Site Purpose:
The Advising Toolbox is a resource for professional staff. Information is organized in relation to the role and responsibilities of an Academic Advisor. Access to Navigate, Advising Network Team, and Ram Orientation Dashboard needed for this web page. Form to request access.
The content on the Advising Notebook page is organized around the Academic Advising Learning Outcomes for undergraduate students, making it easy for us to find the specific information we need to support our advising duties. Each section is clearly labeled, so whether we’re looking for guidance on best practices or tools to improve student engagement, it’s all in one place.
Table of Contents
Academic Advising Outcomes
Goals and Learning Objectives for undergraduate student
Understand connections between themselves, their choices, and their experiences at CSU
Students will be able to:
- Articulate how academic and career goals tie to their identities, values and experiences
- Plan holistic educational experiences in partnership with advisor
- Analyze the impact of their behaviors on academic success
Build reflection, critical thinking, and navigational skill
Students will be able to:
- Identify the relevance and connection of course content to long term career goals
- Demonstrate the ability to consider multiple viewpoints
- Connect to CSU and community resources to encourage personal and academic growth
- Ask purposeful questions in advising interactions and determine the appropriate next steps
Progress toward their academic and career goals
Students will be able to:
- Define academic and career goals
- Utilize academic and career planning tools (catalog, CANVAS, DARS, RAMweb, check sheets, GPA predictors, Career Center, etc.)
- Engage in strategic academic course and career planning discussions with their advisor
- Track progress toward goal benchmarks
Ram Orientation
Orientation Support for Advising Network
Due to the pace of summer RAM Orientation communication is conducted in MS TEAMS Ram Orientation Channel with in the Advising Network Team.
How:
@mention a tag in a channel in a channel conversation, simply @mention a tag in your message and select the tag from the list. The tag will appear just like any @mention, and the people associated with the tag will get notified.
Who:
- Advising Notebook Changes: Submit a support request
- KEY Students Question: Ram Orientation->@ KEY
- Navigate Issue – submit a support request
- Orientation Advising Assistance: RAM Orientation -> @Orientation Overrides or Orientation Programs
- Overrides issues- [email protected]
Overview of Orientation
Advising Processes (summer)
Orientation Templates
Preparing Students to Start Classes
Student Advising Assignments
Note: Student must be assigned before they can gain access to making appointment with staff.
University Interdisciplinary Opportunities
University-Wide Instructional Programs
Transfer and Test Credit
Overview of transfer and test credit can be found in the CSU Catalog
Transferology is a self service website that allows students to research how credits will transfer from one institution to another. All public institutions in Colorado and Wyoming are in the database, along with hundreds of other schools. Test credits, such as AP, IB, CLEP, etc., and Military Credits can also be found on Transferology.
Academic Standards and Early Interventions
Early Interventions Resources
Policies
Scholastic Standards
Appeals
Success Tools (technology or operation systems)
Connect Students with Community
Affirm a Sense of Belonging
Specific Populations
