Sr Graduate Academic Advisor

Under the general supervision of the Director/Associate Director of Graduate Programs, advise graduate business students regarding academic and career planning, and serve as a resource on specific academic programs and policies. Create event/activity programming strategy which focuses on the student experience and readies the students for their career. Develop relevant programming content based on feedback from student focus groups, Program Ambassador meetings, and student relationships to inform the programming for the AY. in coordination with Program Directors, Program Faculty, Graduate staff, Career and Professional Success, and other offices including but not limited to the Graduate School, the Office of International Students & Scholars, the Registrar, Business Services, Financial Aid, and UNH Online. Job Duties/Responsibilities: Student Support(progress and success): Serve as primary academic advisor and advocate for several hundred PAUL graduate students across multiple programs. Work with students individually and in groups to assist them with academic and planning. Assist students in developing individual educational plans for completing degree requirements. Instruct students on the processes of registration, adding/dropping of courses, petitions, change of majors, repeated course forms, intent to graduate forms, PAUL registration forms, and other policies and procedures of the Paul College and the University of New Hampshire. Utilize various information systems to monitor student progress and registration activity, create needed reports, analyze data, and use data to inform advising outreach. Proactively monitor student success and individually meet with students, including those who have received failing grades or have been identified as struggling in their academic programs. Advise these students regarding their status and its consequences to their educational plans and goals. Assist them in developing alternate plans, if needed. Advise students who have been excluded, suspended or dismissed, regarding their educational options. Help students who are in academic jeopardy to develop academic plans for improvement. Refer students to appropriate UNH offices. Assess student needs for referral to other programs and offices on campus when needed, such as PACS, SHARPP, Center for Business Analytics, etc. Direct students to the appropriate offices, make contacts with personnel in other offices as needed in order to collaborate and coordinate. Collaborate with OISS to provide adequate support to international students from onboarding through to the OPT process. Work with Graduate School on petitions, student holds, dismissals, or leave of absence requests. Student Experience Programming: Coordinate program activities from the beginning of the student cycle at Admitted Student Day and Pre-Arrival Webinars, through to Commencement. Student events are as follows: Admitted Student Day: Advisors hold 3…