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Position Description
Do you enjoy working with innovative young minds helping them to achieve their goals and dreams? Are you able to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with peers and leadership on solutions and providing students with what they need to succeed? Pratt Institute may have the perfect opportunity for you!
The Department of Academic Advising is seeking an Academic Advisor who is self-directed with the ability to effectively communicate with students and provide them with the necessary resources and skills to make good choices in their academic journey. We are committed to our mission statement of assisting students as they develop meaningful educational plans compatible with their life goals. Although the curriculum is well defined, there are opportunities, both within and beyond their required courses for students to participate in electives and activities that support their holistic self-development as well as their academic and personal growth. The Advisor will guide students in the decision-making process at each transition in their journey at Pratt.
The successful candidate for this position will provide advising and registration support for students in the undergraduate programs. The Academic Advisor will assist students from the time they enter the Institute through graduation by facilitating intentional goal setting, academic planning, and individualized pathways to student success. The Advisor will be required to offer a wide range of services, including but not limited to individual and group advising, designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body. The Advisor will serve as a point of contact and basic source of information about academic expectations, degree requirements, policies, and procedures on campus. The Advisor will need to collaborate with a variety of offices across campus to build programs that serve evolving student needs and ensure students are able to access necessary resources, to ultimately foster student satisfaction, retention, and success.
Duties
- Advise undergraduates on course selection, academic planning, and career goals. Handle academic evaluations, leaves of absence, study abroad, and academic probation. Refer students to relevant administrative departments. Disseminate school policy and deadlines.
- Implement targeted outreach initiatives with faculty and the Learning Access Center using Starfish software. Analyze data to identify at-risk student populations and monitor registration and program adjustments.
- Organize and lead Group Advising sessions and outreach campaigns. Manage registration processes and student records using online systems.
- Assist transfer students in successful matriculation. Coordinate with Admissions and the Registrar and streamline administrative processes.
- Collaborate with Advising colleagues on strategic planning. Develop programs to enhance student experience and connect them with resources. Align initiatives with the Institute's Strategic Plan, focusing on Global Education, Civic Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Academic Excellence, and Student Success. Evaluate feedback and office mission for branding and website restructuring. Lead office-wide implementation in assigned areas.
- Foster interdepartmental communication and streamline administrative processes for effective student support and information sharing.
- Continuously assess and improve advising practices through the evaluation of external feedback and the development of innovative programs and services.
Application Process
https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/pratt/jobs/4848741-0/academic-advisor-communications-design-71101
Institution Information
Pratt Institute provides the creative leaders of tomorrow the professional knowledge and experience to make a better world. A world-class and internationally ranked college with programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The Institute’s impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, Pratt Munson College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. On Governors Island, Pratt is a core partner on the Stony Brook University team selected to develop the New York Climate Exchange, a research and educational hub poised to establish New York City as the global leader for the most pressing issue of our time: climate change. Another extension of Pratt’s campus is the Research Yard, a 20,000-square-foot facility that brings together the research activities of Pratt Institute under one roof in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY).
Additional Information
We are looking to fill the position by early April.
Contact Information
Meredith Hoffheins
[email protected]
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Qualifications:
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Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required. Higher Education Advising experience is required. Proficiency with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Zoom required. Ability to self-manage and work independently as well as collaborate in a team office setting is required. Must be empathetic, well-organized, detail-oriented, and patient. Candidates must also have excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrate intercultural competence, and the ability to work well with diverse populations.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, Communications Design, or Graphic Design strongly preferred. MS/MA/MFA, a plus. 3+ years of experience in higher education with college advising experience preferred along with experience in student program development. Active membership in NACADA /NASPA is a plus. Familiarity with studio culture and studio art education is a plus. Knowledge of advising and registration platforms such as Ellucian Colleague preferred; experience with Starfish a plus.
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