Check out some of the wonderful things one of our advising colleagues have done as we wrap up autumn semester! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!

• Brian Oilar
  • “Brian did an amazing job coordinating the Fisher BA 1100 class this semester. He updated content, revamped the look of the PowerPoints and coordinated with several offices to start new initiatives. Brian managed several new assignments that used new software programs. As with any new initiative, there were challenges faced, but Brian quickly brought forth creative solutions and options to help the implementation run as smoothly as possible. Brian also reworked our curriculum plan assignment to utilize the Buckeye Degree Planning tool. Brian led demonstrations and wrote step-by-step instructions that made the assignment implementation go better than expected and led to excellent student and instructor experiences. Brian’s can-do attitude, creative vision and leadership skills were invaluable in the implementation of BA 1100. Thank you for the 12 months of work you put into implementing this class!”

Like we announced last month, all Advisor of the Month nominees will be entered into a yearly drawing to win one $25 gift card, chosen from a provided list. Additionally, one winner will be selected each month to receive a certificate of appreciation and will be featured in the ACADAOS newsletter. We appreciate all that you do for your students and colleagues and look forward to continuing to recognize your hard work throughout the year.

Have a great Winter Break!

Check out some of the wonderful things one of our advising colleagues have done as we head towards the end of autumn semester! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!

• Jeanne Mauriocourt
  • “As the advising manager on the Mansfield campus, Jeanne continues to be an amazing example of leadership, compassion, professionalism, and integrity for her advising team and her advisees. In August, our team shrunk from five to four with the retirement of Fran Bowes, and our team has worked diligently to share Fran’s workload among the remaining four of us. Jeanne took time to evaluate the workload that needed shared and carefully redistributed the responsibilities and students among all of us, doing her absolute best to avoid overwhelming any one of us with our current responsibilities. As we have weathered this storm together, Jeanne has led with grace, positivity, realism, and calm. She not only shows up and supports her team, but she continues to manage a case load similar to the teams in addition to her managerial responsibilities. I genuinely don’t know how I could have gotten through the past few months without her leadership.”

The Awards & Recognition Committee is excited to announce some changes to the Advisor of the Month process. Starting with the October nominees, all monthly nominees will be entered into a yearly drawing to win one $25 gift card, chosen from a provided list. Additionally, one winner will be selected each month to receive a certificate of appreciation and will be featured in the ACADAOS newsletter. We appreciate all that you do for your students and colleagues and look forward to continuing to recognize your hard work throughout the year.

Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

Check out some of the wonderful things our advising colleagues have done as we get into the second half of autumn semester and spring registration season! Thank you to each of you for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!

• Shea Davis
  • “Has helped me tremendously in my first months at the position. She has not only made me feel welcome, but doesn’t hesitate to answer any questions AND provide additional information to help me gain further knowledge. I also get the pleasure to observe her survey section and have witnessed first hand her going above and beyond to help her students.”

• Kristen Krug
  • “Kristen has shown outstanding leadership and initiative in her role, particularly through her work with the campus change committee, where she led successful and impactful events. She also took on the significant task of updating and customizing the campus change/transfer seminar presentations to better serve our unique group of advisees. Kristen’s expertise, collaborative spirit, and genuine kindness make her an exceptional advisor and a valued colleague.”

• Pete Rex
  • “Pete’s calm efficiency in our daily work, coupled with genuine care for students, direct reporting staff and all team members is impressive. This month was particularly stressful for our college’s advising team with BDP going live at the start of fall semester. Pete has worked diligently to adjust students’ degree audits, hold scheduled and drop-in advising appointments, guest lecture in Survey classes, and maintain all 1:1 meetings with Human Sciences advisors. That is not a comprehensive list– only what many of us can see. We really appreciate Pete in EHE/OUE. We say it to each other, often, and to him, individually. This public venue for advisors is a good way to express it to everyone. Thank you, Pete Rex!”

The Awards & Recognition Committee is putting the monthly raffle on a pause while we explore other ways to recognize all the hard work that happens over the year. More information to come in the future!

Check out some of the wonderful things our advising colleagues have done as we get autumn semester up and running! Thank you to each of you for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!

• JoJo Beyene
  • “JoJo oversees The College of Public Health orientation, survey, and our student ambassadors. With all she has on her plate she is always smiling and willing to help others. With grace this summer she successfully ran orientation, our major orientation, prepared for survey, and onboarded our student ambassadors. She does all this work with no complaints and constantly asking if anyone else needs help in our office. Our student ambassadors have nominated her for many leadership awards and recognition which is a direct reflection of how important she is to our students and college! My job would be much more difficult without JoJo!”

• Jacquez Printup
  • “Jacquez has coordinated our Major Changer workshops in Fisher this semester. It involves a lot of moving parts between scheduling staff, students, and room spaces. Jacquez has done a great job of handling this complex task.”

The winner of September’s ACADAOS raffle is…
Jacquez Printup
Congratulations!

As we wrap up Summer Term and prepare for autumn semester, let’s recognize the wonderful things that have happened over the past couple of months. While we only had one submission for the July Advisor of the Month below, thank you to EVERYONE for all of your hard work and dedication to the students in your areas and OSU!

• Jared Stearns
  • “A autumn potential campus change student decided to change his major, meeting with a Columbus Campus advisor to be proactive. I reached out to Jared as the advisor assigned in Newark to work with the new major, asking him to help the student with the campus change paperwork. He responded in less than an hour and had submitted the paperwork needed for the student. I appreciate his quick action and response to help the campus changer have an easier transition.”

Have a great day!