Location: Elizabethtown, KY
Category: Staff
Job Type: Full-time
Posted On: Tue Jul 7 2026
Job Description:
The Academic Advisor at the WKU in Elizabethtown campus plays an important role in our students' educational experiences. Advisors are effective in helping students understand the purpose of a university education, explore the expectations and demands of their chosen career path, and initiate a plan in order to graduate and utilize resources for a path in their chosen career.
WKU in Elizabethtown has a diverse student group, with traditional, adult learners, online learners, and placebound individuals. This position works closely with the Regional Campuses advising team and advisors from the main campus to provide guidance, support, and encouragement for students at the WKU in Elizabethtown campus and surrounding region. This position plays a vital role as part of the Elizabethtown campus team in recruiting students, supporting students, and engaging with our community. WKU in Elizabethtown is a welcoming and inclusive environment. This position reports to the Director, Regional Campuses.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties are customary for this position but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted, and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.
- Provides academic advising to current WKU and prospective WKU students, with special emphasis on transfer advising. (60%)
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Collaborate regularly with other Regional Campuses advisors, advisors from the Bowling Green campus, the WKU Transfer Center, and academic departments to remain current on academic programs and academic advising best practices. (10%)
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Assist with campus recruitment and retention initiatives, including recruitment fairs, classroom visits, and outreach initiatives. (10%)
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Assist Regional Campuses and WKU Transfer Center in keeping WKU Transfer Plans current. (5%)
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Collaborate with WKU in Elizabethtown faculty/staff and other WKU Regional Campuses staff for campus events and engagement, occasionally beyond standard office hours. (5%)
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Serve on the campus task force leadership team, task force team with community colleges, and engage with the Elizabethtown community as a WKU representative. (5%)
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Contributes to office coverage and campus needs. (5%)
Job Requirements:
Additional Information:
Salary Range: $36,000 - $38,000
Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.
Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at 270-745-5121 for assistance. To report concerns related to WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, No. 0.2040 and/or WKU's Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy, No. 0.2070, please complete the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Reporting Form. Additional information regarding Title IX, including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options, is available on WKU's Title IX website.
Information concerning educational programs offered by WKU are provided at: https://www.wku.edu/academics/
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