The Advising Express
Volume 4, Issue 3, October 22, 2014
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Faculty Achievements
Important Advising Notes on the Liberal Arts Core
Prepare for Registration
Majors in Minutes
How does the Office of Academic Advising help students
decide on a major?
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Faculty Achievements
2014 NACADA Outstanding Advising Award Faculty Academic Advising
Dr. Lisa Jepsen
As the global community for academic advising, each year the National
Academic Advising Association (NACADA) recognizes both faculty and staff
academic advisors throughout the world for exellence in academic advising and making significant contributions to the improvement of academic
advising. Dr. Jepsen (picture on the left) is one of 15 recipients of the Outstanding Advisor Award - Faculty Academic Advising for this year. Dr. Jepsen
is an associate professor in the Department of Economics. She genuinely
cares about the welfare of her students and customizes her advising
approach with each student.
2014 MidWestOne UNIque Academic Advising Award Winner
Dr. Jennifer Cooley
The MidWestOne UNIque Academic Advising Award is given to a faculty member who provides excellent advising to
students through availability to students, frequent contact, appropriate referral activity, and facilitation of student
progress toward academic and career goals. This year’s recipient is Dr. Jennifer Cooley, associate professor of languages and literatures. Dr. Cooley has developed unique community engagement activities for her advisees with
local and statewide Latino communities, and she has aided her students in developing rewarding careers.
Listed below are important advising notes for the Liberal Arts Core, Categories 1-3. We have
selected key points advisors need to be aware of during registration. Find all Liberal Arts Core
information on the Liberal Arts Core (LAC) website.
Category 1A: Reading & Writing
Category 1C Continued: ALEKS
- Beginning October 1, there have been changes to the ALEKS Math
Scores and Placement guidelines. Students entering Spring 2015 and
after, will now have free access to the initial assessment, a six-month
subscription to an online review module, and up to four re-takes.
- First-year students who have not satisfied either 1A or 1B may opt to take UNIV 1000 & UNIV
1010 First-Year Cornerstone (both semesters required).
- Current students who took ALEKS under the old exam, who need to
retake the exam, will need to contact Kristin Woods (kristin.woods@uni.
edu) for an access code. They will not go through the ALEKS Portal but
instead the ALEKS website.
Cornerstone Advising FAQ’s
- Learn all ALEKS information here.
Do you know the answer to the following questions? If not, click the heading ”FAQ’s” to learn more.
1. What happens if a student doesn’t pass the FALL semester of UNIV 1000 & UNIV 1010 FirstYear Cornerstone or receives a letter grade that is lower than his/her major requires to satisfy the
LAC Category 1A/1B requirement?
2. What happens if a student passes the FALL semester of UNIV 1000 First-Year Cornerstone, but
doesn’t pass the SPRING smester of UNIV 1010 First-Year Cornerstone or receives a letter grade
that is lower than his/her major requires to satisfy the LAC Cateogry 1A/1B requirements?
3. What happens if a student wishes to replace one of the grades in a semester of UNIV 1000 &
UNIV 1010 First-Year Cornerstone (even if it was better than a C-)?
4. What happens if a student wants to drop UNIV 1000 & UNIV 1010 First-Year Cornerstone with a
“W” by the deadline in either fall or spring?
Prepare for Registration
Do you know the following?
1. Does your department have an advor hold?
2. Do you know where to find Plans of Study?
If no, click here.
3. How does a student check his or her
Academic Advisement Report?
4. What is a Record Analyst?
- HPELS 1059 Dimmensions of Well-Being may be used to satisfy
Category 1D. Students must complete a lecture/discussion and
the lab during the same semester, though order does not matter.
Lecture/discussion and lab are both half-semester courses.
HPELS website is the only place to view these course descriptions,
click here to view.
Category 2A: Humanities
- Students must take two Humanities courses; courses do not
need to be taken in chronological order.
Category 2B: Non-Western Cultures
- Students must take one Non-Western Cultures course.
Exceptions: students from Non-Western countries.
5. How to find an advisee’s GPA?
6. What classes are offered to students for the
Capstone requirement?
7. How does a student satisfy his or her
Foreign Language requirement for
gradution?
Have other registration questions?
Check out the online Advisor Handbook
Course Registration page.
Category 3A: Fine Arts
Category 1B: Speaking & Listening
- Explain to advisees that the course Oral Communication is not only about public speaking. Oral
Communication and Cornerstone help students learn listening and interpersonal skills.
Category 1C: Quantitative Techniques & Understanding
- Elementary Education students may meet the category 1C requirement by completing MATH
1204 Mathematical Reasoning for Teaching 1.
A group speed dating approach to learning about
majors of interest for students!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014
7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
MAUCKER UNION BALLROOMS
What is Majors in Minutes?
Majors in Minutes is a way for students to learn more about a major. It
is set up is similar to speed dating; every 7 minutes, a bell will ring and
students have the choice to stay at one major table or visit a new one.
How does Majors in Minutes work?
If a major sounds interesting, a student sits down and visits with an
upper classman within the major to gather more information about it.
Students may visit as many or as few majors as they would like.
Watch a short video on Majors in Minutes by
clicking the picture.
Category 1D: Personal Wellness
What type of questions do students ask?
Check out a list to give students here.
- Many of these courses may involve attending evening performances. Courses are designed for students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the fine arts.
Category 3B: Literature, Philosophy, & Religion
- Courses under this category which focus on a particular country’s literature all include texts that are translated in English.
How does the Office of Academic Advising
help students decide on a major?
2013-2014
“ InDECIDING
was UNI’s 5 th
LARGEST major.
“
Liberal Arts Core
Important Advising Notes on the Liberal Arts Core
1. First, help students discover their strengths.
2. Based upon their strengths, listen to where they
are heading in life, school, career, and why.
3. Guide students in the process of combining their
strengths and purpose to create an action plan.
The Office of Academic Advising has the following resources students can be directed to:
Programming
Courses
Resources
- Career Cruising Workshops - Career Decision Making
- Career Cruising
- Majors in Minutes
(POSTSEC 1050) 2 unit elective credit
- Strenths Quest
- Pre-Registration Meetings- Srong Interest Inventory
- MBTI
Registration Dates
November
3
Advance Registration begins for Seniors
Advance Registration begins for Graduate Students
5
Advance Registration begins for Juniors
10
Advance Registration begins for Sophomores
14
Advance Registration begins for Freshman
19 Advance Registration for Unclassified Students
Upcoming Events for Students
Upcoming Events for Advisors
10/28 Majors in Minutes 10/28 Controversial Issues (NCBI)
Deadlines
10/31
Last Day to Drop a Full Semester course without an “F”
10/31
Last Day to Change a Full-Semester Course to or from non-graded basis
11/14
Last Day to Drop a Second Half-Semster Course without an “F”
Last Day to Change a Second Half-Semester Course to or from
non-graded basis
Contact Us
Office of Academic Advising
102 Gilchrist
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0389
Phone: 319-273-3406
Fax: 319-273-7515
Email: advising-services@uni.edu
Advisor Contacts by College
Stay up-to-date on everything advsing by
visiting the Advisor Handbook at:
http://www.uni.edu/advisorhandbook/