CBAAcademicAdvisingGraduateAssistantship
PURPOSE:Thepurposeofthepositionistoinvolvethegraduatestudentwiththeundergraduateacademic
advisingprocessintheCollegeofBusinessAdministration.Theexperienceprovideshandontraininginthefield
ofacademicadvisingandadministrativeprocess.Inaddition,theexperienceisdesignedtoacquaintthestudent
withthemanyacademicpoliciesoftheUniversityandprovideanunderstandingofhowacademicpolicyis
implemented.
EXPERIENCESANDRESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Thegraduateassistant(GA)willparticipateintrainingsessionswiththeAssistanttotheDean,including
observingadvisingsituations.TheGAwilleventuallyberesponsibleforindividualadvisingof
undergraduateCBAstudentsseekingassistancefromtheDean’soffice.
2. TheGAwillbecomefamiliarwiththeuniversitycatalog,especiallyinregardtothevariousmajorsinthe
CBA.Thisincludesknowledgeofpre-requisites,courserequirements,admissiontobusinessprogram
requirements,andcurriculumplanninginordertoadvisestudentseffectively.TheGAwillbeawalk-in
advisorasneededandwillhelpstudentswithcourseselection,registration,andotherstudentacademic
concerns.
3. TheGAwillbecomefamiliarwithandutilizethestudentrecordssystem(WINGS)andthecomputerized
degreeaudit(AdvisementReport).
4. TheGAwillbeinvolvedinthecontinuingdevelopmentandimplementationoftheCBAMulticultural
BusinessScholarsprogramforfirst-yearstudentsofcolor,incollaborationwithCBAfacultyandOfficeof
MulticulturalStudentServices.
5. TheGAwilllearnaboutadministrativeactivitiesofaDean’sofficesuchascoursesubstitutionsand
transferevaluationsandbeacontactpersonforincomingtransferstudents.
6. TheGAwillassistwithseniorcreditchecks.
7. TheGAwillassistwithCBAinvolvementinCampusClose-Updaysandpreparationforfirst-yearstudent
summerregistrationdays.
8. TheGAwilllearnaboutappealsprocessesavailabletostudentsforavarietyofacademicconcerns.S/he
willbearesourceforprobationaryandineligiblestudents.
9. TheGAwillusetheCBADean’sofficeFacebookpagetocommunicateandpromoteinformation
emanatingfromtheDean’soffice.
10. TheGAwillparticipateinotheracademicsupportactivitiesintheDean’sofficeasneeded.
11. TheGAwillincorporateindividualobjectivesandgoalspertainingtoher/hisparticularstrengths,skills,
andinterests.ThismayincludeassistingtheDean’sofficewithresearchand/orevaluationrelatingto
studentservices,includingbutnotlimitedtoliteraturereviews,developmentofevaluationinstruments,
andanalysisofdata.
TimeCommitment:20hrs/week(regularbusinesshours)
9/15/2015