UNCG Academic Advising Council
The Academic Advising Council is a cross-functional group of academic advising professionals and administrators who oversee the development and implementation of undergraduate advising at UNCG.
The Council is convened by the Assistant Dean of Advising & Student Success within the Division of Student Success, and is co-chaired with an advising center director that rotates annually.
Voting members include at least one representative from each school or college advising center. Representatives from several valuable campus partners serve as ex-officio members and attend Advising Council meetings at designated times throughout the academic year.
A complete Advising Council roster is available below, along with the school, college, or administrative unit they represent:
The Academic Advising Council hosts quarterly meetings in September, November, February, and April with ex-officio members to share information and updates most pertinent between the academic advising community and campus partners. Currently, our ex officio members include representatives from the following areas:
- Academic Support Programs
- Admissions
- Athletics
- Financial Aid & Scholarships
- FYE 101
- General Education Council/MAC Implementation Committee
- Lloyd International Honors College
- Military Affiliated Services
- New Student Transitions & First Year Experience
- Online Program Directors
- Students First Office
- Student Affairs
- Study Abroad
- Transfer Initiatives
- University Registrar’s Office
Academic Advising Council Strategic Areas of Focus
Every academic year, the Advising Council identifies 3-4 strategic areas that will be the focus of the Council’s work to continually improve advising at UNCG. Working groups convene outside of the recurring Advising Council meetings to lead the development of these initiatives:
Charge: This group’s focus is to investigate and make recommendations for a standard advising caseload range for professional advisors as part of a broader strategy to address increasing concerns about workload management and advisor burnout.
Working Group Lead: Jessica Quattrucci, Bryan School of Business & Economics
Charge: This group’s focus is to develop a primary advisor onboarding plan that can be standardized and implemented across all school/college and administrative areas, for both professional and faculty advisors.
Working Group Lead: Kristin Rusboldt, College of Visual & Performing Arts
Charge: This group is continuing work initially started in Academic Year 22-23 but paused due to the University’s announced MS365 migration. This working group’s focus is identifying a platform and process that will allow for advising notes and records to be shared across centers/units/depts as students change their major and interact with our various offices.
Working Group Lead: Caitlin Saraphis, College of Arts & Sciences