Tag: Academic Advising

  • Passing of Coral Lee MacKay

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    Former academic adviser Coral Lee MacKay, known to countless UW-Green Bay students from the 1970s and ‘80s on through her retirement in 1998, has passed away. She died Tuesday in Milwaukee at age 86. A native of Sturgeon Bay, she taught in Green Bay area high schools before joining the UWGB advising staff in fall…

  • Focusing on support, Advising Advising moves to appointments

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    Registration begins April 6. To improve the student experience and navigate away from drop-in advising, academic advisers will this week begin taking appointments from undeclared students interested in sitting down to discuss their options. Students who have declared majors will be encouraged to make appointments with their faculty advisers. Darrel Renier of Academic Advising says…

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    Reminder: Sophomore Success Day

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    Sophomore Success Day, scheduled for 8:30-3:30 this Thursday (March 5) is a day for sophomores to drop in without appointment to get questions answered about career/major selection, General Education requirements, registration, and more. Sponsored by Academic Advising and Career Services, Student Services 1600. Questions- Mary Simonsen simonsem@uwgb.edu or Steven Newton newtons@uwgb.edu.

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    Next ‘Sophomore Success Day’ is March 5

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    It’s a day for sophomores to drop in without appointment to get questions answered about career and major selections, general education requirements, registration, and all things between. Sophomore Success Day takes place Thursday, March 5, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., hosted by Academic Advising and Career Services, Student Services 1600. The goal is to…

  • Academic Advising and Phoenix GPS team up for ‘peer advising’

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    For what is believed to be the first time in its existence, UW-Green Bay is making use of peer advisers. The PAC people (Peer Advising Consultants) represent a collaborative effort between the Office of Academic Advising and the Phoenix GPS Program. The advisers, a group of four sophomores who completed the GPS program last year,…

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    Sophomore Success Day


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    Sophomore Success Day is Thursday, Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s a day for sophomores to drop in without appointment to get questions answered about career/major selection, General Education requirements, registration, and all things in between. The purpose of the event is to help students continue to feel connected and help them navigate…

  • Faculty workshop: ‘Advising for New and Unofficial Advisors’


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    Here’s a reminder that CATL – the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning – will be hosting a workshop Monday (April 7) from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. in Cofrin Library Room 109B. The topic is student academic advising, and the workshop leader is someone well-versed in its practice. Associate Prof. Alison Gates is…

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    ‘GPA M.D.’ help available tomorrow… and a YouTube ‘commercial’

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    Know of a student who could benefit from some friendly academic advice, provided by trained academic advisers? Send ’em our way!  That’s the word from Mary Simonsen simonsem@uwgb.edu. The GPA M.D. Day this Thursday (March 13) is designed to answer questions about: • What GPA they will need this semester to get admitted into their…

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    Academic Advising promotes ‘GPA M.D.’ event

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    It’s a day for students to drop-in without appointment, get questions answered about major entrance requirements, see if they’re on track to graduate, learn the GPA’s they’ll will need this semester to get admitted into their desired major next semester, and all other things academic. Know a student who could benefit? Send them to GPA…

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    GPA M.D. offers free drop-in help for students March 13

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    Help spread the word: Academic Advising is offering a resource day for all students but specifically struggling students! GPA M.D. will be all day on March 13 in Student Services 1600 (Academic Advising). If you know of any students who have concerns they won’t get into their desired major, need some work on their study skills,…