1.
UAC
Undergraduate
Academic
Advisor
staff meeting
UniversityAdvising Center
01/26/2023

2.
January 27, 2023
UAA
Meeting
Agenda

3.
Update to UAA
Meetings
1. Essential Soundbites
2. Concurrent
3. Pods

4.
FOUR-YEAR ADVISING

5.
ESSENTIAL SOUND BITES FOUR-YEAR ADVISING
1) President, Provost, and BoT have approved and are supportive.
- See Imagine Carolina announcement 1/18/2023.
2) Transition will begin this Summer 2023 and proceed over the next two years
- 8 of 11 colleges already in transition. More conversations to come.
3) This is an exciting time to be in Advising!
- Advising is a national, local, and institutional priority.
- Students/parents/faculty/administrators see importance of advising and want more
investment.
- The UAC will continue to do everything we can to support you!

6.
Progress Reports and Alerts
Three Things to Know:
1. Cases will begin rolling out mid-February
2. Goal = Cases closed within two weeks of advisors receiving
them
3. OSP Inclusion – All T section courses will be invited to
submit progress reports this spring
Details in the Intervention Repository website.
Intervention Repository - Academic Advising | University of South Carolina (sc.edu)

7.
New Resources from
the Intervention
Community of Practice
[New!] Common referrals page
Enhanced messaging
templates have been added to
the Progress Reports and Alerts
Page in the Repository
Intervention Repository - Academic Advising |
University of South Carolina (sc.edu)

8.
UAA Mentoring –
For Mentors
• UAAs who have been in their role for at least one year, have achieved Level 1
certification, and have completed Level 2 modules
Who can be a mentor? (Eligibility)
• One-year formal commitment
• Meet with your mentee regularly, including individual meetings and shadowing
• Be available for quick communication to answer questions and provide
clarification/support
What do we ask? (Commitment)

9.
UAA Mentoring
• UAAs who started in Summer or
Fall 2022 are still eligible to
receive a mentor!
• Reach out to Alyssa if you are
interested – astephens@sc.edu

10.
New! EAB Navigate Updates
for Spring 2023
• User Settings [Live Now!]
• Signature
• Pronouns
• Default Landing Page
• Text Nudges [Live Now!]
• Please use strategically.
• Messaging Campaigns
• Open rates
• Does include nudges
• Does NOT include scheduling
• [Will be turned on today!]

11.
Current Majors with MTC &
USC Direct Tracks:
CAS
• Biological Sciences & Criminal Justice
CEC
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
ASPH
• Exercise Science & -Public Health
Education
• Middle Level Education (Social Studies and English
Concentration) & Elementary Education & Early
Childhood Education
The inaugural Midlands Technical College
&
University of South Carolina Transfer Direct Summit
2023

12.
MTC/USC
Partnership Summit
Date: Friday, May 12, 2023
Time: 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Place: Russell House Ballroom

13.
Reminders
• Close of Appointment survey
• UAA Summit – save the date May 8th & 9th
• Contact Alyssa for UAA mentoring program
• System Advisors Conference - Friday Feb 17th
• Consider submission to NACADA National in Orlando
• Deadline for proposals is Feb 23rd
• Upcoming Trainings
• Minor spotlights
• Military affiliated student trainings
• Many more! (check out training calendar)

14.
UAA Summit
Dates and Planning Committee Invitation
• Save the date
May 8 - 9, 2023
• Interested in co-planning?
• Contact Mike

15.
General Announcements?

16.
Concurrent
Sessions
1.27.2023
9:25 – 10:05
Next Level Academic Intervention
Facilitated by: Sabrina McClure
Location: Training room
Tracking Students: How Seasoned Advisors Use
Excel and Other Technology to Keep Track of
their Advisees
Facilitated by: Alexis Mynio & Megan Stanley Myers (UAA PD
Committee)
Location: 337 Classroom
Professional Goal Setting
Facilitated by: Alexa Dean
Location: Admin suite
*Meet in your pods at 10:10am