• New faculty advisors should review this slideshow to understand the context and overview of advising.
• New advisors should email Kevin Rensch to discuss advising in more detail after reviewing the presentation above.

• Jan. 22: Setup availability in Cardinal Success (see how here) and sync Google Calendar (see how here).  You can list your Zoom Personal Meeting ID (PMI) directly in your availability for convenient virtual meetings.
  
  
• February 26:  From February 22 - 4, meet 1-on-1 with Elizabeth Meng or Kevin Rensch to review advising resources, including Academic Advisement Reports (see agenda here).  New information/resources will be reviewed. 
  • Setup a meeting with Kevin Rensch here.
  • Setup a meeting with Elizabeth Meng here.
    
    
• March 8: Send appointment campaign to advisees (see how here).
  
  
• Check the Registration Timeline, below.

Summer 2021

• March 1: Classes become visible on Cardinal Station. 
• March 15: Registration for summer courses becomes available. 
• Details on tuition, schedules, etc is available on the Summer Sessions webpage.

Fall 2021

• March 30: Priority & Honors Program registration opens
• April 6: Rising seniors register 
• April 13: Rising juniors register 
• April 20: Rising sophomores register 

• Rising seniors must have earned 72+ credits
• Rising juniors must have earned 39 - 71.5 credits
• Rising sophomores must have earned 0 - 38.5 credits

• Remind the student to come prepared.  The Course Planning & Registration page has all the information students need to build their course schedule.
• Review student’s profile in Cardinal Success for key info like: GPA, minors, previous notes. 
• Instruct students to complete the Academic Planner Worksheet before the meeting.  You can require they attend only after completing it.

During: 

• Record notes in Appointment Report in Cardinal Success.
• Review student’s schedule
  • Students should come prepared with a weekly schedule via Coursicle
  • The best classes for the semester can be planned by comparing the academic path vs a student’s degree progress report.
    • Academic Paths are based on when the student entered the University
    • Advisement Reports are listed in Cardinal Station, see here.  (Seniors only use the tracking sheet and follow
• Review “Are you Ready to Register?” checklist

• Save Appointment Report in Cardinal Success, including key info:
  • Selected courses
  • Key info on student to remember
  • Action items like: forms to submit, offices to contact
• If necessary, refer student to campus resources
  • Submit alerts

Students should verify that enrolled courses fulfill degree requirements.  To help answer questions, you can track their degree progress with the Advisement Report tool.  

• This Guide to the Advisement Report will help you access and understand this tool for students (see Busch guide here). 
• How to access a student’s Advisement Report (see here). 
• How to bookmark the Advisement Report for easy access (see here). 

Go to Cardinal Success. Google Chrome is the recommended browser.  Errors on other browsers can be reduced by disabling cookies and/or clearing your cache.

• Advisor Home & Assigned Students
• Appointments and Notes
• Calendar Sync (or watch video tutorial)
• Availability (or watch video tutorial) 
• Campaigns (or watch video tutorial) 
• Notes & History
• Alerts

"This year has gone very smoothly with advising.  Most of my advisees had prepared specific questions in advance to discuss -- also because I had emphasized that in my Appointment Notification to them.  And Cardinal Success really works very well -- it makes the whole process very efficient to manage." - Faculty Member

"Wanted to mention that I find Cardinal Success WONDERFUL for planning appointments- makes that part of the advising process very efficient."  - Faculty Member

Please connect students to campus resources whenever possible.  Additionally, you can send an alert via Cardinal Success regarding a concern for a student that will be routed to the appropriate office. 

Tutoring
The Center for Academic Success
Mullen Library, Second Floor
cua-tutoring@cua.edu
(202) 319 - 5655
http://success.cua.edu/

Math Center
The Center for Academic Success
Mullen Library, Second Floor
cua-tutoring@cua.edu
(202) 319 - 5655
success.catholic.edu/academic-support/math-center

Writing Center
Kevin Rulo, Director
219 Mullen Library
cua-writingcenter@cua.edu
202-319-4286
english.catholic.edu/writing-center

Academic Coaching
The Center for Academic Success
102 McMahon 
202-319-6262
success.catholic.edu/academic-support/academic-coaching-assessment/

Center for Career and Academic Success
This University office advises all first-year students.  
102 McMahon
cua-advising@cua.edu
202-319-6262
https://success.catholic.edu/

Disability Support Services
Encourage students with learning disabilities to register with DSS.  Accommodations are only available after students have registered.  
127 Pryzbyla Center
cua-dss@cua.edu
Phone: 202-319-5211
http://dss.cua.edu

Enrollment Services
W200 Fr. O'Connell Hall
cua-enrollmentservices@cua.edu
Phone: 202-319-5300
Fax: 202-319-5831
http://enrollmentservices.cua.edu/

If a student has non-academic problems of a confidential nature and discusses this with you it is a sign of trust that he or she has confided in you.  Appropriate referrals can be made to:

Dean of Students
353 Pryzbyla Center
cua-deanofstudents@cua.edu
202-319-5619
http://deanofstudents.cua.edu 

Counseling Center
O’Boyle Hall
counseling@cua.edu
202-319-5765
http://counseling.cua.edu/