Visiting Admissions Advisor and Credential Evaluator-Office of Admissions and Enrollment Strategies

Admissions Advisor

This position serves as an advisor, resource, recruiter, and consultant for students in all aspects of undergraduate, graduate, or professional admissions. Duties include the understanding of recruitment strategies, application requirements, credential analysis, admission decision making, facilitation of strong relationships with students, and assistance with campus-wide recruitment and outreach processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

Advise prospective first year, transfer, graduate, professional and non-traditional (adult) students on application requirements, proper credentials, course requirements, and transfer articulation. Determine eligibility for admission and communicates academic standing to university administrators to ensure compliance with all university requirements.

Serve as a primary recruitment representative, handling questions and responding to inquiries from prospective students from assigned schools or recruitment territories through varied communication channels, for the purpose of increasing applications and enrollments. School and other field assignments will vary from adviser to adviser.

Maintain a travel schedule and represent admissions at various recruitment events, high school visits, yield activities, webinars, national, and international venues.

Nurture relationships with students, parents, high school counselors, teachers, international partners, and administrators providing admissions advice relative to the recruitment and admissions processes.

Serve as a credential evaluator for both domestic and international materials. Understand international credential review, researches institution accreditation, and translates grades and degrees to U.S. equivalencies. Familiar with foreign educational systems.

Communicate with college and departmental personnel to promote and support the University's overall recruitment and admissions efforts including the prospect pool, application status, admissions requirements and policy, deadlines, and final decisions. Develop relationships with department and college staff to foster a strong working relationship between units.

Assist the Office of Global Engagement on international recruitment and admissions initiatives.

Read applicant materials and apply college admissions criteria to perform a holistic review of applicants. Capable of independent decision-making based upon holistic review.

Evaluate transcripts and foreign course work to determine transferability and eligibility for admission. Maintain and manage official student academic record in accordance with recognized protocols.

Provide referral service for students and applicants to appropriate campus resources for assistance. Provide advisement to students regarding admissions policies/procedures and general academic program requirements. Describe programs and disseminate information regarding the University.

Organize and participate in student recruitment and yield activities, including yield receptions, open houses, and college and high school fairs. Develop promotional and marketing plans including social networks, list serves, and email campaigns.

Present admissions and recruitment information for campus visitors (prospective students, families, student and school groups) of various sizes.

Represent the University in the field and at on-campus events to provide information about available offerings, including but not limited to academic programs, resources, opportunities, facilities, etc.

Promote and adhere to the university's standards and state and federal requirements on ethical recruitment and admissions practices.

Using knowledge of current university database software in the admissions module, analyze and evaluate application information. Participate in testing of system upgrades.

Act as the primary point of contact for prospective students via telephone, email, and by in-person or virtual appointment. Communication regarding any issue pertaining to student recruitment and admissions. Independently make decisions to facilitate the recruitment of and admissions process for students.

Prepare and produce statistical reports and other formal records in accordance with applicable laws and policies; reviews and recommends record management and other application review procedures.

Plan, assign and review work of staff to ensure that group objectives are met. Hire, train, develop and manage staff to ensure that a qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.