CEAS Academic Advisor

Brief Description Of Duties

The CEAS Academic Advisor provides individual academic advising to SBU students. Reporting to a member of the USO management team, the incumbent is an active leader and participant in assisting with the orientation and registration process, planning activities and events throughout the year, developing and implementing advising strategies for academic success for all students, and building connections with faculty, staff, and student constituents.

In addition, the incumbent teaches the Introduction to Stony Brook seminar course. This position provides a significant link to students’ transition to SBU with the goal to strengthen student engagement and retention.

Academic Advisement

• Provide high quality, pro-active academic advising in individual and group settings on an ongoing basis throughout the students SBU career, including regular communication about courses, majors, degree requirements, and policies and procedures.
• Monitor course enrollment and academic progress.
• Active support, follow-up and success strategies to undergraduate students.
• Serve as a general walk-in academic advisor as needed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for non-CEAS students interested in pursuing CEAS programs.
• Track student progress, advise on major admission requirements and advocate to support students’ timely major admission and graduation.
• Participate in the initiation, planning, and execution of events and activities designed to build community and enhance the undergraduate student experience aligned with institutional goals and student success outcomes.
• Coordinate programming initiatives, including logistics, scheduling, communications, and collaboration with campus departments and stakeholders.
• Analyze and assess the effectiveness of programs and initiatives, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.

Programs And Event Planning

• Participate in the planning of new student orientation and opening week programs including the development, planning, and implementation of various activities.
• Represent the CEAS/University at various programs and events including Admissions open houses/receptions and Admitted Students events.
• Some nights and weekends required.
• Participate in various divisional and university programs and services, including campus events, special events, divisional committees, and university-wide committees.

New Student Seminar Instruction

• Participate in relevant training and provide instruction for new student seminar classes each semester, focusing on sections targeted to CEAS students.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate an assigned teaching assistant.

Orientation And Registration

• Aid in the coordination and implementation of orientation sessions.
• Collaborate with the Registrar, New Student Programs office, and all specialized advising programs in registering new students.

Other Duties Or Projects As Assigned

• As appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes

• This is a full-time appointment.
• FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.
• Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.
• In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.
• For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.