Faculty Advisor Newsletter- January 2024

Faculty Advisor Newsletter

Greetings,

Happy New Year! In this issue of the Faculty Advisor Newsletter (The FAN), we highlight some timely dates and deadlines from the Academic Calendar. We also take a look at a great number of professional development opportunities open to all with no RSVP necessary. Finally, we would like to highlight a new equivalency tool for prospective transfer students. Have a great semester and know that your impact from advising and mentoring students is immeasurable.

Sincerely,

Aaron Todd

Executive Director

Office of Academic Advising

AC@IS -The Advising Community @ Idaho State

The AC@IS Executive Board is delighted to announce upcoming professional development opportunities tailored to our roles as Professional and Faculty Advisors. These training sessions will provide valuable insight and tools to enhance our effectiveness in guiding and supporting our ISU students. We will send out more detailed information on the professional development webinars soon, but for now, take a look at our events calendar or our AC@IS Programs and Events Webpage.

We look forward to growing together in our roles as advisors. Mark those calendars!

Date	Event	Location/Time
Feb.13	NACADA Webinar (popcorn provided!) Accessible Language for Better Advising: Inviting Dialogue for Student Success	ISU Bengal Theatre 12-1pm Discussion 1-1:30pm
March 4	Nominations for AC@IS Awards open	Nomination forms will be sent out. Awards are open to professional, college, and faculty advisors
March 14	NACADA Webinar (popcorn provided!) From Transactional to Transformational Referrals: Equipping Advisors and Students for Success	ISU Bengal Theatre noon- 1 p.m. Discussion 1-1:30 p.m.
April 5	Nominations for AC@IS Awards close	Send in your nomination by this date.
April 30	NACADA Webinar (popcorn provided!) Small Fish in a Big Pond: Advising Rural Students at Large Institutions	ISU Bengal Theatre noon to 1 p.m. Discussion 1-1:30 p.m.
May 9	AC@IS Awards Ceremony	TBD Nominations are open March 4 - April 5

Academic Highlights

January 12 - Last day to add/drop early 8-week courses

October 12 - Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights holiday (no classes)

October 20 - Last day to register, add/drop, change section, or audit full semester courses

October 23 - Spring 2024 Class Schedule viewable online

October 27 - Last day to Withdraw from full-semester courses

Academic Calendar

Registrar’s Office Launches Degree Works Transfer Equivalency Platform

The Degree Works Transfer Equivalency Self Service platform is now live at Degree Works Transfer Equivalency Self Service | Idaho State University. This module caters to undergraduate students who have earned college credits elsewhere and plan to bring those credits into the Idaho State University fold. Prospective Undergraduate students may use the platform with or without creating an account, enter their courses taken at other institutions into the module, and find out how many credits they will need in order to finish their degree at ISU.

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