Advising 2 Bits

We start the second half of Season 2 with our guest Dr. Flowers, Dean of the Graduate School who joins us to provide incredible information for students interested in graduate school.  For more information visit: http://graduate.auburn.edu   

This week we have Anna Burchett and Anna Traylor, both Academic Advisors in the College of Science and Mathematics, joining us to discuss parallel planning.  This is vital for students who are on a path that include many different outcomes following graduation to better prepare themselves for anything that comes down the road in college. 

This week our guest is Dr. Janet Moore, Assistant Dean of Student Services in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.  Dr. Moore provides us with some excellent insight into getting the most out of your academic advising experience.  She brings with her an incredible amount of experience and works to provide students with the best advising experience possible. 

Torey Palmer with Parent & Family Programs joins us to give us great insight to navigating college as a parent along with resources available. Visit http://parentandfamily.auburn.edu for more information! 

This week Dr. Woodard,  Senior Vice President for Student Affairs at Auburn University, stopped by our Welcome Week table to have a quick conversation about all the great work Student Affairs does here at Auburn. For more information on Student Affairs, visit studentaffairs.auburn.edu.  Those on social media can connect to Dr. Woodard through his Twitter account, @WarEagleWoodard and on Instagram @WarEagleWoodard.

Season 2 is here!!!  Welcome back to campus, we are excited to start the fall semester!  We are starting Season 2 with our special guest Charlie Nutt, Executive Director of NACADA (National Academic Advising Association: The Global Community for Academic Advising).  Charlie discusses his thoughts about academic advising and how students can begin their college time successfully. 

Amy Brock, Director of Academic advising in the College of Agriculture, and Katie Lackey, Director of Academic Advising in the College of Human Sciences, join us this week to provide tips and insight for students to maximize their academic advising experience.  

This week we are joined by Dr. Beth Yarbrough, Director of Student Services in the College of Sciences and Mathematics, to discuss the ALEKS math placement test incoming students can take this summer to establish their placement into math. Visit https://aub.ie/mathplacement for more information. War Eagle!

The great folks from the Camp War Eagle (CWE) staff join us this week to discuss the updates to orientation sessions and advising for this summer.  This episode has great information for incoming students and parents looking to attend CWE.  Visit auburn.edu/cwe for more information! War Eagle!

This week, Dr. Dustin Johnson joins to discuss Auburn's Student Counseling & Psychological Services and all the great resources they provide to the Auburn Family! Visit http://wp.auburn.edu/scs/ for more information! We are about to discuss general resources available to survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence. While we only discuss resources and not situations or details, if this topic will cause you discomfort, please skip to minute 7:15. 

This week we are joined by Karen Battye, Jeff Amey, and Cary Sockwell Curtiss from the Office of the Registrar.  This episode features incredible resources for everyone including updates on the new course section changes beginning with class registration for Summer/Fall 2021. Visit http://registrar.auburn.edu for more information.  You can also email the Registrar at registrar@auburn.edu. 

Chris Wyckoff and Mark Armstrong join us this week to discuss First Year Seminars and Learning Communities.  Learn how students can get connected to FYS & LCs along with all the great experiences they can enjoy through these programs. Visit aub.ie/fys to learn more! 

Join us this this week for part two as our guest Stephanie Wood, Academic Advisor in Nursing, discusses competitive majors and the intricacies of parallel planning, applying to competitive majors, and how your Academic Advisor is there to help!  This is a two part episode.  Be sure to listen to part one before this episode: Episode 004 - Competitive Majors Part 1. 

Join us this this week as our guest Stephanie Wood, Academic Advisor in Nursing, discusses competitive majors and the intricacies of parallel planning, applying to competitive majors, and how your Academic Advisor is there to help!  This is a two part episode. 

Dr. Asim Ali, Executive Director for the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, joins us this week to help pull back the curtain behind the planning and execution of online learning at Auburn during the pandemic along with all of the great resources the Biggio Center provides to students and faculty.   

Dr. Ruthie Spiers, Director of Academic Advising, joins us this week to provide excellent information about the goals of advising along with advice on getting the most out of your advising appointments!  

This episode we are joined by Scott Cameron from Auburn's Student Financial Services.  Scott provided a deep insight into how students can approach situations related to their finances while at Auburn and where they can go to get resources.  

Welcome to the Advising 2 Bits podcast!  Preview our trailer and look for new content and episodes coming soon in 2021. War Eagle!