Advisor Resources

 

CSU, Chico Academic Advising Programs

Meriam Library 190

898-5712

 

 

Opportunities for Training and Development

 

NACADA: National Academic Advising Association

Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/

                National Conference: October 1-4, 2008 Chicago, Illinois

This international professional organization offers national and regional conferences, publications, journals, e-mail lists, mentoring, consultation, advisor recognition programs, and a variety of other informational and support services and programs for faculty and staff advisors. In particular, you may want to review NACADA’s Statement of Core Values in Advising which you can link to from the NACADA web site.

 

Advisoeriodicallyrs’ Bulletin Board:    Periodically a brief list of timely announcements for advisors and for advisees is e-mailed to faculty and staff on the CSU, Chico campus. If you are off-campus, or not included on this mailing list and would like to be, e-mail Dami Hammer (dhammer1@csuchico.edu).

 

 

Advising Training, one-on-one or departmental: 

            Is there an aspect of advising in which you’d like individualized training or consultation? One-on-one training is available in the Office of Advising and Orientation. If interested, email Spence Bolich (sbolich@csuchico.edu).

 

Advising & Orientation web page: http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/

            Use the link “Faculty and Staff” to find information on topics such as workshops and skill development, and the Outstanding Academic Advisor Recognition Program.

 

Use the link “All Undergraduate Students” to help your advisees answer questions such as, “What classes do I still need?” or “What do I need to know about academic probation and disqualification?” or “How/Where/What/When Do I…”

 

 

On-Line Learning Experience (OLLE): OLLE is an advising tool for first-year students who are placed on Academic Probation (AP) after their first semester. It is intended to help students better understand their academic situation and become informed about strategies, policies, and resources available to them. To gain a better understanding of what our first-year AP students will experience we have created a web page for Guests to visit. 

 

Online Orientation: The Online Orientation assures that all new students, if

unable to attend an on-campus orientation, have access to a new student orientation experience.  This virtual tour outlines all necessary information needed to have a successful first semester and is accessible to students, parents and guests.

 

Professional Staff Available to Assist You

 

Advising and Orientation        Meriam Library 190  Phone: 898-5712    

Drop-In Advising:                                                    Summer Drop-In Advising:                 

Monday-Friday   9:00 AM-4:00 PM                         Monday- Thursday: 8:00am-3:30pm

                                                                                    Friday: 8:00am-10:30am

Advisor

College Assignments

Other Assignments

Spence Bolich

sbolich@csuchico.edu

 

Director of Academic Advising Programs (AAP), GEAC

Lorraine Smith

lsmith@csuchico.edu

Communication & Education

Associate Director of AAP, Director of Campus Retention Programs, ELM/EPT advising, First-Year Experience

Troy Berry

tberry@csuchico.edu

Humanities & Fine Arts, Natural Sciences

Major Academic Plans (MAP), web development, technology uses in advising, On-line Learning Experience (OLLE)

Rebecca Berner

rberner@csuchico.edu

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Orientation Coordinator, Campus Planning Council, First Year Experience & Univ. 101 Advisory Boards

Kim Dufour

kdufour@csuchico.edu

Agriculture, Business,  & Undeclared

Getting Connected

Dami Hammer

Dhammer1@csuchico.edu

Liberal Studies, Behavioral and Social Sciences

Advisor’s Bulletin Board, Undeclared Outreach, Phi Eta Sigma, Publications (University Catalog, etc.)

