Graduate Assistant for Academic Advising

March 3, 2025

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Qualifications

• A growing relationship with Jesus
• Acceptance into OKWU’s master’s program
• The ability to maintain a 3.0 GPA in the master’s program
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Organized and reliable
  
  

Responsibilities

• Advising
  
  

Scope includes: 1) all incoming students, and 2) returning students, as requested by student, faculty and/or administration.

• Pull documents/data for advising meeting preparation
• Reconcile “Ready to Advise” students daily
• Conduct advising meetings with students when advising director is unavailable
• Send email to faculty advisor once advising is complete indicating schedule is ready for review and approval
• Track follow up action items to confirm completion (Test scores, AP test results, etc.)
• Update ACE worksheet to confirm students are enrolled in the correct English and Math course
• Text advising reminders to students who approve texting
• Provide schedules of probation students to Allison Weeter
• Assist advising director with required tasks, as needed.

• OKWU Prep
• Request OKWU Prep website update for course offerings each term (Spring, Summer and Fall)
• Coordinate electronic enrollment forms for every partner school each semester
• Monitor OKWU Prep email account and provide responses as able or escalate to director
• Research potential partner schools for OKWU Prep expansion
• Assist OKWU Prep director with required tasks, as needed
  
  

• TEL Administration
• Monitor student grades weekly. Send emails to students lagging behind pace.
• Coordinate in person proctoring with ACE for students, who are not able to use online proctoring.
• Assist with mid-term grade input, as needed
  
  

• Advising and OKWU Prep, General Assistance
• Assist with move in weekend as needed for advising
• Help with Engage conference for Christian high schools
• Provide service to OKWU Prep partner schools, as needed
• Assist with Jenzabar implementation, as needed
  
  

• University Service
• Work fall and spring commencement
• Provide service during special university events, as needed
  

NOTE: Examples are illustrations only. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

To Apply

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If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 918-335-6273 or humanresources@okwu.edu

As a biblically-centered Christian university of The Wesleyan Church, Oklahoma Wesleyan University models a way of thought, a way of life, and a way of faith. It is a place of serious study, honest questions, and critical engagement, all in the context of a liberal arts community that honors the primacy of Jesus Christ, the priority of Scripture, the pursuit of Truth, and the practice of Wisdom. Nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report and Forbes, the University offers a thriving academic community. It is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a city of approximately 30,000 residents known for its strong schools and its appreciation for the arts. Bartlesville is the home of the annual OKMozart Festival and of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower. It is located in the beautiful Green Country region of northeast Oklahoma, forty-five miles north of Tulsa.

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