Posting Summary

Rutgers University-Newark, an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise, is seeking a Student Counselor. Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Pre-Professional Services in the Office of Academic Services ( OAS ) in the School of Arts and Sciences-Newark ( SAS -N), the Academic Advisor is a team member in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, stakeholder-focused environment. This position is responsible for and not limited to the following: Provides academic advising and counseling to undergraduate students, assists them with problem solving, and teaches them to advocate for themselves. Establishes and maintains productive contacts with assigned caseload of Newark College of Arts & Sciences ( NCAS ) and University College-Newark (UC-N) students, counseling, facilitating declaration of major, progress toward graduation, and successful career and/or professional development for them. Works with the pre-professional services team to assist with the coordination of all programs targeting pre-professional students including workshops, events, advisement, registration, etc. Assists advising and programming for the pre-health student population. Coordinates special programs and events for the pre-professional areas, specifically law, health, and engineering; including, but not limited to, oversight of pre-health programs (i.e. Post-Baccalaureate majors, School of Health Professions ( SHP ), BA/MD, Health Professions Learning Community). Performs outreach, identifying and growing opportunities and marketing, and preparing students for success. Develops relationships with faculty and other departments and contributes to transcript evaluation, advanced placement credit assessment, graduation certification, commencement activities, major/minor fair, judicial checks, website maintenance, and any other special events or duties as needed. NCAS and UC-N together are the largest undergraduate unit at Rutgers University-Newark (RUN). OAS currently serves 19 departments within SAS -N as well as departments in the other academic units. Thus, the Academic Advisor assists, impacts, influences, and counsels a large number of students, currently over 5,000. Work is performed in a manner that furthers the mission of OAS , SAS -N, and RU-N and contributes to strategic goals

Overview

School of Arts & Sciences-Newark is the second largest unit in the Rutgers system, with two colleges NCAS and UC-N, over 19 academic departments and programs, over 31 programs of study, over 4,000 undergraduate students, and over 1,000 faculty and staff. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N); and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree and experience in a university or other educational setting with experience in program development and conducting workshops for diverse populations strongly preferred. Knowledge of preprofessional advisement and academic integrity facilitation is also desired.