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Director of Advising and Student Initiatives

College of Health OSU | Corvallis, OR

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Posted Date 6/05/2025
Description
In the College of Health, we firmly believe that health is for everyone. Our world-class faculty and dedicated students work to prevent disease and injury, identify factors influencing health and well-being, inform policy, and shape environments that enhance lives, helping individuals thrive from childhood to senior age. We serve others, pursue fulfilling careers, innovate, approach health and well-being through a lens of equity, and co-create knowledge and solutions to urgent health challenges in the remote areas of Oregon, the nation, and the world. Our four primary degree programs—Human Development and Family Sciences, Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Public Health—are offered in Corvallis, with some programs available at OSU-Cascades. We offer several online degrees, minors, certificates, and micro credentials through OSU Ecampus to accommodate a variety of learners.

The Director of Advising provides leadership and support for academic advising and student success programs, processes, and policies in the College and serves as a member of the university advising leadership team. The role is a dual report to both the Associate Dean of Student Services and Wellbeing, and the Executive Director of University Advising.

This position offers consultation and expertise to the Associate Dean on matters relating to academic advising, student success, and implementation of data-informed decisions regarding policies, procedures, and programs that impact the student experience. The Director of Advising develops structures and initiatives that support student success, retention, and timely degree completion in the College, and they collaborate closely with the College Associate Dean, Executive Director of University Advising and the Director of New Student Advising to facilitate an environment that enables students to make a successful transition to the University and to fully and effectively engage in their university experience.

The Director of Advising provides oversight for College Academic Advisors and serves as a resource on university academic policies, procedures, and change initiatives, ensuring compliance with University policies and procedures among advisors. They support advisors to stay informed about campus resources, and they ensure advisors make relevant referrals to support holistic student engagement and timely resolution of issues and barriers to student success. The Director of Advising advises students as needed to support the resolution of complex issues and concerns. The Director of Advising engages in their position responsibilities with an underlying focus on creating an equitable and inclusive advising environment where diverse students persist and achieve timely degree completion and academic advising teams thrive.
 
Advising Administration & University Leadership – 50%
    • Lead and promote college and university initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of academic advising, to increase student retention and timely degree completion, and to address any disparity in educational outcomes and/or access to opportunities for various student populations.
    • Strategize within the College and with college partners, and complete projects as requested, to support academic advising and college-specific student success initiatives (i.e., engage in recruitment efforts, support scholarship processes, forecast course section needs, coordinate with community college partners, review transfer coursework, and maintain transfer guides).
    • Represent the college on leadership committees and advocate for policies that positively impact the student experience.
    • Develop and implement strategies to address systemic barriers to student success and improve advising practices in the college and its academic units.
    • Utilize data analytics, reports, and resources to engage in data-informed decision-making and evidence-based practices for student success.
    • Provide strategic oversight and leadership in the development and implementation of academic advising policies and programs and interpret policies as needed to support academic advising efforts in the College and at the University.
    • Collaborate with the Executive Director of University Advising and the Director of New Student Advising in university-wide advising and student success initiatives.
    • Work with the Executive Director of University Advising, and the university advising leadership team, to develop and implement coordinated student retention outreach plans and to ensure College Academic Advisors have the tools and data needed to fully engage in these efforts.
    • Work collaboratively with the Director of New Student Advising to support college and university-wide new student initiatives and provide supervisory support for direct reports focused on new student advising and engagement.
    • Engage with university colleagues and campus partners to support student well-being within the college and across the university.

 

 
Supervision and Oversight – 30%
  • Oversee the performance and professional development of professional faculty advisors and advising-affiliated staff and coordinate the work of faculty advisors carrying an advising caseload, ensuring alignment with institutional goals, policies, and practices.
  • Manage personnel decisions for direct reports, including completion of annual reviews in alignment with university practices for advising community performance evaluations and onboarding/offboarding of advising team members, etc.
  • Engage in continuous professional development to stay current with best practices in academic advising and student success and to support advisor professional development.
  • Make professional development goal decisions with supervisees and review any related requests with the Associate Dean.
  • Ensure consistent advisor use of electronic tools and systems to support continuity in advising work and seamless delivery of advising to students.
  • Foster a collaborative environment among advisors to ensure compliance with university policies and to promote student engagement and success.
  • Create a supportive and empowering work environment that leverages the strengths of individual advisors and the advising team.
  • Manage hiring, new advisor onboarding, ongoing learning and development, and performance management of all supervisees according to relevant OSU, University Advising, and unit policies and procedures, in collaboration with the Associate Dean.
  • Collaborate with the Associate Dean and Human Resources as needed, to resolve personnel issues and concerns.
  • Support supervisees to successfully complete position responsibilities, including assistance with projects and initiatives, as needed.
  • Lead advising team meetings.
  • Serve as back-up support for the Associate Dean including attending meetings and advancing initiatives.
 
Student Advising and Support – 10%
  • Utilize data to identify gaps in services and develop proactive advising outreach strategies and targeted interventions for students in academic distress.
  • Provide strategic advising and support to students as needed to facilitate holistic student engagement and timely resolution of issues and barriers to student success, which may include assisting students to navigate university resources, policies, and procedures, and making referrals as warranted.
  • Manage urgent student issues and emergencies; coordinate response to emerging situations, and provide students, parents, faculty, and administrators with coordinated care and consistent application of policies impacting student success
 
Other Duties as Assigned – 10%
  • Maintain connections with area Community Colleges, support students, and complete in-person visits, typically on a quarterly basis, which requires the person in the role to maintain a current, valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.
Salary80,000.00 - 87,000.00 Annual
Location
In-Person
Position Type
Full Time
Experience
2-5 years
Job Category
Education & Training

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