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Position Description
Louisiana Tech University seeks a Director of Academic Advising Initiatives. The Director provides visionary leadership for leveraging technology to enhance academic advising and related initiatives across the institution. Reporting to the Office of the Provost, the Director oversees teams responsible for supporting professional development, ensuring student success through advanced advising systems, and providing campus-wide leadership for the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and advising initiatives. The Director collaborates with college departments, faculty, staff and campus support offices to provide vision and leadership for student-centered advising support from onboarding through degree completion.
Duties
Key responsibilities:
• Provide strategic direction, leadership, supervision, and administration of the QEP focused on advising services, assessing impact, meeting accreditation standards, and elevating the central role of the QEP in advancing institutional priorities
• Foster a culture of student-centered advising focused on integrating best practices which promotes student success strategies to maximize student retention
• Provide comprehensive professional development and training for team members, establishes clear and equitable advising practices within the department, and creates a welcoming environment for all community members.
• Continuously assess emerging advisor professional development needs and design updated training programs and tools aligned to those needs
• Foster partnerships with student success stakeholders to align advisor training programs to desired Plan outcomes
• Strategically guide the selection and application of technologies to empower professional development, streamline advising pathways and boost retention initiatives
• Champion the use of predictive analytics and automation to support data-informed, proactive and personalized academic advising and student success interventions
• Lead skilled teams responsible for educational technology integration, program effectiveness, and professional development programming for the advancement of the QEP
• The Director will serve on various University committees as assigned by the Provost
Additional Key Responsibilities:
• Work closely with associate deans and the Registrar to continuously improve training programs and resources for faculty and advisors
• Identify opportunities to better leverage Workday Student functionalities to enrich advising and the student experience
• Provides evaluation for assigned administrative and professional-level direct reports
Application Process
Apply Online: https://ulsltu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATECHCareers/details/Director-of-Academic-Advising-Initiatives_R-1255?utm_source=link&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=footer
Institution Information
https://www.latech.edu/about/
Additional Information
Explore our campus: https://latech.university-tour.com/virtual-map
Contact Information
Keri King, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Document Management, [email protected]
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