Accomplishments: Office of the Executive Director of Academic Advising
Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that addresses the needs for wellness, sustainability,…
Maria Aladjova (School of Health Sciences Advising Center) and Lae Morales (College of Sciences Advising Center) recently served on a panel of academic advisors at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. They shared their successes and challenges that could be used in the planning process of designing future training activities…
Elizabeth Johnson and Sheetal Survase (both Academic Success Center Advising Center) recently presented at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. Their presentation was titled "Coping During COVID-19: Examining Advising Effectiveness in Relation to an Advisor's Work Conditions." They shared their insights on ways to…
Jacquee De Jesus (Academic Success Center Advising Center) recently presented at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. Her presentation was titled "The IROH Approach to Academic Advising: Providing Mentorship and Guidance." She and her co-presenter, Derek Furukawa from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, shared how the IROH (…
Tiffany Schmier (Academic Success Center Advising Center) and Nicole Stella (Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education) recently presented at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. Their presentation was titled "Identity Theory 101: Using Identity Theory to Support Students." They provided an overview of pertinent…
Le Quanda Cole (Student Success) was selected as one of five National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) Transfer Champions in the nation—Rising Star Award Winners for 2022. Cole is the the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ/CSN Transfer Program director. NISTS recognizes exemplary transfer advocates who are influencing policies, practices, and programs to…
Qingmin Shi, John Crooker, Christina Drum, and Brent Drake (all Decision Support) authored a paper that has been named a Charles F. Elton Best Paper by the Association for Institutional Research. The paper, titled "Investigation of the Effect of First-Year Seminars on Student Success," was presented at the 2019 AIR Forum and will be published…
Sheetal Survase and Nicole Stella (both Academic Success Center) are recent recipients of the following Region 9 National Academic Advising Association awards: Sheetal Survase, Excellence in Advising, New Advisor and Nicole Stella, Excellence in Advising, Advising Innovation Certificate of Merit. The association is for …