Jennifer Glenn
CLASS Advisement Center Coordinator, Advisor nominated for NACADA awards
The CLASS Advisement Center is proud to announce that two of its members have been nominated for National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) awards.
Kimberly Simpson, justice studies advisor, was nominated for the 2014 Outstanding Advising Award. Simpson joined the advising team in 2012, and is a native of Rincon.
Jennifer Glenn, CLASS advisement coordinator, was nominated for the 2014 Outstanding Administrator Award. A native of Florida, Glenn has been with Georgia Southern University since May 2012.
The Outstanding Advising Awards annually recognize individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students or outstanding academic advising administration. All recipients will be honored at the Awards Ceremony held during the Annual Conference this Fall. Winners receive a complimentary basic registration for the Annual Conference, a recognition plaque, and a one-year membership in NACADA. Certificates of Merit may be awarded to other nominees.
CLASS Coordinator, Advisors present at local NACADA conference
The CLASS Advisement Center was represented at the recent National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Conference held April 1-3 in Savannah.
On the final day of the conference, Advising Coordinator Jennifer Glenn; Justice Studies Advisor Kimberly Simpson; and Music Advisor Veena Shankar presented “Parents: Friend or Foe to Academic Advising?.” An interactive presentation about the various types of parents that advisors encounter–from the helicopter parents to the lawnmower parents, Glenn, Shankar and Simpson challenged the audience to create strategies and techniques for actively and appropriately engaging parents in their student’s academic advisement experience.
Also attending the conference were CLASS Advisors Breanna Calamas, Christy Curley, Danielle Bostick, JoAnne White and Graduate Advising Intern Kinsley Baker.
A message from the CLASS Advisement Center Coordinator
With the increase in number of academic advisors and our desire to have advisors more connected to their students, we began placing advisors in offices within the departments for the majors they advise. Though this is a unique setup for an advisement center at Georgia Southern, we have found that having academic advisors in the departments provides both greater visibility and accessibility for students. More advisors and support from the Provost’s Office has allowed us to move away from the faculty-advisor model and to provide each student with a full-time advisor for his/her entire collegiate career. This model not only frees faculty to engage in research and mentoring opportunities with their students, but also allows students more consistency in their advisement experience.
As we move forward, the CLASS advisement team is working hard to assist our students in becoming and continuing to be academically successful. Each advisor has developed his/her unique style of advising to best serve his/her student population. Helping our students achieve academic success is at the core of our team. We are accomplishing good things in the CLASS Advisement Center, and over the next several months, we will begin working on a strategic plan that will move us from good to great!Please visit the CLASS Advisement Center website to learn more about the Center and where each academic advisor is located. Or feel free to stop by sometime – we would love to see you!
Jenn Glenn
CLASS Advisement Center Coordinator
Advisement Center Hours
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.