Associate Academic Advisor
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Academic Advising
• Advise 300-350 up to 425 undergraduate T&D majors
• Advise prospective applicants/non-majors regarding transfer processes and course selection
• Serve as liaison between TD students, administration and community members by responding to inquiries sent from TD faculty, other institutions, community members, or redirecting information from the community to studentsmajors on degree requirements, academic policies and university resources.
• Coordinate mandatory registration advising for T&D department twice yearly
• Assist T&D Faculty and Staff with planning departmental undergraduate curriculum offerings each semester
• Degree audit evaluation and oversight
• Contact students experiencing academic difficulty and meet individually with these students to provide academic and developmental counseling.
• Write letters on behalf of students for financial aid, veteran's benefits, scholarship applications, graduate school applications, etc.
• Maintain current & former student files for Theatre and Dance majors, including updating electronic files with Advisor Toolkit Plan & co-facilitate COFA’s New Student Orientation program during Spring and Summer semesters
• Assist non-majors on Theatre and Dance course options during non-peak times.
Administrative Duties
• Process departmental adds/drops during first 12 class days each semester
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• Coordinate and co-facilitate the First-Year Interest Group each fall semester
• Manage winshipundergrads@utlists.utexas.edu & winshiptdmiscinfo@utlists.utexas.edu
Admissions/Prospective Students
• Serve as departmental liaison to UT Admissions Office
• Serve as liaison between department and other UT offices and events: Family Weekend, Honor’s Day, fall and spring commencement, Academic Counselors Association, National Academic Advising Association, UT Advising Expo, Honor’s Colloquium
• Coordinate internal transfer (major changer) application process for current UT students
• Plan & co-facilitate COFA’s New Student Orientation program during Spring and Summer semesters
• Supply reports, statistical data and information to the department and college administration regarding undergraduate program needs, course offerings, course enrollment, matriculation reports and related student dataStudents interested in pursuing a Theatre & Dance major should see the Undergraduate Admissions Coordinator.