Workshops to help faculty help students succeed!
 

 Graduate Student Thesis Formatting Faculty Forum
11:30 - 1:00pm  LIB 302

Presenter: Elise Mattison Director for Graduate Studies UAA & Laura Bender, Director of Graduate School (UAF)

Presented by CAFE, UAA Graduate School and UAF Graduate School

Faculty advisors are an important part of a graduate student’s resources in writing their thesis or dissertation; not only with the content and academic rigor of the research of the thesis, but also in formatting the final product.

Are you familiar with the UAA Thesis Format Handbook? Did you know that as Chair of the Thesis Committee that you are responsible for the approval of thesis content, English usage, readability and thesis format?

Learn more on becoming a better resource and thesis mentor to your graduate students at the Thesis Formatting Workshop for Faculty.

Please register below.

Friday
10/23

 Introduction to DegreeWorks
10:00– 11:00am  GHH 103

Presenter: John Allred, Office of the Registrar
Come learn about DegreeWorks, the new advising tool launched at UAA last semester for use by faculty, staff, and students. Learn how to assist students in reviewing their degree progress; investigate progress toward various programs using the “what-if” functions; create a multi-semester planner so your advisees know which options to choose at registration; use the “look ahead” function to help students understand your course suggestions; and begin using the “Notes” capabilities to organize advising notes that your colleagues and students can access online.

Please register below.

How to Deal With Student Complaints/Disputes
11:30am - 1:00pm  LIB 302

Presenter: Patty Linton - Associate Dean Curriculum & Students - College of Arts & Sciences

UAA has a variety of procedures available for handling student complaints or disputes, depending upon the nature of the problem. Please join Patty Linton, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Students in the College of Arts and Sciences, to learn more about the kinds of student complaints or academic disputes that occur most often and the resources provided by the university to address these issues.

 Advising for Student Success
8:30-10:30 am LIB 306

Presenter:  Linda Morgan - Advising & Testing Center
  Improve your effectiveness as an academic advisor by becoming familiar with the UAA student resources and technology that support your role as an academic advisor. 

Learn about:

• the various offices on campus that provide students academic support. 
• how to make use of UAOnline and DegreeWorks to dramatically improve your efficiency as an advisor. 
• Quick Facts 2010 (a faculty advising handbook) which will be distributed to all participants.