Specialist of Studnet Life
GUST
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
• Responsible to organize and implement student para-academic activities within the campus with the aim to provide students with an optimal experience, this includes, but is not limited to, sports events, volunteering activities and counselling services in coordination with Sports, Counselling and Volunteering teams.
• Develop student orientation programmes within the campus with the aim to familiarise new students with the campus and enable students, faculty and staff to meet in close collaboration with Student Affairs.
• Provide necessary tools for the students including, but not limited to, student handbooks.
• Prepare and run student activities and events within the campus including, but not limited to,
social and entertainment events, receptions, etc.
• Organise special events at the campus level including, but not limited to, National Day
celebrations, graduation ceremonies, etc.
• Provide support and guidance to the Student Council and other student groups/clubs as and when
needed.
• Manage submissions and participation of students in competitions and conferences.
• Support with the development and analysis of system-wide student surveys to identify room for
improvement.
• Prepare proposals for events in coordination with line manager in order to agree on the venues and timelines as and when needed.
• Teaching management courses to students.
• Ability to make business professionals out of students.
• Skilled in satisfying all queries of students related to courses and placement.
• Immaculate communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Outstanding leadership, motivational, and time management skills.
• Evaluated and provided grades to students based on their performance in classwork and tests.
• Provided assignments and papers to students and assisted them in completing.
• Planned and prepared course materials corresponding to prevailing business trends.
• Maintained attendance records, grades, and academic records.
• Encourage students to participate in debate on national levels.
• Revised curricula and course content to keep students abreast with business practices.
Academic Advisor - Student Success Center/One Stop Student Services Center
• Provide academic advice and guidance in course selection related to a student’s major requirements.
• Develop relevant publications related to student academic development. These are, but not limited to:
Academic Advising Handbook, Academic Advising Logistics Manual, Faculty Academic Advising
Handbook and other related publications (Published 3 academic advising handbooks in GUST).
• Provide professional development to faculty academic advisors in respected departments on academic
advising policies, procedures, systems and related developmental academic advsing areas.
• Liason with related academic departments on updated curriculum changes, policy and procedure
developments, course scheduling, written course descriptions, pre-requisites, development of the yearly
Bulletin catalog and other related academic guidance sources.
• Resolves academic problems and inquires related to a student’s educational plan.
Due to the new transaction in GUST structure the Student Success Center has been merged with part of Admission department to create One Stop Student Services Center.
• Implement Academic Advising system to all undergraduate GUST students from 0 credits to 120 credits since joining OSC, and became the reference point of Academic Advising. Provide advising services to my cohort and other OSC advisors’ cohort as well.
• Conducted Academic Advising training sessions for OSC advisors and prepare them to advise GUST students by following international Academic Advising guidelines according to NACADA’s strategies.
• Supervise and train the SSC/OSC Student Workers. Serve as a mentor to the recruited SSC/OSC Student Workers as assigned.
• Act as a support agent in the advising sheet atomization to be connected with the people soft system.
• Held several workshops for all GUST students according to their majors under the name of MS Workshop. MS
workshop is Specialized workshop for each major in order to train students on how to read their major sheet
and inform them about the latest’s updates as per advisors’ meetings with HODs.
• Act as first and continual point of contact for prospective families from enquiry through to the enrolment of
new students at GUST, Organize and conduct visits for prospective parents, ensuring the maintenance of high
quality customer care at all times, Record and report accurate and timely information for each case.
• Effectively participate in initiatives to drive student recruitment and enrolment opportunities.
• Liaise and build positive relationships with members of staff and faculty.
• Responsible for fielding, filtering, and effectively responding to enquiries, received via telephone, email, and in
person; Provide information and advice to applicants on Admissions and Academics from first enquiry through to enrolment. Work diligently in a team approach towards set student number targets both PUC and Private students.
• Process student applications, Arrange and administer on line academic testing as appropriate; Check if the student need MATH or ENGLISH placement test, Book a placement test for them if needed, Inform the student about their placement test dates. Follow up with registration office regarding the transfer students’ transcripts. Check with registration regarding transfer students’ issues.
• Contact the student after their test results, inform the students that they have to complete their files with their official documents. Submit completed files to registration department to get the students’ acceptance letter and ID cards.
• Participated in PUC phases for new applicants to GUST, and helped out during phase 1 to upload the PUC required documents for the applicants on the PUC website.
Issuing Letters for students per their requests. Provide administrative support for Registrar Office.
Guide and assist students regarding registration for their courses.
Use the Banner to add/drop students from classes, reset passwords for students, view holds, remove restrictions, view grades...etc.
Act as liaisons between students, administrative staff, faculty, and community members to facilitate the
success of student programs.
• Provide academic advising for new students and those who have yet to declare a major.
• Assist with special events like homecoming, student registration, and orientation.
• Consult with staff about student medical, physical, and mental health issues.
• Advice and counsel students regarding their courses, and the requirements.
• Dealing with the students' ability to communicate with teachers and peers.
• Adjust new students to different courses to suit their needs, and making sure each student maintains a
positive attitude.
• Monitor the attendance for EPP students through database and communicate with their professors,
and issuing warning acknowledgement letters for exceeded absence.
Consulting Department
• Work as a part of the consulting team focusing on regional and global engagements and interact
closely with senior client management.
• Work effectively towards specific requirements that build relationships with senior management and
colleagues.
Projects: Ministry of Finance (State of Kuwait) Government Financial Management Information Systems
Role: Developed the Taxation, Real Estate, and Fleet Management policies and procedures manuals for the
State of Kuwait, and conducted project management activities such as planning, monitoring, and reporting
within GFMIS.
Handled the faculty office floor.
• Aided over 40 faculty members.
• Provide assistance on front-counter and answering questions for students and faculty.
• Sharpened Communication Skills.
• Developed Public Relations proficiency.
• Answering telephone calls, filing, photocopying, typing etc.
Take full responsibility for reconciling the Banner Degree Audit program and the Division ACR
(Advisee Compliance Report) for Business and Economics Division Degree Candidates.
• Initiate an ACR for Degree Candidates when registered for their Degree as the ACR is the basis for
B&E Advisers. Review ACR for graduating seniors to ensure they met graduation requirements and
provide back-up for the Registrar.
• Work with the Division Head and the Coordinator on assessing course requirements for schedule
planning. Work with B&E faculty on all advising and Registration matters, and attend Faculty
Meetings as a voting member.
• Advice all students matters and maintains B&E Division student's confidential files.
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