Academic Advisor
Location: Evansville, IN
Company: University of Southern Indiana
Category: Advising Centers / Student Support Services
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Title: Academic Advisor
Division: Provost's Office
Department: University Division
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: Annual Salary
EEO Job Group: 2 C8
Position Summary
Responsible for serving as a professional academic advisor for students pursuing programs within the College of Liberal Arts. This position supports student success from matriculation through graduation by providing comprehensive, student-centered advising that promotes academic achievement, persistence, engagement, and timely degree completion. Using a developmental advising approach grounded in NACADA Core Competencies, the Academic Advisor integrates conceptual, informational, and relational advising practices into daily work.
Duties/Responsibilities
Academic Advising and Student Success:
- Advise assigned students using a developmental, holistic advising approach.
- Foster student engagement, self-advocacy, decision-making, and accountability.
- Monitor academic progress and conduct proactive outreach to at-risk students.
- Maintain accurate advising records and documentation.
- Make referrals to appropriate campus resources.
Academic Planning and Degree Progression:
- Interpret degree requirements, policies, and graduation criteria.
- Utilize placement scores, transfer credit evaluations, and academic history to guide course selection.
- Process overrides, substitutions, waivers, and enrollment exceptions as appropriate.
- Monitor prerequisite compliance and degree progression.
Registration and Enrollment Services:
- Assist students with registration, schedule adjustments, and enrollment issues.
- Provide individual and open advising during orientation, registration, and throughout the academic year.
Collaboration and Campus Partnerships:
- Serve as liaison among students, faculty, departments, the Registrar, Admissions, Financial Aid, and student support services.
- Collaborate with campus partners to support special populations including first-generation students, 21st Century - Scholars, veterans, student-athletes, adult learners, students with disabilities, transfer students, and students at academic risk.
Assessment, Retention, and Student Success Initiatives:
- Compile, interpret, and utilize advising-related data for assessment and continuous improvement.
- Participate in retention initiatives, early-alert outreach, and student success campaigns.
Outreach, Recruitment, and Programming:
- Participate in orientation, open houses, transfer visit days, admitted student events, and recruitment activities.
- Represent the College of Liberal Arts at university and community events.
Professional Development:
- Maintain current knowledge of university policies, curriculum changes, and advising best practices.
- Participate in professional development aligned with NACADA Core Competencies and CAS Standards.
- Assist with advisor development initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- Knowledge of student development theory and developmental advising practices.
- Ability to interpret academic records, curriculum requirements, and university policies.
- Understanding of FERPA and student record regulations.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse student populations.
- Proficiency with advising technologies, student information systems, CRM platforms, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Commitment to student success and continuous improvement.
Preferred Knowledge and Skills
- One to three years of academic advising, student services, higher education, counseling, teaching, coaching, or related experience preferred.
Functional Requirements
- Remaining in a stationary position at a desk or workstation for extended periods of time for the majority of assigned duties.
- Physical assess to classrooms, meeting rooms and various sites throughout campus, and to local and regional venues for occasional conferences or events.
- Ability to use computers and computer systems (software and hardware) to set up functions, to enter data, to retrieve and process information and create documents.
- Ability to retrieve information from written documents and from computer-generated.
- Effective problem solving and the presentation of a professional demeanor while meeting deadlines and achieving critical outcomes, even under demanding conditions such as multiple priorities and short-notice deadlines.
- Extensive physical activity in preparation for and throughout events to oversee activities and interact with staff, faculty and students.
Regular Work Hours/Travel Requirements
- Standard office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Occasional irregular hours required.
- Irregular work hours as necessary to accommodate students during registration, welcome week and orientation.
- Occasional travel required in the course of professional development and professional activities.
About USI
The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, IN. We offer employees exceptional benefits! Benefits for this position include:
- Affordable medical, dental, vision, life and short term and long-term disability insurance plans.
- Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 11% of annual salary.
- Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75% for spouses and dependent children.
- Vacation and sick time
- Holiday pay
- Free access to Recreation, Fitness & Wellness Center.
- Access to on-campus University Health Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic.
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Search Committee Chair:
If you have questions about the open position, please contact Ms. Susan Todd, search committee chair, at srtodd@usi.edu.
Best Consideration Date:
For best consideration, please submit materials by July 27, 2026.
Pre-Employment Screening
A background check will be required for employment in this position.
Authorization to Work in the United States
USI will not sponsor an employment-related visa for this position.
Interview Accommodations
Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please contact the Associate Director of Human Resources, Constance Hermann, at or (812) 461-5363. Contacting the Associate Director of Human Resources is intended for use in seeking disability-related accommodations only. For general applicant inquiries, contact Human Resources at or (812) 464-1815.
EEO Statement
USI is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities