Information for Faculty – Spring Semester

Early Alerts now uses iAlert, a component of iAdvise, to streamline communicating with students and advisors to assist students to succeed in their courses and successfully complete their degrees.

iAdvise is accessed through my.UIC.edu in the Faculty Staff tab. Instructions for entering alerts are found in each section below. (Short instructional videos are available! Access them below.)

There are alerts in a range of courses:

First-Year Seminars
First-Year Writing Program (English)
Foreign Language Courses
Math Courses
Chemistry Courses
Physics Courses
Business Courses
Kinesiology and Nutrition Courses

*Keep in mind that iAdvise sends messages to students for each alert that is entered.

We are aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has required significant changes to course delivery and as an instructor, you may be using varied instructional methods for course delivery. Early Alerts remain essential, especially in such a unique time; however, we also understand that our current conditions may change how you enter alerts this term. Information has been provided along with your directions for alert entry; however, we also wanted to ensure that you have at hand some information related to attendance and course concerns. See below for a link to the Memo from OAD outlining recommendations for entering alerts.

• Early Alerts Memo to Faculty about COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

In addition, there have been a number of updates provided to faculty, staff, and students related to policies and procedures for Spring 2022 and guidance is provided on the Provost’s web page.

• UIC Today COVID-19 Resources including All Recent Communications
• Guidance for Faculty for Spring 2022

Most First-Year Seminar Alerts are only active in the fall term, and are not run in the spring term.

Spring 2022 alerts are entered starting Tuesday, January 25th and ending Monday, January 31st.

First-Year Seminar Alerts focus primarily on attendance concerns and are designed to provide advisors and students with the opportunity to address challenges that may indicate a need for assistance in transitioning to college.

AHS 100
KN 100
EPSY 150
DLG 120

• Instructions for First-Year Seminar Faculty
• Video - Entering First-Year Seminars in iAdvise

Spring 2022 Alerts entry will begin on Monday, January 31st  and Early Alerts are due by Monday, February 7th for English and foreign language faculty.

Alerts ONLY need to be entered for students who may be currently receiving a D/F/U. Instructors have the option to enter alerts for students who are doing fine academically, but for whom there are other concerns. Although optional, presenting those concerns provides helpful information for advisors to address underlying issues that could be impeding a student’s academic success.

If you have any students now getting a D/F/U, please log into iAdvise in my.UIC edu on the Faculty/Staff Tab and select the Progress Surveys Links for the courses listed in your Home page. (Only hit submit once per course section. Once you submit the survey, if you have additional alerts, you will have to enter each item individually.)

If you have no students getting a D/F/U, you can simply click submit in your iAdvise Progress Survey.

Download the Instructions for Faculty for more in depth information about Early Alerts and instructions for entering alerts.

• Instructions for First-Year Writing and Foreign Language Faculty
• Video - Entering First-Year Writing Program and Foreign Language Alerts in iAdvise

Spring 2022 Business Core Alerts (ACTG 210 & 211; BA 200; FIN 300, 301 & 302; IDS 200, 270 & 355; MGMT 340 & 350; and MKTG 360)  open on Monday, January 24th and end on Friday, February 18th.

Alerts ONLY need to be entered for students who may be currently receiving a D/F/U. Instructors have the option to enter alerts for students who are doing fine academically, but for whom there are other concerns. Although optional, presenting those concerns provides helpful information for advisors to address underlying issues that could be impeding a student’s academic success.

If you have any students now getting a D/F/U, please log into iAdvise in my.UIC edu on the Faculty/Staff Tab and select the Progress Surveys Links for the courses listed in your Home page. (Only hit submit once per course section. Once you submit the survey, if you have additional alerts, you will have to enter each item individually.)

If you have no students getting a D/F/U, you can simply click submit in your iAdvise Progress Survey.

Download the Instructions for Faculty for more in-depth information about Early Alerts and instructions for entering alerts.

