Academic Advisor I

Academic Advisor I

About us:

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students –5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students-- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Conner, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, the Andalusia Institute, now owned by the College. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.  

Job Summary
Providing comprehensive, intrusive advising support services to undergraduate students regarding academic advisement, registration, use of student support services, and academic transitional success skills. To provide guidance and information to students regarding the skills necessary for academic success.

Responsibilities
Advising -

Serve as an academic advisor in an academic advising cluster such as Health Sciences, Business, Humanities and Education, Social Sciences and Psychological Science, or Mathematics and Science.
Serve as the academic advisor for a diverse group of undergraduate students and meet with students on an ongoing basis, check their mid-term grades, final grades and create academic plans to ensure their success.

Advising - 2 -
Advise additional returning or transferring students and those not in good academic standing and/or who are unable to gain entrance into their chosen major. Advising and registration of new freshmen students through POUNCE, an early registration program. Advise students requesting change of major and supply current, accurate academic requirements for such major.

Advising - 3 -
Offer academic support activities e.g., first year seminar, workshops, tutorials, fairs or expos to introduce students to various majors on campus as well as student support services. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Academic Advising.

Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree

Required Experience
One to three years advising experience or one to three years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree in Education, Counseling, Student Personnel, Higher Ed or related field

Preferred Experience
Experience advising students in a college or university setting, or similar transferrable experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

KNOWLEDGE
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Banner, DegreeWorks, Student Success Collaborative, and appropriate software to maintain student advising records.

SKILLS
Leadership skills to support an ongoing initiative to improve the quality of academic advising and its relationship to student retention.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Position of Trust

GC&SU is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action institution, with a commitment to cultural, racial, and ethnic communities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. It is expected that successful candidates share in this commitment. For more information, please visit our web page at www.gcsu.edu.