Job Summary:
Nature of Work: Provide academic advising and coaching for adult learners, stop-out/reentry students, and completers served through the Reengage Nebraska Grant. Duties include academic advising, financial aid navigation, prior learning assessment, and degree pathway planning. Contact may be on an individual or group basis, both in person and virtually, with flexible scheduling (including evenings and weekends) to align with student schedules.
Examples of Work Performed: This collaborative position works with CSC units, PSC, WSC, and system stakeholders to support student success by engaging and advising stop out /reentry students served through the grant. The position will coordinate outreach, provide support, provide academic coaching/advising, manage referrals, and support a caseload of Reengage Nebraska students. The position is designed to assist with data collection, reporting, intervention, and advising that promotes student success and provides academic coaching/advising. Works collaboratively with faculty and staff to identify and address obstacles to student success.
A flexible schedule including evenings and weekends, to conduct outreach and provide personalized support vital to adult learner success is required. After hours and weekend meetings and outreach with individuals and student groups at various campus locations will be required to provide personalized support vital to student success.
Advising: Assist Reengage Nebraska students in developing and implementing a study plan, track academic progress, and understand financial aid opportunities and responsibilities.
Refer Reengage Nebraska students to campus resources when appropriate. (Counseling, Student Health, Career Services, Financial Aid, Disabilities Office, etc.) Meet with prospective Reengage Nebraska students to explain and answer questions about CSC academic and support programs.
Retention: Provide programmatic support relating to early alert and academic advisement for Reengage Nebraska students who are identified as “at-risk,” establishing an academic success plan, identifying academic goals and help them to develop strategies to achieve those goals.
In support of retention efforts, establish mastery of features, utilization, and configuration of retention software packages to ensure these programs are configured to optimizeCSCwork with Reengage Nebraska students. These software packages will be utilized to communication and support students not enrolled in next academic term, “low” midterm grade report, and excessive absences.
Completer Program: Coordinate the Attain Nebraska (Associate of General Studies) and Return to Learn and Earn (bachelor’s completion) initiatives at Chadron State College.
Market, communicate, and coordinate with stakeholders and external vendors (InsideTrack and CollegeAPP).
Collaborate with the Registrar’s Office and Academic Affairs to award AGS degrees, facilitate reverse transfer pathways, and expand use of credit for prior learning.
Recruit, support, and advise Reengage Nebraska students seeking to return to CSC Serve as the main contact and coach for students enrolled in the Reengage Nebraska program. Track, analyze, and report participation, persistence, and completion outcomes to inform evaluation and continuous improvement.
About Us:
Founded in 1911, Chadron State College (CSC) sits nestled against the northern slope of northwest Nebraska’s beautiful Pine Ridge. With its roots in teacher education, CSC has evolved into a comprehensive college offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs through on-campus and online courses in a variety of fields of study. CSC takes pride in being financially and academically accessible to a student population of more than 2,200. The College values diversity and inclusion in people and thought.
Chadron State College seeks to harness impactful experiences and outcomes for its students and recognizes that student engagement and learning is a primary component of its mission. While the College serves students from around the globe, CSC retains a special commitment to serve the residents and needs of Nebraska’s High Plains region through education, research, and public service programs. CSC has a significant cultural and economic component to its regional role, working creatively to ensure access to quality educational offerings. A strong sense of community, resilience to adversity, and a practical approach have embodied the character of the College and region for more than a century.
Chadron State College is one of three institutions that comprise the Nebraska State College System (NSCS). Combined with Peru State and Wayne State Colleges, the three colleges serve nearly 9,000 students and offer more than 200 degree, certificate, and pre-professional programs. The open-enrollment institutions partner with the rural communities they serve to provide an engaging, personalized, and rewarding college experience for undergraduate and graduate students. The NSCS is committed to providing a high-quality education that is affordable and accessible to all students.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications:
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Compliance Requirements:
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