Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statement

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation. We’ve prioritized providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificates in 70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation, half are Pell Grant eligible, and nearly three-fourths are part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada, a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelor’s degrees. Consistent with CSN’s mission, vision, and values we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper. 

Institutional Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. We seek faculty who demonstrate their commitment to our communities, value equity and inclusion, and amplify diverse perspectives. Faculty are intentional about providing culturally responsive instruction to promote creativity, innovation, growth, and academic excellence.

We believe equity is the foundation for a thriving, justice-centered institution that serves all. We strive to uphold our mission, to create, and preserve an inclusive environment that is dedicated to achieving educational access, equity, inviolable dignity, and opportunity for all to participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. 

We ensure that all our work and efforts are transformative and build a truly Students First institutional culture. We commit to the journey ahead, embrace difficult conversations, examine implicit biases, and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement. We do this by creating, uplifting, and centering all the voices and experiential knowledge of our students, employees, and campus communities.  

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

Why Live and Work in Southern Nevada?

The region has an environment where professional satisfaction and career achievement are paired with optimal quality of life in a locale with abundant opportunities for work and leisure. Southern Nevada is an excellent base camp for outdoor recreation. Popular nearby hiking and rock-climbing spots include Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon, the National Conservation Area, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, and Valley of Fire State Park.

Residents enjoy vibrant urban and suburban communities, within the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson, world-class restaurants, and beautiful parks. The region features a reasonable cost of living, with affordable prices on everything from housing to utilities to groceries compared to most major cities across the nation. Thanks to its mild winters and ample sunshine, the area appeals to a variety of age groups, from retirees to early career professionals. There are plenty of family-friendly activities available to keep families busy. Las Vegas is also a haven for professional sports fans with the NHL Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup Winner), WNBA Las Vegas Aces (2023 National Champions), NFL Raiders Football Team, Las Vegas Lights FC and the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Benefits of Working at CSN

• Grant-in-Aid: Tuition & fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.

• Time Off: CSN provides a variety of time off options to help employees manage their work-life balance.

• Holidays: All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.

• Benefits: CSN offers attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employee and dependents.

• Retirement Plan:  Participants contribute 17.5% with 100% employer match.

• On-site Early Childhood Education Center services available

• Learning & professional development opportunities.

• Active CSN Affinity Groups that focus on campus-wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.

For more information about the benefits offered at CSN, please click the link https://www.csn.edu/benefits

Job Description

The role of Academic Advisor is charged with helping students: declare a major, plan their course work toward certificate or degree completion, assess their personal strengths and limitations, learn and utilize various academic success strategies, explore career opportunities, learn how to successfully navigate the educational system, benefit from campus and community resources, and connect to campus life. The Academic Advisor works with students in collaboration with varied academic units/staff to implement a personalized success plan, identify available resources and take necessary corrective actions essential for academic success.

Additionally, the Academic Advisor is responsible for assisting students with graduation audits, residency appeals, unusual enrollment, and credit overload requests.

The Academic Advisor position may be a general advising role across various academic units and/or assigned to work with a specific academic department/school while continually fostering a partnership with the student, faculty, and staff across campus. This post may function within a hybrid or remote model and operate from various CSN sites within the Charleston service region.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Liberal Arts, Social Science, or related field from a regionally accredited college/university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 1 year in an Advising related role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university.

The duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Working knowledge of advising, student development/engagement, retention, and student success best practices and strategies.

• Ability to provide effective academic, personal, financial, adjustment and career advisement to a diverse college student population.

• Exhibit excellent critical-thinking skills through a demonstrated ability to interpret and evaluate explanations of problems of sensitive and complex nature, analyzing and defining uses obtained explicitly and implicitly from students, faculty, and staff.

• Demonstrate skill to evaluate and assess student’s academic needs, strengths, and weaknesses, and with student’s input develop appropriate courses of action.

• Capacity to develop, implement and present workshops pertaining to college success and advanced learning strategies, effective graduation planning, and transfer agreements.

• Show sensitivity toward understanding the special needs of at-risk, marginalized and/or disadvantaged students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.

• Possess strong problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, the capacity to be a self-starter.

• Demonstrate strategic planning and capacity to develop and carry out short-term and long-term action goals/plans.

• Must be approachable and personable and articulate with excellent writing, interpersonal and public speaking skills, and able to communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff.

• Demonstrate knowledge of FERPA including ability to interpret and adhere to student privacy policies.

• Be proficient in MS Office Suite and computer database management software in general.

• Ability to demonstrate proficient caseload management skills.

Starting Salary Range

Administrative Faculty B - The starting salary is $50,207.