Specialist - Advisor-Continuing

Position Summary
Our Unit:

The MSU Pathways Persistence Programs in the Office of Undergraduate Education are an affirming, dynamic network of initiatives designed to support student persistence, academic excellence, and empowered community. Aligned with MSU’s commitment to ensure all students can learn, thrive, and graduate, these programs address barriers to success and create structures that promote equitable outcomes. Grounded in equity and social justice, the Pathways Persistence Programs work to close opportunity gaps and support students’ persistence toward graduation.

The cohort programs within the unit—Bailey Scholars, Dow STEM Scholars, First-Generation Leadership & Innovation (FLI) Vanderploeg Scholars, the Residential Initiative on Sustainability and the Environment (RISE) and TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)—offer high-impact experiences such as mentoring, career development, and living-learning communities. Through evidence-based initiatives, largel...