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Dual Enrollment Academic Advisor

Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN, USA
Posted on Mar 20, 2025
Position Summary Information
Position Summary
Responsible to provide academic advising, educational counseling, and assistance with college applications, registration, and financial literacy for high school students navigating the dual enrollment experience.

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 10,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 180,000 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Serve as the academic advisor for Dual Enrollment students, ensuring course selection aligns with long-term degree goals.
  • Conduct advising sessions and course registration for students each term, assisting in major declaration or changes.
  • Monitor student progress through midterm grades, academic alerts, and attendance reports; communicate with students, parents, and counselors as needed.
  • Utilize retention data and proactive advising techniques to support student success.
  • Refer students to academic resources and recommend actions for those in academic difficulty.
  • Assist with maintaining compliance documentation and compiling reports for SACSCOC, NACEP, THEC, TSAC, and APSU policies.
  • Support program development and initiatives aligned with the university’s mission.
Recruitment & Outreach:

  • Enhance student body diversity by recruiting non-degree-seeking Dual Enrollment students.
  • Represent the university at recruitment events, high school visits, college fairs, and outreach activities.
  • Assist prospective students with the admissions and grant application process.
  • Coordinate logistics between off-site campus stakeholders, high school partners, and APSU.
Student Engagement & Retention:

  • Track and manage student appointments, alerts, and notifications.
  • Participate in student retention initiatives.
  • Assist in planning and delivering workshops, classroom presentations, and advising-related programming.
  • Support the Director in setting and assessing student advising objectives.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability to effectively counsel students.
  • Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with the University community and the public.
  • Exceptional level of customer service skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills; both written and verbal
Physical Requirements
  • Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
Required Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
  • Experience working in an educational and/or university setting with a diverse student population.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Valid driver’s license.