Why Park University
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedEducates diverse learners to become global leaders through innovative programs.
- Provided higher education to students: these are expenses connected with instruction, academic support, and student services, and all other campus related functions. Currently, Park University serves approximately 13,250 students annually in the parkville and kansas city, missouri area, in the…$57.6M spent in FY2024
- Auxiliary: these are expenses connected with student housing, food service, and a fitness center.$3.7M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenThe primary purpose of the Academic Success Advisor is to assist students in achieving their educational goals and to provide opportunities for them to enhance their academic, career, and personal development. Academic Success Advisors provide holistic advising to understand students’ lives to support students and remove barriers to their educational, career and life goals. This includes helping students develop individualized academic, career, and financial plans in close collaboration with other student support units.
Position Accountabilities Counseling and Advising: Follow best practices from NACADA on helping students choose degrees, modalities and courses based on students’ interests and strengths. Assist as students complete their classes, navigate their degree plans, and re-enroll. Ensure students have accurate and timely information, access to appropriate academic and financial assistance , plus appropriate curricular and co-curricular support. Execute orien tation and planning interviews with students in the first 2 weeks of the first term of enrollment: in person, online, by phone, or other strategy. Execute regularly scheduled check-ins for each student during progress to degree.
Execute proactive and intentional notifications to students to complete necessary financial aid, registration, confirmation, VA, and associated processes within 24 hours of receiving alerts. Retention - M itigate stop outs relative to Satisfactory Academic Progress, financial/personal distress, low attendance and/or academic performance, or general dissatisfaction – respond to risk alerts and proactively contact students within 3 business days. U tilize available technologies and the university constituent relationship management (CRM) system to provide student status reports, alert necessary resource personnel, conduct outreach and record interactions.
Support services - Work with students and appropriate departments to ensure provision of needed support services, such as Academic Support, Career Development, Campus Center Staff, Military and Veteran Student Services, and International Student Services. Provide basic information to students and connect students with these resource areas by setting appointments and conducting follow up check-ins. Ensure students are aware of other services available, such as Counseling Center, Library, computer labs, and more. Collaborate with FYE program to support academic resilience and work with Faculty Advisors to coordinate support.
Liaison - Connect students with appropriate student engagement and offsite opportunities – based on their major, interests, location, and mode of delivery. Work behind the scenes with staff and faculty throughout Park, including Faculty Advisors, Academic Advisors, Campus Center Directors, Academic Support Services, Military & Veteran Student Services, Park Distance Learning, Financial Aid, Registrar’s Office, Career Development, Athletics, and International Student Services. Planning and…
About Park University
From its Form 990- Budget $80.1M · Education
- Staff 1,527 · founded 1879
- Pays its leaders $130K–$343K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 10 · Jobs at Park University · Full 990 report