• Instructions for Business Core Faculty
• Video - Entering Business Core Alerts in iAdvise

For Spring 2022 instructors of MATH 090, 105, 110, 121, 125, 160, 165, 170, 180, 181, 210, 220, STAT 101, and STAT 130 alerts open on Monday, January 31st and end on Sunday, February 28th on the following schedule:

• • MATH 090: Monday, January 31st – Monday, February 14th (Week 4 through Week 5)
  • MATH 105: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 110: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 121: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 125: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 160: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 165: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 170: Monday, January 31st – Monday, February 14th (Week 4 through Week 5)
  • MATH 180: Monday, January 31st – Monday, February 14th (Week 4 through Week 5)
  • MATH 181: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • MATH 210: Monday, January 31st – Monday, February 14th (Week 4 through Week 5)
  • MATH 220: Monday, February 14th – Monday, February 28th (Week 6 through Week 7)
  • STAT 101: Monday, February 7th – Monday, February 21st (Week 5 through Week 6)
  • STAT 130: Monday, February 7th – Monday, February 21st (Week 5 through Week 6)

Alerts ONLY need to be entered for students who may be currently receiving a D/F/U. Instructors have the option to enter alerts for students who are doing fine academically, but for whom there are other concerns. Although optional, presenting those concerns provides helpful information for advisors to address underlying issues that could be impeding a student’s academic success.

If you have any student now getting a D/F/U, please log into iAdvise in my.UIC edu on the Faculty/Staff Tab and select the Progress Surveys Links for the courses listed in your Home page. (Only hit submit once per course section. Once you submit the survey, if you have additional alerts, you will have to enter each item individually.)

If you have no students getting a D/F/U, you can simply click submit in your iAdvise Progress Survey.

Download the Instructions for Faculty for more in depth information about Early Alerts and instructions for entering alerts.

• Instructions for MATH Faculty
• Video - Entering Math Alerts in iAdvise

For Spring 2022 instructors of CHEM 101, 122, 124, and 232, and PHYS 141 course alerts open on Monday, January 24th and end on Monday, February 28th. They are timed by the instructors after grading of a first exam, or in the case of physics, there will be two alerts – one after the first quiz and one after the first exam.

Alerts ONLY need to be entered for students who may be currently receiving a D/F/U. Instructors have the option to enter alerts for students who are doing fine academically, but for whom there are other concerns. Although optional, presenting those concerns provides helpful information for advisors to address underlying issues that could be impeding a student’s academic success.

If you have any student now getting a D/F/U, please log into iAdvise in my.UIC edu on the Faculty/Staff Tab and select the Students tab in iAdvise and change the “connections” to the appropriate course. Then you will select the students in the course and raise a flag for “Early Alerts: Performance–Poor Quiz/Exam“. Select the course from the dropdown menu. There is text that will be sent to the student(s) by default; you may edit it, or you may simply hit submit.

If you are raising multiple instances of the same alerts in a course, see directions below for a two-step method to raise alerts in bulk.

If you are responsible for multiple courses in the early alerts program, you must repeat the process for each course by changing the “connections” dropdown menu.

If you have no students getting a D/F/U in a course, simply send an email to iadvise@uic.edu indicating the appropriate CRN.

Download the Instructions for Faculty for more in depth information about Early Alerts and instructions for entering alerts.

Watch a short video to see how to raise flags for Chemistry and Physics.

• Instructions for Chemistry and Physics Instructors
• Instructions for Adding Alerts in Bulk for Instructors
• Video - How to Raise Flags for Chemistry and Physics

For Spring 2022 instructors of Kinesiology Anatomy and Physiology courses alerts open on Monday, January 24th. They are timed by the instructors after grading of a first exam and subsequent exams and evaluations throughout the term.

Alerts ONLY need to be entered for students who may be currently receiving a D/F/U. Instructors have the option to enter alerts for students who are doing fine academically, but for whom there are other concerns. Although optional, presenting those concerns provides helpful information for advisors to address underlying issues that could be impeding a student’s academic success.

If you have any student now getting a D/F/U, please log into iAdvise in my.UIC edu on the Faculty/Staff Tab and select the Students tab in iAdvise and change the “connections” to the appropriate course. Then you will select the students in the course and raise a flag for “Early Alerts: Performance–Poor Quiz/Exam“. Select the course from the dropdown menu. There is text that will be sent to the student(s) by default; you may edit it, or you may simply hit submit.

If you are raising multiple instances of the same alerts in a course, see directions below for a two-step method to raise alerts in bulk.

Download the Instructions for Faculty for more in depth information about Early Alerts and instructions for entering alerts.

Watch a short video to see how to raise flags for Kinesiology.

• Instructions for Kinesiology Instructors
• Video - How to Raise Flags for Kinesiology instructors
• Instructions for Adding Alerts in Bulk for Instructors