Experience

Lesley University Graduate School of Education
• Associate Director, Academic Advising, Lesley University Graduate School of Education

  • Sep 2020 - Present


Lesley University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Academic Advising and Student Services PhD in Educational Studies

  • May 2013 - Jan 2022

• Assistant Director, Academic Advising and Student Services

  • Dec 2011 - May 2013

  Responsible for the coordination of academic advising and for overseeing the delivery of services to on-campus and off-campus graduate students enrolled in Lesley’s STEM programs ( Ecological Teaching and Learning, Educational Technology, Curriculum and Instructions, and Mathematics).Responsibilities included:Admissions Counseling/recruiting: -recruiting prospective students -reviewing admissions application for decision -interviewing prospective students -reviewing students files for waiver and transfer credits decision -representing the department at Admissions open houses and other recruiting events-arranging first advising meeting with studentsAdvising and Retention:-representing the department at orientation-arranging periodical advising meetings with matriculated students-planning and discussing plan of program completion with students-Assisting with course registration-career counseling; counseling into/switching to different programs -coordinating student services by working closely with Registrar, Financial Aid; Student accounts, Student Life, Academic Achievement, Licensure, Field Placement and other key offices on campus -monitoring academic progress-arranging regular meetings/follow-up with students-Scheduling face-to-face and virtual academic reviews with struggling students-communicating periodically with inactive students-handling phone, e-mails and face-to-face questions/issues-troubleshooting programmatic issues, classroom scheduling, course sequences, fail/ incomplete/low grades issues-conducted graduation audit to clear students for graduation Show less