NACADA election results are in! Julian Ledesma is our new Region 9 Chair! This is great news for Berkeley advising and for NACADA. We are delighted to see Julian assume this important and well deserved leadership role. We look forward to the closer relationship a Berkeley Region 9 Chair will bring with our professional association and for increased opportunities to help shape the NACADA agenda in years to come.
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February 24, 2015
August 28, 2014
The year-long program has kicked off with 10 new fellows. Take a look at the session materials to learn more about assessment.
June 9, 2014
The Advising Council and the Center for Teaching and Learning want to help you connect to the assessment community on campus, learn assessment techniques, and implement meaningful assessment activities in your advising unit. Read more
Deadline: June 20, 2014
May 2, 2014
Easing the International Student Transition Through Peer Mentorship
Berkeley International Office
March 18, 2014
Are you passionate about academic advising? Enjoy meeting new people? Sign up to volunteer for a shift at the UC Berkeley's NACADA conference!
As a volunteer, you will have ample opportunities to increase your own knowledge on NACADA topics, expand your professional network, and gain valuable event-related experience. Volunteer shifts vary and responsibilities include:
February 10, 2014
During the month of March, advisors will have a great opportunity to provide feedback on the vendors competing to deliver a new Student Information System (SIS) for UC Berkeley, which will, for the first time, provide integrated tools for curricular and co-curricular advising.
February 4, 2014
Feb 19 | 262 Evans | 11:00am-12:30pm
Join ANC and members of the Cal Answers Team as we explore how Cal Answers can help you manage the spring semester and prepare for the fall. Cal Answers dashboards integrate information on student demographics and outcomes, course offerings and enrollments, current course availability, and much more! Have you ever wondered:
Are you interested in making connections across campus? Are you interested in communicating about issues advisors are talking about? If so, Advising Matters is looking for advisors to join our editorial board.
* Share your perspective on what issues matter most to advisors
* Update the Advising Matters team on advising community news and opportunities
* Help generate story ideas
* Nominate other advisors for the Advisor Spotlight
November 21, 2013
Bob Jacobsen, Associate Executive Dean for Advising in L&S, received the Excellence in Advising - Faculty Role award for Region 9 of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). He will be presented his award at the Region 9 NACADA Conference here at UC Berkeley, March 24-26, 2014
October 24, 2013
UC Berkeley NewsCenter
The UC Berkeley Honor Code is a student-driven document – and, for a large research university, a pioneering one – that grew out of discussions between the ASUC, the Graduate Assembly, the Academic Senate and the deans of the College of Letters and Science, which accounts for more than half of Berkeley’s faculty and three in four of its undergrads.
Lorena Valdez is the Program Director for Transfer Student Services. She has dedicated 15 years to developing courses, mentoring programs, service learning internships, and other projects to help ease the transition for thousands of UC Berkeley transfer students.
October 18, 2013
Big changes are underway in the College of Letters & Science, which is launching a new advising initiative that aims to transform undergraduate advising; the initiative focuses on ‘early and repeated’ advisor conversations with students, and closer coordination between College and Departmental advisors.
UC Berkeley sent a contingent of advisors to Salt Lake City from October 6-9 for the annual conference of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). At the conference,a team of Berkeley advisors received an award for "best in show" at the regional NACADA conference over the summer.
Cal Answers can help you get ready for the spring semester by providing you with essential information about your students, courses, and enrollments. If you haven’t yet, try out Cal Answers and learn a few reporting basics now so you’re ready to dive in when enrollment begins! Cal Answers dashboards integrate information on course offerings and enrollments, current course availability, student demographic profiles, and more – and the interactive reports make it quick and easy to find the answers you need.
October 16, 2013
Graduate Division is introducing a new online Academic Progress Report that will become a routine part of academic progress tracking of doctoral students after advancement to candidacy. This is an interactive tool for students and faculty to record goals and activities annually in order to promote steady progress toward degree completion. The Academic Progress Report is an Academic Senate requirement that applies to all doctoral students and it is also an eligibility requirement to receive the Doctoral Completion Fellowship (DCF).
A Letter from Georjana Barnes, Chair, L&S Executive Committee:
October 10, 2013
The Berkeley Peer Advisor Network (bPAN) is hosting a series of workshops for peer advisors and peer mentors. The series is sponsored by the Advising Council.
October 4, 2013
Oct. 4, 2013
Dear Advisers and Members of the UC Berkeley Community,
October 1, 2013
From Obstacle Course to Launching Pad:
Advising High Achievers
By Elizabeth Wilcox
Eight advisors were named as the 2013 Advising Council Fellows. The advisors will meet monthly to develop their expertise in advising program evaluation and assessment, and will be developing assessment plans for advising in their units.
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