University of Wisconsin – Madison Looking for Academic Advising Manager Full Time

Job no: 271888-AS

Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time

Department:CALS/LIFE SCI COMM

Location: Madison

Categories: Academic Advising

Job Summary:

The Department of Life Sciences Communication (LSC), housed in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), seeks a highly motivated professional to join our team. The academic advising manager in the Department of Life Sciences Communication supports all aspects of our growing undergraduate and graduate programs. This is an exciting position that provides opportunities for professional growth and the opportunity to develop strong relationships with students, staff, and faculty.

The academic advising manager in LSC will bring skills in a variety of areas, including academic advising, program and curricular management, and student staff supervision. Additionally, the person in this role will supervise a graduate assistant who helps with student services related work and two undergraduate hourlies who assist at the front desk. This position requires excellent administrative, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:
Engages students in decision making processes and promotes appropriate and responsible choices on academic matters, such as course selection and degree requirements. Maintains appropriate confidentiality, updates student advising records, and contributes to the development of academic advising related programming. Works to ensure students receive accurate, timely, and holistic advising services in support of promoting student success, retention, and program completion. Supervises unit staff and/or manages an advising services portfolio and strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 10% Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
• 30% 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
• 5% Develops and implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
• 5% 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
• 15% Supervises unit staff and/or plans, organizes, allocates resources, assesses performance, and leads the operational activities of a function within the advising or academic services portfolio, such as program management and/or curriculum management
• 15% Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
• 5% Proactively engages students as needed
• 5% 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
• 10% Manages administrative activities of department graduate programs including admissions, recruitment, monitoring degree progress and assisting students in navigating resources and systems throughout the
  student lifecycle.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Master’s Degree

Qualifications:

* At least two years of previous work experience in academic advising or student services.
* Multicultural awareness and competence; ability to work in a diverse environment and serve students from a variety of backgrounds.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build and maintain supportive and collaborative relationships.
* Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to problem? solve independently, multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines while paying attention to accuracy and details

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $49,700 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Additional Information:

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence and fundamental components of a positive and enriching learning and working environment for all students, faculty, and staff. At CALS, we acknowledge that bias, prejudice, racism, and hate have historically occurred in many forms that cause significant and lasting harm to members of our community. We commit to taking actions each day toward a college that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

How to Apply:

Apply online with application letter indicating how you fit the position description and a resume/CV.

Contact:

Erik Badertscher
[email protected]
608-262-1463
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Academic Advising Manager(AE003)

Department(s):

A072400-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/LIFE SCI COMM

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

271888-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Dec 16 2022 Central Standard Time

Applications Close: Jan 30 2023 11:55 PM Central Standard Time