadership.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with student resources across campus.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple organizational units including academic advising, graduation office, admissions office. 

Preferred:

• Experience or knowledge of PeopleSoft, Student Success Collaborate, CLSS, or Sales Force.
• Strength in public speaking.
• Experience in website/social media content management.
• Experience in basic graphic design.
• Academic background or professional experience in electronic media and film or related fields.

Targeted Hiring Range is $50,000-$55,000 and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.

This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.