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2011-12

Departmental Advisor Training/Support Program (2011)

The training & support program for department advisors, which was piloted last fall will continue this year. Based on feedback from last year’s program, we have shortened the sessions and slightly reorganized the topics. The schedule for the program is as follows:

• Friday, October 14:
  Overview of Requirements, Intro to on-line resources including the CG and Wolverine Access, Transcript Reading session, Advisor Handbook
• Friday, October 28:
  Student Advising File, Exceptions and Note-writing tips, Declaration and Release information, PTD and auditing overview,  graduation and auditing, minors.  
• Friday, November 4:
  Standard's Board  — including  Dean's file, grade review and progress reports, Students in Difficulty
• Friday, November 11:
  Transfer credit, study abroad, Honors majors, ICP and BGS

The time of the sessions is 10AM-Noon, and the location is the same as last year, the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center’s training/conference rooms (G239/243 Angell).  The sessions are open to everyone, both new and continuing advisors. You can attend as many or as few sessions as are of interest and convenient for your schedule. Space is limited, so please RSVP at your earliest convenience by emailing the Program Coordinator, Susan Gass (sgass@umich.edu). If you have any questions or would like further information about any of the sessions, you may also email Susan.