Director of the Academic Advisement Center

To manage and maintain advisement services for 1st and 2nd year students, as well as recommend and implement best practices for student success. In addition, the Director will be required to:

Must be able to work flexible hours, which occasionally may include evenings and weekends.

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check

Please be advised, COVID-19 vaccinations are strongly encouraged but not required for eligible faculty and staff employed by Bowie State University. This protocol may be subject to change.

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.


Purpose: The mission of the Academic Advising Center at Bowie State University is to serve all undergraduate students from entry to the university to the completion of 59 credits.

The Academic Advising Center provides academic and student development services for current students, as well as work with academic departments to ensure a smooth transition from working with professional academic advisors to faculty advisors located in the academic departments. Specific services include: working closely with the Admissions department to provide academic services, including academic advising, course scheduling, new student orientation; testing services; enrollment management to ensure courses for new students are available upon arrival; career development services; university assessment services; disability support services and coordinating the largest course at the University, Freshman Seminar. Overall, the Director will lead and coordinate university-wide academic advisement services by collaborating with all colleges, departments and support units.