University of Northern Iowa · 21 hours ago
Associate Director - Office of Academic Advising
Cedar Falls, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$60K/yr - $60K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Northern Iowa is seeking an Associate Director for the Office of Academic Advising. This role provides strategic leadership for undergraduate advising, overseeing the Health Advising team and coordinating initiatives that support student success and retention.
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Responsibilities
Provide direct supervision, strategic vision, and operational oversight for the Health Advising team and its mission‑aligned programming
Support, develop, and coordinate first‑year advising programs and services for undergraduate students
Coordinate academic advising related processes and programming for university‑wide new‑student orientation and registration
Facilitate Academic Advising’s engagement in student-success initiatives, prospective‑student recruitment events, and campus visitation programs
Oversee onboarding, training, and ongoing development of professional advisors, peer advisors, and advising interns/practicum students
Oversee coordination and supervision of Health Advising services
Assist in developing advising programs for pre‑health students
Collaborate with departments on semester course planning and demand
Promote campus‑wide education related to persistence and graduation of pre‑health students
Administer campus‑wide advising and educational events for pre‑health students
Develop and maintain pre‑health resources including handouts, resources, and web content
Support development, direction, and coordination of first‑year advising services
Assist in developing first‑year advising activities and programs
Administer campus‑wide advising and educational events for first‑year students
Participate in retention‑focused and student‑success initiatives
Provide academic, personal, and career advising to students
Guide students in establishing educational goals aligned with academic and career pathways
Support students exploring academic choices and alternative majors
Conduct advising for probationary and readmitted students or those not meeting admission requirements
Identify and initiate outreach to students with special advising needs or targeted support
Coordinate academic advising processes and programming for university‑wide new‑student orientation and registration
Facilitate and update orientation materials addressing institutional, advising, and transitional topics
Support advisors across campus and individual students with questions and advising/registration needs during new student orientation operations
Facilitate advising/registration requests outside scheduled orientation events
Organize and facilitate office participation in undergraduate prospective student visit events and programs
Coordinate onboarding for academic advisors and peer advisors in the office
Provide ongoing training on academic advising, student success, persistence/retention, and graduation, with targeted professional development for the Health Advising team
Oversee selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of undergraduate and graduate practicum/intern/student assistant staff
Collaborate with campus partners to support advising, orientation, and pre‑health academic needs
Engage in strategic committee work and support intra‑institutional partnerships
Qualification
Required
Master's degree plus at least five years of full-time academic advising or related experience in a higher education setting required
Preferred
Master's degree in college student personnel or related field; and supervision, advising programming coordination, teaching, and information technology experience preferred
Benefits
Excellent benefits for eligible non-temporary positions
Company
University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa is a school in Cedar Falls.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.38MKey Investors
U.S. Department of AgricultureUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2024-12-10Grant· $0.08M
2020-07-07Grant· $0.3M
2019-11-14Grant· $10M
Leadership Team
Michael Klassen
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