| Summer 2023 - ImPACt Newsletter
The ImPACt newsletter highlights the happenings in the world of advising at Oakland University. Thank you for taking a moment to read about the achievements of professional advisers and the impact they have made this semester across campus!
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| | 2022-2023 PAC Executive Board
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Chair
Annie Hegedus
College of Arts and Sciences
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Chair-Elect
Nancy Osmialowski
School of Health Sciences
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Secretary
Denae May
School of Health Sciences
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| | Advising Updates and Initiatives
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PAC Election Winners
- Chair-Elect: Jamie Franklin, FYAC
- Secretary: Emily Stepanian-Bennett, SON
- Treasurer: Alexa Cotter, SECS
- University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction: Chris Mocny, CAS
- Senate Intercollegiate Athletics Committee: Evan Dermidoff, SECS
- NACADA Liaison: Zuhair Issa, FYAC
Congratulations to our winners and thank you so much to everyone who ran for a position! PAC isn't possible without dedicated people who are willing to take on these extra responsibilities, so we really can't thank you all enough for being willing to step up to the challenge.
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Advising Staff Additions and Position ChangesCollege of Arts and Sciences Jason Taylor is now the Director of Advising Services.
First Year Advising Center
Zuhair Issa, Academic Adviser
J'Mesha Anderson, Interim Academic Adviser
OUWB School of Medicine
Melanie Chamberlain, Senior Medical School Advisor (formerly in SEHS)
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Evan Dermidoff, Academic Adviser (formerly in Athletics)
Sarah Konrad is now the Director of SECS Advising.
School of Health Sciences
Lauren Polly, Interim Academic Adviser
Hnou Vue is serving as Interim Director, Academic Advising and Student Services.
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Adviser of the Month Recipients
- Jade Dang, FYAC - November
- Lindsay Zeig, BIS - December
- Kurt Kirkpatrick, SECS - January
- Destin Eddington, SBA - February
- Zach Barclay, FYAC - March
- Tiffany LeDonne-Smith, SBA - April
- Nancy Osmialowski, SHS - May
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Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies In February, BIS hosted "Career Search Success", a program for students to help prepare for the career fair, seek internships, prepare for interviews, and share strategies for connecting in their chosen fields. This event was co-coordinated along with Career Services.
BIS has been working with the Counseling Department on a combined bachelor's/master's bridge program for students entering OU's Counseling program. The proposal is making its way through approvals now with the goal of beginning fall '24. More info to come!
Each semester, BIS organizes a "Graduation Celebration" event to recognize the accomplishments of their graduates. April 15, winter and summer graduates joined us along with their family and friends to celebrate this milestone.
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First Year Advising CenterThe First Year Advising Center has partnered with Undergraduate Admissions to create a new program for admitted FTIACs – Orientation Sneak Peek. The event provides new students and their parent/family members a “sneak peek” to their upcoming orientation experience by sharing the inside scoop on OU majors and first year courses. In-person and virtual sessions were planned for April and May with nearly 500 participants scheduled to attend. Topics included recommended courses for the first year, placement testing, college credit, general education and resources for exploring students.
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School of Education and Human Services On Friday March 17th, SEHS Advising partnered with faculty in the school of education and human services to host a future teachers conference welcoming High School Students in future educator programs to campus. About 300 juniors and seniors attended!
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| | Advancing Academic Advising
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PAC RetreatOU Advising came together as an advising community on May 18 for the annual PAC Retreat. This year's theme centered on leadership, career development and advising best practices with featured presentations Dr. Michelle Hammond from the School of Business Administration, Dr. Andrea Bittinger from the School of Nursing and Dr. Sarah Hosch from Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Throughout the day, OU Advising collaborated on upcoming initiatives and committees as well as enjoyed connecting with colleagues across campus. As part of the lead-up to the event, colleagues submitted words to describe each other and the committee put those words together into the word cloud below to show who OU Advising is.
Thank you to the PAC Retreat Committee for all your hard work planning such a well-attended event!
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School of Education and Human ServicesRoberta Rea, Melanie Chamberlain and Jen Bellini presented "Embracing your Lazy Genius: advising through transitions" at the 2023 NACADA Region V conference in Windsor.
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Adviser of the YearMelanie Chamberlain (formerly SEHS, currently OUWB) was recognized as the 2023 OU Outstanding Academic Adviser of the Year. The Outstanding Professional Academic Advising Award is given annually to recognize an adviser for extraordinary work in building mentoring relationships, developing strong leadership skills, contributing to the creation of new programs and achieving high student satisfaction. Nominations are submitted by students and reviewed by a committee of campus community members. Congratulations, Melanie!
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Leadership AcademySBA Experiential Programs Manager Meaghan Cole and FYAC Senior Academic Adviser Tessa Johnson were selected and participated in the Oakland University Leadership Academy for the 2022-23 academic year. They completed the program in May 2023. Congratulations to Meaghan and Tessa!!
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Data Literacy InstituteAndrea Bordeianu (CAS), Kurt Kirkpatrick (SECS), and Rachel Stagman (FYAC) completed the Data Literacy Institute through the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Data Analytics this spring. Participants learned how to cultivate and use data literacy, knowledge, skills, mindsets, and habits to support a culture where data is used to improve how we do our work.
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