ASAP helps students earn their college degree as quickly as possible by removing the financial, academic, and personal obstacles that many students face. Key ASAP program features include a consolidated block schedule, cohorts by major, required full-time study, and comprehensive advisement and career development services. Financial incentives include tuition waivers for financially eligible students, yearly textbook vouchers, and monthly OMNY cards for all students. Further information is available at www.cuny.edu/ASAP.
Reporting to the ASAP Director, the ASAP Associate Director supervises and monitors the day-to-day work of academic advisors, ensuring they provide timely, effective academic guidance for all students to support degree completion. The Associate Director also ensures student engagement aligns with the program’s advisement rubric. The role is responsible for monitoring and analyzing individual advisor and overall program engagement data consistently to ensure advisors meet program engagement benchmarks.
The ASAP Associate Director (Advisement) assesses needs and gaps, develops strategies for effective advisement programming, and collaborates with other designated program staff on retention-related activities. The Associate Director assists the ASAP Director in key program administrative areas and provides a framework of support, guidance, and professional development for their advisees.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supervising ASAP advisors in the delivery of comprehensive support services to ASAP students, with additional support for transfer students, if applicable
• Overseeing the timely entry of student enrollment and program contact tracking data into the ASAPi database
• Monitoring and assessing individual advisor reports regularly to ensure progress toward ASAP success benchmarks and to identify student support needs
• Overseeing ongoing training, support, and professional development for ASAP advisement staff
• Monitoring and disseminating changes in college advisement procedures and academic policies
• Supervising the planning and implementation of ASAP summer programming, including summer course offerings, workshops, prep sessions, and other special student activities
• Assisting and supporting the Associate Director of Recruitment and Retention with recruitment planning, advisement scheduling, and activities during recruitment
• Assisting the ASAP Director with required reporting and collaborating with other college units
• Performing related duties as assigned