Check out some of the wonderful things our advising colleagues have done over winter break and the start of spring semester! Thank you to each of you for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!
- Troy Brooks
- “Troy has gone above and beyond expectations for the past year, but he truly was a superstar advisor in January 2025. Troy has stepped up to manage not only advising our non-degree students, but also working with our new non-credit learners. He has created workflows and stepped in to supervise our student employees, as we are short two staff roles currently. Troy took over management of our campus partnerships with special populations – like TOPS – and is already improving those services in just one month.”
- Jaimi Knisley
- “We use a senior advisor on-call schedule at Fisher and Jaimi was covering a half-day during winter break, probably expecting that it would be a quiet one. She spent hours that day working closely with a student who was deeply troubled by an academic status decision and subsequently had a mental health crisis while on a call with Jaimi. In the moment, Jaimi was calm, steady, and affirming, and she subtly gathered resources and support while keeping the student talkative and on the line with her. She handled the student’s needs and the aftermath of documentation and reporting with professionalism and care. While it is always our hope that students can access the care they need and that advising staff will not be called upon in a crisis, these situations do happen and it’s a lot to ask of an advisor in the moment. I’m grateful to Jaimi for jumping in and helping the student without hesitation.
Additionally, I am proud of her for taking a pause after that incident to care for her own needs as well. She sets a phenomenal example for others and we’re so lucky to have her as a senior advisor on the Fisher undergraduate team!”
- “We use a senior advisor on-call schedule at Fisher and Jaimi was covering a half-day during winter break, probably expecting that it would be a quiet one. She spent hours that day working closely with a student who was deeply troubled by an academic status decision and subsequently had a mental health crisis while on a call with Jaimi. In the moment, Jaimi was calm, steady, and affirming, and she subtly gathered resources and support while keeping the student talkative and on the line with her. She handled the student’s needs and the aftermath of documentation and reporting with professionalism and care. While it is always our hope that students can access the care they need and that advising staff will not be called upon in a crisis, these situations do happen and it’s a lot to ask of an advisor in the moment. I’m grateful to Jaimi for jumping in and helping the student without hesitation.
- Laura Whitaker
- “For her patience and communication with me and students that we share on our caseloads. Her support and concern for the student’s success has been wonderful.”
- Lilli Williams
- “Lilli is an academic advisor in Fisher’s undergraduate programs and works tirelessly to support her students each semester. In particular, she works primarily with our referral students who are transferring to OSU. Lilli is able to make the huge OSU community feel smaller and more intentional for those students through her compassionate advising style.”
The winner of January’s ACADAOS raffle is…
Jaimi Knisley
Congratulations!