Three Additional Advising Weekly Updates 10-23-15

Posted on December 11, 2015

ADDITIONAL ADVISING WEEKLY UPDATES for the UIC Advising Community 10-26-15

Our weekly updates are available as posts on advising.uic.edu online once sent out on the listserv. Click on each of the announcements below to go directly to the announcement you want, or scroll down to see all announcements. Each announcement title is a link to the posted version on our website.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

· 1. FOR ADVISORS' INFORMATION: MATH 180 Second Exam results have been distributed to students in the course.

· 2. SHARE WITH STUDENTS: College of Education Undergraduate Programs is hosting info sessions and walk-in advising!

· 3. SHARE WITH STUDENTS: LARES Midterm Check-Up Social is this Wednesday (10/28)!

· 4. FOR YOUR REFERENCE: This Week's other Advising Weekly Updates from 10-23-15 Email

· 5. Digest of Previous Weeks' Announcements

· 6. UARC ADVISING WEEKLY UPDATES Web Submissions

FOR ADVISORS' INFORMATION: MATH 180 Second Exam results have been distributed to students in the course.

The following information has been provided by the MATH 180 team regarding second exam results and students' approximate standing in MATH 180 because midterm grades did not include the second exam. Students have been emailed individually as well. Please see below for the type of information included in the email to students:

The second exam has been graded.
Each student should have received a link to their graded exam to view in Crowdmark.
Solutions are now posted under http://www.math.uic.edu/coursepages/math180/exams.
Questions or concerns should be directed to bodem@uic.edu with the Crowdmark link to the exam by Wednesday (10/28) at 2:00 p.m.
On Blackboard students can see their approximate standing after taking the second exam (Test 1, Test 2, MyMathLab, Written Homework, Pop Quizzes).

Information was also provided to the student about how to look at grade cutoffs and what types of action to take including:

Continuing what the student is doing if doing well;
Seeking assistance at office hours or in the Math Learning Center if in the C range;
Considering whether to withdraw if the student is currently failing the course.

SHARE WITH STUDENTS: College of Education Undergraduate Programs is hosting info sessions and walk-in advising!

Please share with your students or download the attached flyer and share with your students:

College of Education Undergraduate Programs

Information for students interested in transferring to the College of Education

Interested in becoming an elementary school teacher? Want to learn more about careers in human development and learning? Visit the College of Education for information and advising sessions on transferring to the College of Education and joining in our quest to make good on the promise of urban life opportunities.

Information Sessions
When: Monday, November 16 and Thursday, November 19 from 3:304:30 p.m.
Where: College of Education, ETMSW Building, Room 3312

Programs
BA Urban Education: Elementary Education
BA Human Development and Learning

Meet with advisors, learn about how credits can transfer to College programs and discover how College students are taking on leadership positions in Chicago schools and communities.

Walk-in Advising Sessions
Drop in for a one-on-one meeting with an academic advisor.

When: Monday, October 26 and Friday October 30, 10-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.

For all dates Monday, November 2 - Friday, December 4: Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: College of Education, ETMSW Building, Room 3145

If you cannot make one of these walk-in advising appointments, please contact Rose Becerra at rbecer3@uic.edu or call 3129964535 to set up an appointment.

SHARE WITH STUDENTS: TRIO Graduate and Professional School Summit being held this Wednesday 10/28

Please share this information and/or flyer with your students about TRIO's event this week.

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Have you thought about the what, why, and when: when it comes to grad school? Still deliberating about your major and career path? What is it that you plan to do after graduation? How about your self-reflections?

Don't worry!

Graduate and Professional School Summit is here!

Meet the experts for a dialogue regarding: Graduate School, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College Business, College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, School of Public Health

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Student Center East
Monarch Room
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.