Ithaca College

Residential Life and Academic Enrichment Services are looking for three First Year Academic Coaches for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The ideal candidate will be a junior or senior with a strong academic progress.  The ideal candidate will be aware of issues of academic concern for first year students and will be able to help guide students to resources available on campus for academic success.

The specific duties of the FYAC are to

• Participate in training before the beginning of classes.
• Provide students with information to help ensure academic success (bulletin boards, programming efforts, one-on-one engagement, newsletter/column, etc.)
• Promote and distribute AES academic support materials to residence hall community.
• Conduct information sessions to residence hall community on AES services (if requested)
• Facilitate small group sessions on study skills as requested by AES staff early in semester.
• Survey students’ needs for tutoring and other forms of academic support on a regular basis via email, newsletter, and one-on-one engagement.
• Develop and facilitate final exam prep workshops/small group seminars.
• Read the selected First Year Reading Initiative book to create common ground with FYRE students.
• Participate in the Move-In Crew to create awareness of position.
• Serve as a student receptionist in AES for 2 hours per week in order to become familiar with AES student clientele.
• Attend biweekly staff meetings with AES or as requested.
• Attend AES ongoing training and student assistant meetings.

This position will be paid $9.50 per hour and will be for 10 hours a week, Fall and Spring semesters. 

The FYAC must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher and remain in good academic standing during their time in this position.  The FYAC must also be in good judicial standing with the College.

Please contact Ericka Smith-Schubart at smith@ithaca.edu for the FYAC application and job description.