The Academic Counselor is responsible for providing general administrative and operational assistance to the Director in implementing activities and services in accordance with the McNair grant Travel is an integral part of this positionThe Academic Counselor position is responsible for Assisting with recruitment activities Assisting with planning and conducting workshops Advising students on graduate school preparation eg admissions financial aid course selection etc and matters related to graduate school and doctoral study Maintaining accurate records on advising caseload student attendance sheets for all activities and other pertinent records that demonstrate student compliance with activities Assisting with planning for the Summer Research Institute Planning summer graduate school visits and related trips Assisting with organizing the summer closing banquet Designing appropriate forms to document and assess student performance Assisting with preparing annual performance reports Representing the program in the absence of the Associate Director Performing other administrative duties as assigned by the Director andor Executive Director