CALS Advising and Teaching Workshop, August 2012

I. Academic/Financial Aid Reminders
1. "The webpage dedicated to CALS Forms, Procedures, and Policies":
http://www.uvm.edu/cals [www.uvm.edu], then "Faculty and Staff", then "College
Forms, Procedures, and Policies".
2. "Diversity Course List": (on UVM catalogue)[LINK] [www.uvm.edu]
http://www.uvm.edu/academics/catalogue2012-13/ [www.uvm.edu].  Please click
on "Courses" and then "Courses Approved for Diversity Credit."

II. Protocols
1. "Students who appeal their grades": (on UVM catalogue) Either
http://www.uvm.edu/policies/student/gradeappeals.pdf [www.uvm.edu] or
http://www.uvm.edu/academics/catalogue2012-13/ [www.uvm.edu]. (Please click
on "Policies and General Information", then "Academic Policies", and then
"Grade Appeals".)

III. Advising: How to be a successful advisor
1. "Create a webpage for your advisees": sample page: http://www.uvm.edu/cals/davis
[www.uvm.edu] (this is a webpage for Dr. Josie Davis' advisees)

IV. Advising Links
1. "Advising Handbook": http://www.uvm.edu/cals [www.uvm.edu], then "Faculty and
Staff", then "College Forms, Procedures, and Policies", then under
"Resources".
2. "Advising survey": http://www.uvm.edu/cals [www.uvm.edu], then "Faculty and
Staff", then "College Forms, Procedures, and Policies", then under
"Resources". [LINK] [www.uvm.edu]
3. "C.A.T.S. Report- Curriculum Audit Tracking System"--Please show a sample
C.A.T.S. Report and "What-if" option for C.A.T.S report.  Login MyUVM. 
4. "Student Portals - updated portals for students": please briefly show
student tabs (e.g. Student, My Schedule, Registrar, Advising, Student
Financial Services). These tabs will appear on Dr. Leonard's portal for two
hours this day for the purpose of this workshop.
5. "Declaration or Change of Major Form, Declaration of Minor within CALS
Form": http://www.uvm.edu/cals [www.uvm.edu], then "Faculty and Staff", then
"College Forms, Procedures, and Policies".

V. Classroom
1. "Addressing Classroom Disruption": http://www.uvm.edu/cals [www.uvm.edu], then
"Faculty and Staff", then "College Forms, Procedures, and Policies", then
under "Resources".
2. "Age of Electronics": ...Register with UVM Police website:
http://www.uvm.edu/police/ [www.uvm.edu]

VI. Opportunities for student success: some links from the agenda such as
ACCESS, Writing Center, Learning Co-op, and Career Services.

VII. Opportunities for faculty success: The webpage for Center for Teaching
and Learning: http://ctl.uvm.edu/ [ctl.uvm.edu]

Student to Faculty Email Protocol (From Foundations)