About James Madison University

Mission

We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision

To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are

Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information

Pre-Professional Health Advising (PPHA) at James Madison University is accepting applications for a Health Professions Advisor; a full-time, twelve-month administrative and professional faculty position. Our office provides aspiring health professionals with the information and guidance necessary to engage in career exploration, excel academically, demonstrate growth in core competencies, and apply to masters and doctoral health professions programs. We foster informed decision-making, initiative, growth in core competencies, and reflecting on experiences. PPHA supports students with interests in nine PPH minors (pre-athletic training, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physician assistant, pre-physical therapy, pre-veterinary medicine) and who are concurrently completing degree/major programs in all colleges.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as knowledgeable and skilled health professions advisor. Advise students on strategies for exploring academic and career interests, incorporating PPH coursework into academic planning, and preparing with the goal of becoming a competitive applicant.
• Assist with writing and editing informational materials in electronic and print formats.
• Plan and implement advising programming, activities, and workshops.
• Respond to inquiries from students, faculty, advisors, and other stakeholders regarding program policies, procedures, and requirements, making referrals as appropriate.
• Support students and recent graduates during the application process including application materials, timelines, admissions tests, essays, letters, school selection, and interviews.
• Maintain active membership in the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP).

• Monitor applications to health professions programs through the advisor portal established by centralized application services. Collect and maintain outcomes data pertaining to admission of students and alumni to health professions programs.
• Report application outcomes and student success profiles. Communicate student success patterns with students to inform self-assessment and decision-making.
• Review admissions requirements at health professions schools and monitor changes. When necessary, propose revisions to minor programs including coursework, and standards for admission and progression.
• Monitor student progress and review performance for minors with approved standards for admission and progression. Author Admission and Progression Standards proposals (new and renewal) that incorporate prerequisite coursework patterns, admissions requirements, and application outcomes.
• Work in collaboration with the Registrar to manage PPH minor programs in the student information system. Review graduation applications.
• Work in collaboration with Student Academic Success and Enrollment Management, Admissions, Orientation and Transition, University Advising, and the Career Center to insure PPH advising resources are shared with first-year, transfer, exploratory, international, athletic and major advisors.
• Coordinate communications and event announcements.
• Collaborate with Student Activities & Involvement to support PPH-related student organizations and their faculty/staff advisors.
• Represent department at Admissions events (Explore JMU, Choices) and First Year and Transfer Advisor training.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Higher education experience in advising, teaching, or counseling.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; to include writing, listening, conversing and presenting information.
• Demonstrated fluency working with diverse student populations.
• Well-developed organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team that shares responsibility for achieving advising excellence, supporting student success, and implementing strategies to achieve organizational goals.

• Degree(s) in science, health-related field, counseling, health profession and/or clinical experience.
• Familiarity with physical therapy, occupational therapy or athletic training.
• Skills in collecting, analyzing and using data to inform advising.
• Strong student development orientation. Ability to troubleshoot problems that interfere with students’ academic progress and experience working to resolve them effectively.
• Experience advising high-achieving students.
• Ongoing commitment to a culture of diversity and inclusion. Apply understanding of holistic admissions and the ways health professions schools are addressing concerns related to access, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience implementing programs that meet the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to assume responsibility, take initiative, approach challenges in flexible and/or creative ways.

Conditions of Employment

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

Posting Date

05/05/2023

Beginning Review Date

06/05/2023

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Proposed Starting Date

07/10/2023

EEO Statement

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report

Notice of Availability – Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, the university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, protocols for the immediate notification of students and staff upon confirmation of a significant emergency on campus and other matters of importance related to security and safety. The report includes statistics for the most recent three-year period of reported crimes that have occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by JMU or its affiliates; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes campus housing fire statistics for the most recent three-year period, a description of each on-campus student housing facility fire safety system, the number of fire drills held during the previous calendar year, policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking, and open flames in student housing; and procedures for student housing evacuation in the event of fire along with other fire safety information.

The JMU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes the Harrisonburg campus and the three overseas branch campuses; Florence, Antwerp, and London. It is available electronically

You can obtain a copy of any of this report by contacting the Office of Public Safety, MSC 6810, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 or request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (540)568-6769/6913.

Minimum Reference(s) Required

3

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting

https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/14570

Additional Posting Information

• Resume
• Cover letter
• A Statement of Inclusive Excellence. This statement should address the applicant’s efforts towards diversity, equity, inclusion and/or justice and demonstrate a focus on inclusivity within the applicant’s workplace activities and/or student success. The statement should not focus on personal values and personal experiences, but rather on actions and experiences as they relate to inclusivity in the workplace.
• Curriculum Vitae (optional)