Jason Stapleton

jbstapleton@csuchico.edu

Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Management

Transfer Transitions, Online Orientation, Administrative withdrawals

James Luyirika-Sewagudde, Jr.

jluyirika-sewagudde@csuchico.edu

 

National Student Exchange (NSE) and International Student Advising

Kaitlyn Baumgartner
kbaumgartner@csuchico.edu

 

Public Contact Coordinator, GoalQuest Programs,         Chico Adviser e-mail correspondence, Parents’ Handbook

 

Drop-in Advising:      Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

            No appointments are necessary.  Students are seen on a first come-first serve basis. Appointments can be made, on an individual basis, for students whose schedules cannot accommodate the drop-in hours.  (Summer Drop-In Advising: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-3:30pm, Friday 8:00am-10:30am)

 

Academic Evaluations

Meriam Library 180         Phone: 898-5957

 

ACADEMIC EVALUATIONS STAFF           

 

EVALUATOR

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

(Alpha Groups)

COLLEGE ASSIGNMENT

Debi Cooprider

dcooprider@csuchico.edu

International A-Z

Agriculture

Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management

Kathy Ramos

kramos@csuchico.edu

J, K, N, O, P, R

Communication and Education, Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Core (ITC)

 

Charlene Armitage

CEArmitage@csuchico.edu

I, M, S

Humanities and Fine Arts

Rebecca Rencher

rrencher@csuchico.edu

D, E, F, G, L

Natural Sciences, Nursing

Jackie Murad

jmurad@csuchico.edu

H, T, U, V, X, Y, Z

 

Agriculture

Beth Werness

bwerness@csuchico.edu

A, B, C, Q

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Jason Stapleton

jstapleton@csuchico.edu

W

Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drop-in Advising:  Monday: 2:00pm-3:45pm

                      Wednesday:10:00am–11:45am

 

No appointments are necessary.  Students are seen on a first come-first serve basis. Appointments can be made, on an individual basis, for students whose schedules cannot accommodate the drop-in hours. 

 

 

Note:  To send a memo of substitution or other documents to Evaluations via e-mail, please use the account named Evaluations. (evaluations@csuchico.edu)

 

Articulation

 

CSU, Chico Articulation Officer: 

Kathryn Barth           

kbarth@csuchico.edu                         

898-4280

 

 

Articulation = determining course equivalencies between campuses

 

On-Line Resources for articulating courses:                      

www.assist.org        This web site “Statewide Student Transfer Information for California” has course articulations between the California Community Colleges, the CSU’s, and the UC’s. In most cases it lists courses both by major and by department. ASSIST.ORG is extremely useful and is an essential tool for advisers.

 

 

www.cccco.edu       These three web sites have links to the CCC, CSU, and UC campus online

www.calstate.edu   catalogs, respectively. They are useful for looking up course descriptions

www.ucop.edu         when the paper catalogs are unavailable.

 

Credential Services

 

As the liaison between CSU, Chico credential candidates and the California Commission on Teach Credentialing (CCTC), Credential Serviced assists credential candidates with the final step in obtaining a California credential from CSU, Chico.

 

Contact Information
Telephone: (530) 898-6455
Email: enr-credentials@csuchico.edu

Office Hours
Monday –Friday
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 

Office Location
Meriam Library, Room 180
See campus map for location.

 

 

 

CSU, Chico Student Support Services

 

Academic advising and support             Advising Office                     898-5712

Disability Support Services (DSS)       DSS Office                           898-5959

Grievances                                               Student Judicial Affairs     898-6897

Honors Courses                                       Honors Program                    898-5749

Illness                                                       Student Health Service       898-5241

Math tutors                                             Math Department                 898-6111

Psychological counseling                         Counseling Center                 898-6345

Sexual or racial harassment                  Student Judicial Affairs     898-6897

Student government/activities             Student Activities Office   898-5396

Tutoring/Learning Skills                        Student Learning Center     898-6839

Volunteer service                                    CAVE Office                         898-5817

Writing assistance                                  Writing Center                      898-5042

 

 

Electronic Resources

 

GPA Calculator: The GPA calculator allows students to compute their grade point

average and project future GPA based on projected grades for current semesters.

            http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/undergrad/GPACAL/

 

Forms available online: Change of program (COP), plan change, (major/minor),

petitions for repeat with forgiveness, and several other forms are all available online. COP and plan change forms are no longer available in the Academic Advising Office. Students are asked to obtain these forms online.

            http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/undergrad/forms