Academic Advisor and Success Coach

Academic Advisor and Success Coach

The Academic Advisor and Success Coach works collaboratively within the Advisement and Transition team to advance institutional goals related to student success, retention, and persistence. The role provides proactive academic advising and success coaching through the management of a caseload of students, supporting informed decision-making, academic progress, and successful transitions. As an advocate for students, the Academic Advisor and Success Coach actively contributes to institution-wide retention and graduation initiatives and maintains a specific programmatic focus to address the needs of a designated student population or initiative.

Major Responsibilities include:

• Academic Advising: Proactively advise a caseload of pre-major (undecided) students using a developmental and student-centered advising approach to support academic exploration, major selection, and degree progress.
• Success Coaching: Utilize a proactive case management approach to support students, individually and in groups, who are academically vulnerable or not meeting established academic milestones.
• Programmatic Focus: First-Generation Student Support and Registration Compliance Tracking

Required Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and experience with academic advising, student success initiatives, or a related role.

About the University: SUNY Cortland provides accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S. body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, education, and professional studies.

EEO Statement: The State University of New York at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.