Honors Advisor

About the role

The Honors Program Advisor supports the academic needs of the University's most outstanding undergraduates, helping them navigate the Honors curriculum and program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Help students coordinate Honors requirements with major requirements;
• Career mentoring;
• Post-graduate education counseling;
• Explore internships and networking options with students;
• Work as part of the team to keep student records accurate and up-to-date in the Honors database;
• Help students manage academic stress.
  • Help students generate thesis topics that align with their interests and strengths;
  • Select potential thesis advisors;
  • Create strong proposals and updates;
  • Address and resolve issues related to the thesis process.
    • Support the advising team during program audits;
    • Maintain up-to-date and accurate student records using program databases;
    • Communicate regularly with assigned cohorts.
      • Assist with enhancing the Honors community through support of academic and community enhancement events, such as Living Learning Community activities, Honors student group programming, and Honors orientation.
        • Perform other duties as assigned.

          Qualifications

          • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s and research experience preferred;
          • 1-5 years of experience in academic advising preferred;
          • Excellent communication and writing skills;
          • Dedicated mentor;
          • Collegial in working with faculty and staff members engaged in mutual projects supporting students;
          • Wide-ranging general knowledge necessary to advise undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni engaged in various academic and pre-professional fields;
          • Extensive knowledge of University curricula, advising, and administrative processes;
          • Adept with understanding and communicating research at the undergraduate and graduate level;
          • Proficiency with MS Office, including MS Access;
          • Experience with WordPress and contemporary and evolving social media platforms.

            Physical requirements: None.

            Tools/equipment: None.