Experience

Black Hawk College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Educational Advisor (full-time)

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  ● Provide accurate, on-going academic advisement to students relative to their educational and transfer planning needs. ● Advise students about content and structure of postsecondary programs including graduation and/or transfer requirements for a particular program of study. ● Maintain up-to-date knowledge about the College's programs and requirements; consult appropriate resources about various transfer institutions regarding course and program transferability, admission and graduation requirements ● Collaborate with other Student Services departments, Department Chairs/Co-Chairs to provide effective student-centered service. ● Interpret assessment results relevant to placement decisions; determines student readiness for college-level coursework. ● Educate students about course planning and registration processes, refer to available on-and off-campus resources to meet individual needs including career and personal counseling. ● Foster proactive student engagement with students taking online classes. ● Exercise problem-solving skills regarding student concerns and College support services. ● Provide short-term retention interventions (e.g. communications of support, welcome calls, and referrals for tutoring, etc.). ● Adhere to FERPA privacy and confidentiality policies. Show less



Sauk Valley Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• TRIO Academic Support Coordinator/Program Advisor

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  ● Develop, organize, evaluate, and coordinate comprehensive coaching services. ● Actively recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate a pool of student tutors. ● Collaborate with Student Support Services staff regarding shared tutorial component. ● Support director in efforts to work collaboratively with faculty and area facilitators to ensure effectiveness of academic coaching services. ● Manage online tutorial database including dissemination of information to program participants. ● Personally contact and assess program participants tutoring/coaching needs, learning styles, and provide best practice guidelines. ● Conduct needs assessments and develop an individualized academic educational plan (IAEP) for each assigned student enabling smooth graduation or transition to a four-year institution. ● Remain current with appropriate tutoring and academic coaching theories, practices, and research. Including engagement in professional development. ● Provide individual and group advisement services including: academic advising, transfer planning, financial literacy education, academic skills and study strategies, career exploration, and personal support. ● Maintain records of student contacts. ● Monitor academic and graduation progress, provide needs assessments, and implement proactive intervention strategies. ● Plan and implement cultural and educational activities and educational opportunities for participants. ● Track and report service delivery efforts and outcomes on weekly basis to supervisor. ● Complete written reports as assigned and requested for reporting to the U.S. Department of Education and the College on a monthly, semester, and yearly basis. ● Collect, verify, and input accurate data into appropriate database systems on a daily basis. Show less