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2021 Advising Awards
Please consider nominating yourself, your team, your advising mentor, or your colleague for a 2021 ATA Advising Award. The nomination form is accepting submissions through July 30, 2021. Click the link for more details on the categories and the criteria. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Bernas (ab9599). | 
Stars 2.0 Resources for Advisors and Students
With the launch of Stars 2.0, the WSU advising community is once again adjusting to new links, resources, workflows, and pathways. Please know your patience is appreciated and your feedback is invaluable! Please continue to reach out with your questions and think about the enhancements that would benefit all who engage with the platform. Click the link for a recap of resources for advisors and students. | | Upcoming Training |  | Financial Aid Training for Advisors The WSU Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) will offer a financial aid training session exclusively for WSU advisors, based on the topics you request, on Thursday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please RSVP in the link above. The link also provides a link to a survey to submit for topics you would like covered. A reminder email and zoom link will be sent a few days prior. | | | Advisor Drop-ins |  | June 30 This Drop-In will serve as session #2 of the Power to the Transfer series featuring a discussion of the book Power to the Transfer: Critical Race Theory and a Transfer Receptive Culture by Dimpal Jain, Santiago N. Bernal Melendez and Alfred R. Herrera. See link in title for additional information on the series and how to access the book. RSVP suggested but not required. All are welcome! | | | July 7 This Drop-In will be dedicated to advisors' Stars 2.0 questions, concerns, tips and suggestions. Bring your list of questions as well as your thoughts and suggestions for others on how best to navigate the new platform. Click link in title to join. | | | July 14 Please join us for an overview of TED 5350 Introduction to Asian American Studies by College of Education professor Roland Coloma. Open to all undergraduates, this new course covers multiple topics and counts towards numerous degree programs. Come learn more from Dr. Coloma! Zoom link in title. | | | July 21 This Drop-In will be dedicated to advisors' Stars 2.0 questions, concerns, tips and suggestions. Bring your list of questions as well as your thoughts and suggestions for others on how best to navigate the new platform. Click link in title to join. | | | July 28 This Drop-In will serve as session #3 of the Power to the Transfer series.This session takes a closer look at possible barriers and opportunities at WSU toward the creation of a Transfer Receptive Culture with the goal of generating future action steps and initiatives. See link in title for additional information on the series and how to access the book. RSVP suggested but not required. All are welcome! | | | AAC Updates |  | AAC/SSC Committee Updates From Advocacy events to Cares II funding and other financial aid news, click the link in title to read all of the notes from the last AAC/SSC Committee meeting. | | | NACADA Events | | "Advising is Forever" Short Story Submissions NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising is currently seeking short story submissions for the upcoming pocket guide: Advising is Forever: Sharing Stories to Ignite (or Reignite) Your Advising Spirit (working title), to be published by NACADA. See link in title for more information on publication and how to submit. | | | | | | | | |
