Yo, UHP, Let’s kick it!
All right stop, Collaborate and listen /
Advising holds on your registration /
Alerts in Banner: unsightly /
shows like a warning daily and nightly /
How to take it off? Yo — I don’t know /
Go to the blog, and we’ll show /
CCAS, they put a hold for advising /
Catherine and Liz can take it off if you complete the necessary advising hold removal form, but you will need to see the schedule of classes for next semester first and that’s not yet available.
Okay, Vanilla clearly lost his flow.
This is all to say that 1) we know that CCAS has already put advising holds on their students, 2) Catherine and Liz will be able to remove them for UHPers, but 3) no one can really have them removed until the schedule of classes comes out, so just sit tight.
Also, 4) the 90’s, when most of you were born, was a really, really weird time.
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Last Chance for Special Honors
Seniors, here’s our final reminder (we promise we’ll stop nagging now):
Special Honors Verification forms are due this Friday by 5pm. Don’t delay!
Walk-In Advising at the UHP!
Liz Sutton was once just a little girl with a dream, hoping to one day advise Honors students when they were available, and without an appointment. Today, that dream is finally a reality. She never thought the day would come, the day when a student could visit the Townhouse on Foggy Bottom after hours, from 5-7pm, walk right in and talk to her or a member of the SPA. Questions will be answered! Conversations will be had! And issues will be resolved in a timely manner!
Help make Liz’s lifelong goal more than just a pipe dream. Join hands with the UHP and say, on Wednesday nights, from 5-7pm, yes, we can.
Can’t wait to see you there, all hyped up on UHP patriotism and caffeine.
If you need an appointment during regular daytime hours, make sure to make an appointment.
Join Us On Google+!
Love to stay on top of the latest UHP Blog posts and news but don’t like our facebook page? While we’re huge advocates of staying up-to-date on UHP happenings on facebook and twitter, we’ll forgive you if you add us to a circle on Google+. That way, you can continue to get all of the most important UHP news, even if you’re (no longer) on the Zuckerberg band wagon. You can add us to your circles and visit our page here.
Well, I Do Declare [Ask the Sherpa]
A student intones:
Dear Sherpa,
I know what I want to major in, and how I want to spend the rest of my days, doing philosophy and only philosophy. But I’m scared to declare my major, and become a real person. What if I change my mind? Does this mean I have to start working on my thesis right now? I’m only a sophomore…why do I feel like I’m donning my cap and gown already?
Sincerely,
Dare to Declare
Seniors: Verify Special Honors [Deadlines]
Not all seniors pursue Special Honors in their degree, but when they complete a Special Honors Verification Form. Don’t delay!
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Choose Your Own Adventure: The 4-Year Plan
You’re the Star! 879 Thrilling Endings! Will you double major in Political Science and Spanish? Or will you study abroad for a year and minor in Jazz Studies? As you navigate through GW’s course selection and options for majors and minors, remember that your 4-year plan is entirely dependent on what you want. Which direction will you choose? Whether you want to graduate in three years, study abroad twice, take on five different minors or give the premed requirements a shot, turn to none other than your SPA.
In addition to completing a 4-year plan (or two, or three…) already, Student Peer Advisors have experience crafting their 4-year plans into living documents that detail their academic goals. If you need any help organizing or brainstorming for your own plan, don’t hesitate to contact the SPA paired with your Origins class or email the SPA account at uhpspa@gwu.edu.
In the meantime, check out this example from UHPer Jenny Hamilton. If excel isn’t your style, try color-coding. UHPers love color-coding. If all else fails, show up to your 4-year plan advising appointment with an interpretive dance. I’m sure Liz would love that.
Four Year Plan, Four Year Plan Continued
Note: I am not responsible for any interpretive dance choreography. Consider this a lesson in skepticism.
Off on the Road to NACADA
Liz, Catherine, and Jared will be out of the office on Oct. 4th & 5th, because we’ll be in Nashville, TN, sharing our wisdom at the national conference of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).
You might remember that we went off last year to present “Intelligent Internetting: or How I Learned to Stop Excessive Emailing and Love the Blog” at the regional conference in Annapolis, MD.
Turns out that the audience liked it so much, they voted us “Best in Region.” Not unlike typical dog shows, that means we got invited back for an encore presentation at the national convention. Or as any GLEE fan would put it: OMG WE WON REGIONALS YOU GUYS OMG!
We’re happy to talk about our online appointment scheduler, IMs with advisors, snazzy NewsFlash!, online forms, social media communities, an active (and often entertaining) blog, and more. We’re especially happy to share our working philosophy of not spamming students with a constant barrage of emails.
At these conferences, we’re always reminded how lucky we are to get to work with such great students. #HonorsProblems are the best kind, and a big part of the reason our jobs are so much fun is the fantastic student body we get to work with.
What is RSS and How Do I Get It?
You may have heard about “subscribing” to so-called “RSS” feeds. RSS stands for Rich Site Summary (not Radioactive Swimming Squirrels) and is a way of getting content from web sites that 
update frequently. Subscribing to an RSS feed allows you to access the newest content from different blogs in a condensed format. Many web browsers such as Firefox and Chrome have an RSS subscription built into their Bookmarks features. You can also get a RSS feed reader for the platform of your choice – be it web browser, desktop, or smart phone!
In order to stay on top of the latest UHP Blog posts and news, you should subscribe to our RSS feed – as well as our other social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook. It’s not like radioactive swimming squirrels will come and get you…
Seniors: Verify Special Honors [Deadlines]
Not all seniors take HONR 4198 (Honors Senior Thesis). Many of you choose to pursue Special Honors in your degree instead. If that’s you, and you’re graduating this semester, we need your Special Honors Verification Form to clear you for graduation. Don’t delay!
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