Pre-Professional Coordinator

Join the dynamic team in the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center (Explore Center) to provide coordination of programming for pre-professional students. The Coordinator for Pre-Professional Advising coordinates, plans, and delivers pre-professional programming and assists with training for advising staff concerning pre-professional advising items.

Programming includes, but is not limited to, workshop series', field trips, club meetings, learning communities, programming for special UNL groups, etc. Provides comprehensive advising services to a caseload of pre-health, pre-law, undeclared, and pre-engineering students in the Explore Center. Applies knowledge of cultural context, differences, and institutional/social barriers that influence the student experience in order to apply effective advising strategies for all students. Maintains a thorough knowledge of complex academic program and professional school requirements and academic policy information. Collaborates with the Explore Center team and other campus offices to engage in best practices programming to aid student retention efforts. Engages in the development, leadership, delivery, and assessment of pre-professional student programs aimed at students' exploration of and optimal preparation for careers in healthcare. Takes a leading role as a liaison for a strategic large and/or complex pre-professional area (pre-nursing, pre-law, e.g.).

Occasional evening and weekend events and advising required. Assists Explore Center as needed with advising and/or events for prospective UNL students.