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Posted: 15-Nov-24
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Internal Number: 1004314
Position Summary
In the College of Nursing, Inclusive Excellence and Health and Community Engagement are central to all our work. Given this belief, all team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging, and servant leadership. The academic advisor will be responsible for assisting in supporting or co-leading the planning and implementation of initiatives that support the achievement of the College of Nursing’s mission, vision, and strategic goals related to inclusive excellence in enrollment, academic advising, recruitment, and admissions for prospective and current Nursing students. The academic advisor will be responsible for assisting in supporting or co-leading the planning, coordinating, and implementation of processes and initiatives that support the achievement of the College of Nursing’s goals and strategic initiatives related to undergraduate student services, academic advising, recruitment, admissions, assessment, and data tracking/analysis/reporting. The successful applicant will have a strong record of working in an academic setting and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We also seek individuals with experience in academic advising, recruitment, program/project management, event planning, and strong administrative skills. Occasional evenings and weekends
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide academic advising to a diverse student body of prospective and current undergraduate students regarding academic program planning (including university, college, and major requirements).
- Champion inclusive practices that lead and transform others and create initiatives that change structural systems within nursing education that have historically inhibited disenfranchised, marginalized, and unintentionally excluded underrepresented communities.
- Monitor and track the academic progress of undergraduate students.
- Proactively provide graduation checks for undergraduate students to ensure students are on track for graduation.
- Coordinate orientations for new undergraduate students.
- Support the creation and growth of academic success initiatives—partner with the OSA director to create pipelines for revenue-generating academic programs.
- Process and/or manage course overrides for students.
- Teach at least one section of the UGS 110 seminar for Pre-Nursing students annually.
- Coordinate, plan, and/or participate in College of Nursing-hosted events coordinated in the Office of Student Affairs, including, but not limited to, New Student Orientation, CON program orientations, Colloquium, Off-Boarding Day, Career Fairs, Senior Off-Boarding Day, graduation events, pinning ceremonies, recruitment events, etc.
- Plan, organize, and coordinate strategic assessment of all undergraduate-level initiatives, academic advising, programs, and events.
- Attend CON meetings such as, but not limited to, CON All-College meetings, search committees, etc.
- Serve on university-wide and college-level committees.
All team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging and servant leadership. This includes:
- Demonstrate a commitment to long term, sustained action that increases inclusive practices in health equity across the CON
- Intentionally create an environment that encourages a sense of belonging, inclusive learning, work, and clinical service environments that enable everyone to reach their full potential
- Recognize that inclusion is a journey and strive to move along the continuum of embracing experiences and resources that address anti-racist and anti-oppressive ideas while acknowledging the inward and outward systems that influence bias and cultural awareness
- Strive to be a champion of inclusive practices that lead and transform others and creates initiatives that change structural systems within nursing education which have historically inhibited, disenfranchised, marginalized, and unintentionally excluded underrepresented communities
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Masters -Student Affairs, Higher Education or related field
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, or related field.
- A minimum of one year of academic advising and/or recruiting experience in an institution of higher education.
- Culturally competent with experience working with culturally diverse individuals and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written) with experience in public speaking.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work with detailed information with attention to accuracy; strong skills in documentation, tracking, and data collection.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to provide high-quality customer service and handle multiple priorities simultaneously with confidence and poise in a fast-paced environment and to prioritize activities so that deadlines are met with limited supervision.
- Ability to access, understand, and interpret data from various sources to promote student success through data-informed and innovative practices.
- Proven success in innovative thinking to develop and implement creative solutions to complex challenges.
- Evidence of the ability to work collaboratively and constructively with people at multiple levels and with diverse perspectives and to build consensus across multiple divisions of a complex organization.
- Ability to lift 30+ lbs.
- Valid driver’s license.
Desired Qualifications
- Evidence of and commitment to professional development.
- Teaching and/or presentation experiences with students.
- Experience working with complex student information systems/student databases.
- Understanding of the unique criteria and intricacies of a Nursing or Health Professions curricula.
Required Application Materials
- Cover Letter/Letter of Interest
- CV
- The names and contact information of three professional references
Special Instructions
Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Website
NURSING.MSU.EDU
Department Statement
The Michigan State University College of Nursing has been training the next generations of nurses since its founding as the Department of Nursing Education in 1950.
We believe in the power of research, practice and education to affect lasting change and to improve health outcomes in our communities. We do this through recruiting top faculty, staff and students and continuously staying at the forefront of changes in the profession.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
About Michigan State University
Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.
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