Starbucks Coffee Meetup!

Hey fellow CSUSB advisors!

Join other CSUSB advisors tomorrow morning (early) for a coffee meetup at Starbucks!

Check your CSUSB e-mail for details!

See you then!

Matt

Meeting #11

Hello fellow CSUSB Advisors!

Here are the notes from today's meeting:

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2016
Time: 8-9:30 a.m.
Location: UGS Conference Room UH-397

Attendees: Judith Osorio, Amy Hanna, Julia Munyandamutsa, Evelyn Knox, Star Wildes, Erika Hernandez, Lydia Pearson, Agustin Ramirez, Michael Harrison, Amanda Salazar, Matt Markin

Topics of discussion:

• Introduction of new members:
• Amy from College of Extended Learning
• Amanda from College of Natural Sciences
• Updates/Changes for New Advisors Group:
• Addition of professional development component
• Advising Library- Literature and DVDs covering:
• Advising approaches/theories
• Advising scenarios
• Career advising
• Teaching 
• In addition of blog, addition of Instagram and Snapchat accounts
• Create more transparency and celebrate all we do as professional advisors
• More discussions related to case studies during meetings
• Case Study Discussion
• Opportunity Drawing- Winners:
• Erika
• Michael

Next meeting: Doodle will be sent out by end of day for advisor availability

Take care,

Matt

Motivational Quote Winner!

Hello fellow CSUSB Advisors!

Who won the framed motivational quote giveaway?  Find out in the video below!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIkTw3qhBF1/?taken-by=csusb_advisors

Take care,

Matt

https://csusb.edu/advising

Words of Inspiration Opportunity Drawing!

Hello fellow CSUSB Advisors!

We’re well into summer!  Per your suggestions, we’ve got plans in August for a Starbucks meeting and possibly a morning breakfast get together J

In the meantime, how about another giveaway? Do you like words of inspiration or motivation? Well, our next giveaway is just that!

We’ll be drawing one lucky winner next Monday, August 1^st!

Take care,

Matt

New Advisors Guidebook Opportunity Drawing Winner!

Hi New Advisors Group!

Who won the New Advisors Guidebook opportunity drawing?  Find out in this video J

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH1-j77Bw1j/?taken-by=csusb_advisors

While you’re there, why not follow our lil’ group on Instagram under csusb_advisors

And heck, why not, Snapchat, too, under csusbadvisors

*Just a note- The above social media is meant to create transparency for this group, show the amazing things we do as advisors, and show life from the academic advisors view.

Take care,

Matt

Opportunity Drawing!

Hey fellow CSUSB advisors!

Have you heard of "The New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Academic Advising"? 

I know some of you already have this book, but for those who don't, I'm going to do an opportunity drawing this Thursday for one lucky CSUSB advisor to win it.  

Check your CSUSB e-mail. If you would like to be entered in the drawing, all you have to do is e-mail me back. 

This book is 400 pages of foundational content that can help us as new or veteran advisors. 

From the description: 

The New Advisor Guidebook serves as an introduction to what advisors must know to do their jobs effectively. It pairs with Academic Advising Approaches: Strategies That Teach Students to Make the Most of College, also from NACADA, which presents the delivery strategies successful advisors can use to help students make the most of their college experience.

Thanks,

Matt

Meeting #10

Hello fellow CSUSB Advisors!

Here are the notes from today's meeting:

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Time: 9-10 a.m.
Location: UGS Conference Room UH-397

Attendees: Sara DeMoss, Judith Osorio, Evelyn Knox, Star Wildes, Michael Harrison, Ed Mendoza, Agustin Ramirez, Erika Hernandez, Matt Markin

Topics of discussion:

• Veterans
• Veteran Certification- http://registrar.csusb.edu/misc/vetcert.html 
• Veteran Statement of Responsibility- http://registrar.csusb.edu/misc/documents/VetSOR2014.pdf
• Veteran Short Term Absence- https://www.csusb.edu/sites/default/files/VeteransShortTermAbsence_000.pdf
• Priority registration
• Advising at Veterans Success Center
• New Advising & Academic Services website, https://www.csusb.edu/advising
• Academic Probation process 
• When holds will be placed
• Different types of probation
• What is a dismissal
• Academic Renewal- https://www.csusb.edu/advising/policies-procedures/academic-renewal
• Retroactive withdrawal
• Excessive Unit students (super seniors)
• Summer office hours/advising 
• Conferences
• CSU/EAB Analytics Conference- July 20th
• CA Collaborative Academic Advising Conference- October 24-25
• UC Davis
• Proposals due by July 15th
• Tips on Helping 10 Percent Students:

• This is the last meeting of the academic year. Meetings will start up again in September
• Additions/Changes/Updates/Suggestions for the next academic year:
• Sample case studies to discuss & improve advising
• Invite more advisors to meetings
• Maintain current length of meetings
• More discussions
• Additional readings for analysis and group discussions
• More meetings with Starbucks :)
• Offsite team building - lunch or dinner

Next meeting: Doodle will be sent out in August for advisor availability

Take care,

Matt