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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Senior Academic Advisor, Liberal Arts Student Division/Undeclared in Austin, Texas
ACADEMIC ADVISING: Provide information and advice to students regarding degree requirements, academic policies, and institutional rules and regulations. Facilitate student petitions for exceptions to policy and convey decision to the student. Review an updated degree audit before each advising session. Advise students regarding course selection during registration, orientation, and throughout the year. Lead First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs), and Transfer-Interest Groups (TrIGs) by collaborating with their student mentors to plan weekly lessons that include guest speakers and information on campus resources and disseminate academic information. Advise students on additional program opportunities including UTLA, UTNY, The Archer Fellowship Program, and education abroad. Make appropriate referrals for non-academic student issues.ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: Maintain accuracy of student records by updating majors and minors, completing petitions for degree modifications, and override requests. Maintain accurate advising records in Toolkit. Review and decide on late registration requests. As well as help students resolve late registrations and late add/drops. Review, and process student inquires, and submitted appeals for requests outside of college or institutional academic policy. Process academic correspondence such as financial aid, reclassification, senior, and Veteran Affairs letters. Track students with academic difficulty and monitor students on scholastic probation. Review and process graduation applications. Certify students for December, August, and May graduation, and add honors designations for each candidate. Notify students who do not satisfy their requirements for graduation. Verify progress toward degree of V A students as well as student-athletes. Take on special projects as requested and attend regular meetings.COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Create reports upon request; participate in weekly staff meetings; cooperate with other departmental and campus offices; collaborate with colleagues and supervisor(s); and attend and participate in training opportunities.STUDENT OUTREACH: Assist in planning and participate in workshops, outreach, college and university-wide programs, such as Family Weekend, LEAD Admissions event, graduation, Honors Day, Education Abroad fairs, summer orientation (freshmen and transfer), fall (freshmen and transfer) orientation, and Texas Global International Student Orientation.