UAC Orientation to Advising

All new advisors attend a three-day Orientation to Advising at USC. This orientation is conducted in a cohort style with other new UAAs and will introduce advisors to UAC support team staff, campus resources, and essential information. 

This orientation series includes the following sessions:

• Advising Workflow & Appointment Notes

  • This session provides best practice strategies on how to strategically and efficiently build advising appointment workflow and provide guidelines for entering appointment notes.

• Advising Technology Overview

  • This session provides an introduction and overview of the four main technology systems used in advising: EAB Navigate, DegreeWorks, Self Service Carolina, and the My USC Experience record.

• Interventions & Referrals

  • This session provides best practice strategies and guidelines for providing student interventions, making referrals to campus partners, and appropriate follow-up with students.

 

Additional New Advisor Series Trainings

In addition to completing the three-day Orientation to Advising, new advisors should register for the following trainings within their first year. These trainings are offered at least once per semester.

• Financial Considerations of Academic Decisions

  • This session brings representatives from the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships and the Office of the Bursar together to discuss common academic decisions such as adding/dropping courses, changing majors, withdrawing from the University, etc. and the resulting financial consequences. Advisors will gain an understanding of how to foster student awareness of financial consequences and make appropriate referrals.

• My USC Experience

  • This session provides information about the My USC Experience initiative and the online system that collects and reports records of student involvement in experiential and engaged learnings. Advisors will learn how to incorporate it into advising conversations as it provides a more holistic view of a student’s college experience. 

•  Appreciative Advising Workshop

  • This session provides an overview of Appreciative Advising based on the book The Appreciative Advising Revolution. The six phases of Appreciative Advising – Disarm, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, and Don't Settle – will be defined and participants will practice implementing each phase into their advising practice.

 

Register for New Advisor Series and other trainings via the in-person training calendar