Working/Functional Title
Specialist - Continuining - Detroit Made
Position Summary
The Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies (APUE) seeks one to two advisors that will support the Detroit M.A.D.E. Scholars Program. The Detroit M.A.D.E. (Mastering Academics Demonstrating Excellence) program is a Student Success Pathway Program within the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative. The goal of Detroit M.A.D.E. is to support college transition, graduation, and career development of MSU students who have graduated from Detroit public and charter high schools and/or are Detroit residents. The program serves over 200 students annually. Key components of the program include:
- High-impact learning experiences such as service learning, study abroad, undergraduate research, and internships.
- Comprehensive and holistic academic advising
- Academic, socio-emotional, and career-oriented programming that supports student success by developing a cohort identity and sense of belonging.
The Academic Advisor will provide and engage students on a continual, consistent, ongoing and sustained basis to catalyze individual growth in the domains crucial to success: academics, scholarship, career and leadership. In addition, they will develop and facilitate focusing on academic proficiency, socio-emotional engagement and institutional navigation. They should have a strong background in academic advising or similar 1-on-1 support with students and a proven commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.
Primary Duties:
Advising (75%)
- Advise?adverse group of students who are from the Detroit metropolitan area with various perspective majors on both academic and social needs; use intrusive and proactive advising techniques
- Work closely with advisors across campus ensuring successful transition of students from high school to MSU, and transfer students to MSU, and to ensure continued success throughout a student scholar’s academic experience.
- Provide 1-on-1 advisement for students, including but not limited to course planning and registration, early warning outreach, major exploration, post-graduate planning and development (career and professional/graduate school), financial literacy, campus and local referrals, campaigns and case management, institutional navigation, academic orientation, data collection and analysis, and education abroad.
- Understand, interpret, and implement academic policies and procedures at the university.
- Interact effectively with colleagues and partners as well as academic and student affairs professionals in the academic colleges and Enrollment Services
- Participate in campus advising community and participate in relevant meetings/trainings with academic units.
- Use digital systems (e.g., Electronic Student Academic Folder, Degree Navigator, Campus Solutions-Student Information System, Blumen), to initiate and facilitate advising interactions, maintain confidential records, enter information about students, and respond to referrals from others.
Other (10%)
- Provide support for a team of undergraduate peer mentors to support academic advising and coaching efforts for program participants.
- Assist in planning and implementing student support programming such as workshops and community building events.
- Support New Student Orientation advising, and programming as needed.
- Serve as a member of the university advising community and support advising related programs, events, and committees.
- Other duties as assigned.
Teaching (10%)
- Teach/co-teach 1st-year seminar (e.g., UGS 110-1 credit)
Outreach (5%)
- Assist with recruiting and outreach presentations as needed.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Masters -Student Affairs, K-12 education or related
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s degree in student affairs, K-12 education, or another related field.
- Experience with student support technology systems;
- Experience in higher education, preferably in the areas of advising and/or academic development for underserved students;
- Strong communication skills and student-centered approach.
- Proven commitment to undergraduate student success
- Excellent communication skills; including an ability to work diplomatically and effectively with campus partners
- Demonstrated ability to work with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to access, understand, and interpret data from multiple sources to facilitate advising interactions and promote student success through pro-active and innovative advising practices.
- Ability to use data to evaluate individual and group efforts to promote student success through academic advising
- Computer literacy including Microsoft Office
Desired Qualifications
- The ideal candidate will have experience in academic advising within a college or university setting;
- Knowledge of undergraduate student success concepts, theories and/or practice; and experience teaching, advising, leading, and/or mentoring diverse undergraduate students.
- Strong skills in documentation, tracking, and data compliance.
- Knowledge of academic advising/student information technology platforms.
- This position requires occasional evenings and weekends.
- Experience with online student success platforms
- Teaching experience with secondary or post-secondary students
- One to three years of advising or related experience
- Experience with data collection and visualization
- Proficiency with cloud-based office software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Apps)
- Experience implementing strategic initiatives to support the academic success of minoritized populations
Required Application Materials
- Cover Letter,
- CV, and
- DEI Statement to be sent to the attention of the Committee Chair
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Website
https://nssc.msu.edu/
MSU Statement
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