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Description The Office of the Dean's Administration in the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is currently accepting applications for a Senior Academic Advisor. About the Opportunity The incumbent will advise undergraduate students within the Statler College and be responsible for ensuring that students are equipped with enough information to matriculate through the higher education system in general and the college in specific and aids in the total development of students by providing them guidance in developing social, educational, and career goals, formulating intelligent objectives, and selecting appropriate and realistic academic majors. We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including: 37.5-hour work week 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave) 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof) WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's. Wellness programs What You'll Do Plan, implement and coordinate programming that includes, but is not limited to, multi-year initiatives and academic support services. Provide timely and effective academic counsel to assist students with selecting, matriculating to, and completing baccalaureate and professional degrees. Coordinate with the college career services center staff and central student services to assist students in selecting a major, identifying career pathways and building a professional profile for eventual placement. Provide advising and counseling to students who are on probationary, on deferred suspension or who have been reinstated after suspension. Develop and maintain curriculum for the mid-year academy for those students who are on probation. Develop and prepare a four- or five-year academic plan for each advisee and record plan in degree audit system (i.e. DegreeWorks). Track and monitor persistence and completion in accordance with academic plan and revise when necessary. Employ a combination of appreciative, developmental, intrusive, and prescriptive academic advising to assist students in persistence and completion of degree. Research and interpret the WVU Undergraduate Catalog and Statler College policies and procedures for the purpose of assisting students matriculating to degree programs, academic majors and academic minors. Utilize student information systems (i.e. Banner and SSC Campus) to track and monitor academic history and in-progress work. Conduct outreach to students who are identified as at-risk during early alert or midterm grade reporting processes and make referrals to academic, career, and other support services. Provide guidance to students submitting appeals for academic and federal financial aid... For full info follow application link.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.