Associate Academic Advisor
(512) 232-5308
Duties include:
Academic Advising
• Advise 325-375 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 students.
• 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.
Administrative Duties
• Process departmental adds/drops during first 12 class days each semester
• Facilitate undergraduate student registration for undergraduate T&D courses that require instructor consent
• Coordinate and co-facilitate the First-Year Interest Group each fall semester
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 data