Mentor/Advisor Specialist

Mentor/Advisor Specialist Marquette University, United States about 4 hours ago

Location:

Milwaukee, WISCONSIN

Job Type:

PartTime Posting Details Position Information Posting Number 201104761 Position Title Mentor/Advisor Specialist State Wisconsin Employment Status Part Time Position Status Limited Term If Limited Term (End Date of Assignment, Project, or Grant) 07/31/2027 Position Type Staff Job Family Student Support, Advising, and Career Development # Hours Per Week 20 Position Overview Be The Difference Begins with Great People. Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make the difference in the lives of students and faculty? We're always looking for highly talented individuals to join our team - people who think big, care deeply, and believe in being the difference in their work and community. We prioritize student success, access to education, and service in our work to educate well-rounded servant leaders who transform their fields, our society and the world. Our Catholic, Jesuit approach emphasizes student engagement with the world around them and formation of the heart and mind.

We believe in our mission:

The search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. These core values guide our relationships with our students, each other, and our community. Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package including medical, dental, vision, 403(b) with up to 8% university match, generous time off package, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement! For more information, please view our Total Rewards guide . This is your next opportunity to join an organization that invests in their employees' career journey by diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging a healthy work-life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing leadership training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion. The Mentor/Advisor Specialist (MAS) serves as mentor/advisor for students in the Project-Beyond-2 (PB2) program. Additionally, the MAS in this position supports structured project and peer mentoring activities for project participants and community partners in the PB-2 Program. The PB2 program functions to recruit, retain, and graduate nursing students from disadvantaged and underrepresented minority (URM) backgrounds to improve health workforce diversity. The role will include monitoring, tracking, and maintaining accurate records of all mentoring activities and student project participants' academic records. The objectives of this job include fostering recruitment, retention, academic success, and graduation of disadvantaged and under represented minority (URM) nursing students to improve health workforce diversity. Additionally, the MAS will support a pre-admission intensive program and structured academic and leadership activities for incoming disadvantaged and URM nursing students. Duties and Responsibilities 1. Provide individual advising and mentoring for project participants 2. Support professional nurse mentoring program for project participants (PP) 3. Coordinate structured activities for project participants 4. Support summer Preadmission Intensive Program for incoming freshmen 5. Conduct group & one-to-one mentoring training sessions for project participants and mentors 6. Track mentoring activities, including peer mentoring, & maintain a mentor-mentee network 7. Link students with professional minority nursing organizations and community partners 8. Coordinate and keep records of structured activities for BSN participants (BSNPP) 9. Coordinate and keep records of efforts made in addressing social determinants of education & health (SDE/SDH) 10. Support summer Preliminary Academic Intensive (PAI) program for incoming freshman 11. Advise BSNPP, assist with scholarship applications 12. Track academic progress electronically of BSNPP & offer additional individualized academic supports as needed. 13. Attend MUCN sessions for enrolled nursing students to foster early, direct contact & encourage project participation (e.g., open houses, orientations) 14. Assist Project Director (PD) to seek future funding for project sustainability 15. Assist with preparation of meeting materials including creation of presentations consisting of current research and resources, newsletters, handouts & other related materials, as well as printing, binding & collating 16. Assist with room reservations, preparation of agendas & minutes, & logistics as assigned 17. Maintain system for loaning and checking-out study aids (i.e., books, reference guides, anatomical models) Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Bachelor's degree required. Licensed Registered Nurse (RN), with academic teaching and program planning and coordination experience needed, including clinical precepting. 3 years of relevant and related experience, including some teaching, program development, and clinical precepting. Extensive experience with mentoring diverse students required. Experience working with social determinants of education and health (SDE/SDH) & diverse populations is critical for position. Strong collaboration, communication, presentation, & interpersonal skills required. Successful candidate will have a positive attitude & good communication skill, while upholding service excellence with all team members, student participants, and community partners. Exhibit individual initiative; work independently as part of the well-coordinated team. Be technically proficient & accurate, and possess attention to detail. Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Master's-degree preferred; Knowledge of Milwaukee & Marquette University community preferred. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Department College of Nursing Posting Date 06/10/2026 Closing Date Special Instructions to Applicants EOE Statement It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.