Graduate Advising Assistant

Marshall School of Business, Office of Undergraduate Advising BRI 104, 213-740-0690 The Office of Undergraduate Advising in the Marshall School of Business provides academic counseling and advisement to undergraduate students as well as coordinates programming components New Student Welcome, satellite Commencement Ceremony, and scholarships for continuing students. The office serves an undergraduate population of approximately 4,000 students (majors and minors) through answering general academic questions, assisting with development and clarification of academic goals and plans, and planning programs related to academic interests and opportunities. The Advising staff works closely with other University offices to ensure students are served effectively and problems are resolved quickly. The Graduate Assistants responsibilities will be assisting with the programming components within the Undergraduate Advising Office and providing support for advisement services. Our programming components aim to connect students to faculty, staff, other students, and campus resources through a variety of advising programming. These programs include: faculty lunches, academic interest events, peer advisory board events, and career and networking events. The Graduate Assistant will work with advisors and groups of students to develop and implement these programs, assist with publications and communication for our programs, serve as an intake advisor at the front desk, and perform other related advisement services as assigned or requested. Duties for the Graduate Assistant include:

Assists with Advising Programming including working with groups of students and advisors to plan events Serves as intake advisor at the departments front desk answers general advising questions and departmental emails, schedules appointments, filters student questions, determines student needs, and directs complex cases to senior staff Assists with and performs advisement related services as requested; these assignments may include: assist with concentration database management, website revisions, scholarship database development and management, assisting advisors with the tracking of academic progress including midterm intervention, 3rd and 5th semester provost audits, graduation checks and probationary monitoring

We are looking for a masters-level student who is hard-working and a team player. Programmatic and advising experience with undergraduate students is preferred. The position will require 10-15 hours per week time commitment for the academic year at a rate of $13 per hour. There may be some evening and weekend hours for some events, but not on a weekly basis. All interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume via email to Janet Vera, Assistant Director, Marshall School of Business Office of Undergraduate Advising at jvera@marshall.usc.edu.