Author: Andrew Wahlstrom

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2018 Advisor Award Announcements

The Division of Undergraduate Studies and the All-Campus Advising Association (ACAA) held their 5thannual Appreciation Brunch and Awards Ceremony on May 31stthis year. This ceremony celebrates the fantastic undergraduate advising and mentoring found across the UO campus and allows us to specifically recognize one Faculty and one Professional Undergraduate Advisor for their extraordinary dedication to UO students. This year’s honorees are Outstanding Faculty Award recipient Dr. Elizabeth Raisanen, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Instructor of Literature in The Robert Donald Clark Honors College; and Outstanding Professional Advisor Award recipient Angel Dorantes, Undergraduate Advising and Retention Coordinator for the Department of Education Studies in the College of Education. We congratulate Elizabeth and Angel and extend our appreciation for their compassion and dedication to undergraduate advising.

Outstanding Faculty Advisor:Dr. Elizabeth Raisanen, Robert Donald Clark Honors College

Outstanding Professional Advisor: Angel Dorantes, Education Studies

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Upcoming Spring 2018 Events

ACAA and Division of Undergraduate Studies 2018 Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Awards

May 31, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Gerlinger Alumni Lounge
Brunch provided

Advising Mini-Conference, hosted by Office of Academic Advising, UGS

June 6, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  three consecutive sessions
Gerlinger Alumni Lounge
Light refreshments provided by Office of Academic Advising in UGS

Session schedule: 

  • Session 1: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Reframing Mindsets to Improve Student Success, presented by Celena Simpson and Grant Schoonover (Pathway Oregon)
  • Session 2: 2:15 p.m. -3:15 p.m. – Small But Powerful: Using Mobile Devices to Supercharge Your Advising Documentation System, Andrew Wahlstrom (Lundquist College of Business)
  • Session 3: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – The Checklist Approach to Better Advising, Arturo Zavala (College of Design)