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ACAA Friends,
Winter Career Readiness Week is coming up soon! As always, I ask for your help with sharing our CRW information with students – below you’ll find links to promotional materials, or the bottom of this message is email content that you can pass along to others.
Thanks so much for your help – Go Ducks!
Paul Timmins
University Career Center
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for attending the Winter 2025 Advising Townhall. You can access the slides to the presentation here. (Winter 2025 Advising Townhall Slides)
The Spring 2025 Advising Townhall is scheduled for Wednesday April 9 from 2:00 – 4:00. See you then!
Lauren
Hello, and welcome back to a new term!
As we head into a new term, we will be continuing Colleague Connections—with the same connections as fall term. If, for any reason, you cannot continue with colleague connections this term, or it you need to switch connections, email Sarah at sharde@uoregon.edu.
If you did not have the chance to sign up in the fall, but would like to now, fill out the attached (and short) survey by this Friday, January 17th: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/389d0f3f88bd4c84b12b97a73d37d86a
Colleague Connections matches two advisors from different departments, in order to get to know colleagues that you don’t work with regularly. These meetings are informal–they are not tracked and you can chat about anything you would like. You’re welcome to connect at other ACAA events throughout the fall term, but we hope that you will meet up on your own as well!
From your ACAA Community Building Committee,
From Heather Gustafson on the Advising Teams Channel: O365_IntroDUCKtion and General Advising
DuckWeb Maintenance this Weekend
Thank you for reaching out about DuckWeb being down this weekend and it being a deadline that students have strong feelings about.
DuckWeb will have an updated message, but sometimes students are so frustrated by the first words that DuckWeb is down that they do not read everything or scroll down on their device.
We are encouraging advisors/advising groups to use OOO messages this weekend that include something like:
DuckWeb is down for extended maintenance from 7pm on Friday, 10 January, to 10pm on Saturday, 11 January. If you are trying to drop any or all courses email registrar@uoregon.edu from your UO email and Include all course information such as: I want to drop MATH 100 – Beginning College Math in Winter 2024.
If a student emails you over the weekend and does nothing else advisors can submit supporting statements for a student’s petition for missing the deadline and share the original email. We would expect a timely petition if this situation occurs.
Dear Colleagues,
As many of you may already be aware, Jesse Nelson, Assistant Vice-Provost for Advising and Accessibility, will be leaving the University of Oregon to become the Executive Director of Connected Lane County. This local non-profit supports underserved youth in their preparation for postsecondary opportunities.
I am grateful for Jesse’s leadership over the past four years. He joined UESS during the pandemic, fully remote, amidst endless back-to-back Zoom meetings. Even then, Jesse’s warmth, positive outlook, and collaborative approach to supporting students came through clearly. In his role, Jesse oversaw the Office of Academic Advising, TRIO Student Support Services, and the Accessible Education Center, and has been instrumental in advancing student success through policy revision, coordination of shared advising practices, and building partnerships with stakeholders at all levels of the institution. For so many across campus, including myself, Jesse has been a thoughtful, caring, and trusted colleague.
Please drop in for a farewell reception for Jesse Nelson on January 14, between 3:00 – 4:30pm in the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge. I hope you will join us to wish Jesse well!
Good morning everyone,
I hope the start of the term is treating you well!
I wanted to share an exciting new targeted drop in opportunity we are piloting this term: Lundquist LinQ. This is intended to give LGBTQIA+ students in any of Lundquist’s undergraduate majors or minors the opportunity to meet with a Lundquist advisor that is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community on a drop in basis.
Lundquist LinQ is currently in person only during this pilot, and will be available from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesdays Weeks 2 though Week 6 and Week 9 through Finals Week in Peterson 201. Please note the location, as this is down the hall from our main office to provide students the opportunity to sign in in a more private manner. I’ve attached a graphic and some colorful quarter sheets for you to share if you meet with a student that may benefit from or be interested in this opportunity!
Hello all,
On behalf of the ACAA Community Building Committee, we hope you had a restful winter break and holiday time!
We are excited to announce that during the Winter Advising Town Hall on January 14th from 9:00am to 11:00am in EMU 214 (Redwood Auditorium), our committee will dedicate time to recognize and celebrate our outstanding advisors. We’d like to invite you to submit kudos, either anonymously or with your name, to be read aloud at the event.
To submit your kudos, please complete this Qualtrics form by Monday, January 13th, at 5pm.
Tuesday, February 11th 3:30-4:30 (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/5325689041)
This will be an open forum to inquire about functionality, tools, resources, or wish-list aspirations for Ducks on Track. Will be held monthly during academic year terms.
Information from the meeting will be added in an evolving information database on the Ducks on Track Advising Hub page (coming soon!).
Hello fellow ACAA members!
We hope you had a very restful winter break and are feeling restored for the New Year. Here is your monthly PD opportunities email for January!
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On behalf of the UO All-Campus Advising Association, please hold your calendars for the 2024 ACAA Advising Awards Banquet & End of Year Celebration on
This year’s celebration will be held in the Gerlinger Lounge.
Please pass along to colleagues and departmental list-serves to help us spread the word recognizing outstanding undergraduate advising and celebrating advising colleagues across the UO campus!