Just a Squirrel in this Crazy Advising World Trying to Collect Acorns Efficiently:

The Tips and Tricks, to Help Make the Busy Advisor More Effective

Arif Fazel & Todd SpinnerThe School of Chemical SciencesAcademic Advising

Who We Are…

2/3rds of the

SCS Academic

Advising Team

Creators of the Academic

Advising podcast

#ACADV Techno Gurus

ILLIAAC Chair and Tech

Chairs

Are we nuts about

advising or just plain

nuts?

Feel Free to Tweet!

Twitter ILLiAAC Official Hashtag #illiaac14 and can use #acadv to hit up global advisors worldwide!

Please tweet out as you see fit!

How Busy are you?

The Advising Team When One of the advisors quits in middle of Registration

How Many Nuts are you burying?

Time Management Resources for Advisors and Students

How much time are you wasting? Are you a procrastinator?

Time Management Resources for Advisors and Students

Time Management Calculator can help you free up time!

Time Management Calculator

Study Skills Resources for Advisors and Students Materials for helping students study

How to Study Study Skills Videos UIUC Tutoring Resources DRES Study Resources

Students in Crisis?!

Helping Students Calculate where they are academically. You can spend hours calculating

GPA’s or you can use a calculator to help!

Illinois Registrar GPA Calculator UM Improvement Calculator or moment

of truth!

Grade Replacement Calculator There is a 2nd chance!

HELP… I need somebody… HELP! Student Support on Campus

Counseling Center McKinley Health Center Emergency Dean Conflict Exam DRES Kognito At-Risk Training

I am an advisor and HELP… I need somebody… HELP! Advisor Support

on Campus

Faculty/Staff Assistance Program

ILLiAAC Monthly Meetings, Snack Bytes and Networking Socials

No Squirrel (Advisor) should ever be caught on a highway or on BANNER!

BANNER TIPS and Tricks A Necessary Evil? Or Awesome

Tool? Banner Resources

SOAHOLD – Put holds on Students

SFASTCA - Tells when a student adds/drops

SFAREGQ - Real time Course Registration

Where’s the party at?!

Social Media Hints and Hacks Staying in touch and keeping

students up to date Networking; #AcAdv #HigherEd

#Illiaac14 Keep it short and entertaining!

Where’s the party at?!

Facebook Easy to use and reach students Students check social media constantly

Twitter Networking; #AcAdv #HigherEd #Illiaac14 140 Character limit, utilize images (.png, .jpg, .gifs)

Blogs Publish.illinois.edu Can be updated frequently without spamming Less formal than a website Easily share blog posts through other SM outlets

YouTube Record videos via webcam or even phone If you have Gmail you have a YouTube channel! Easily share via various SM outlets Simple and free editing software available

How do you do that?! Google search for standard images Memegenerator both a website and

mobile app. Giphy.com: Gif database Create your own gifs!

Find a YT video, paste in http://makeagif.com/youtube-to-gif

Create/Edit gifs with ezgif.com

I have a Quick Question Common from Advisors and Students

Amazing that Google “Question + UIUC” answers most questions!

Or… Search Anonymously

Startpage.com

ILLiAAC Live Binder Free Can use to build your own resources

ILLiAAC Live Binder

STRESSED?

Laughter is often the best cure! Websites

Academic Advising Burn Book

Mo Solo, Rebel Advisor

Two idiots who run a podcast

Working Out Before and After

ILLiAAC Networking Social

Immediately after conference Fat City Saloon (Behind Jet’s Pizza) Last Big Drawing for prizes

The End… Questions? Other Resources we could add?