The Assistant Director of Academic Advising for the School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) shall support the Director of Academic Advising to continuously evaluate the processes and functions of the advising unit to ensure exceptional student support services by facilitating student retention, degree attainment, and student satisfaction primarily to the undergraduate student population. The Assistant Director will step into the Director’s position in their absence. They will stay up-to-date on all policies, academic procedures, special programs, and best practices for the SoPA academic advising unit. In addition, they will lead creative initiatives that emphasize proactive advising such as FYE and the improvement of the undergraduate orientation program and provide ongoing training and support to SoPA’s academic advising unit. This position will also provide high quality academic advising to primarily undergraduate and some graduate SoPA students with the goal of supporting strong student retention and timely graduation from degree and certificate programs; comprehensively monitor student academic success; provide professional guidance, consultation and expertise related to academic services and related technology; lead and manage academic advising processes to ensure student success.