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Plugged into Advising

Plugged into Advising sessions provide updates to the broader advising community about campus initiatives that may impact our advising work with students. All sessions are virtual to allow for open access and recordings are posted for those that are unable to attend.

Honor’s College 101

  • Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
  • Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Description: Join representatives from the Honor’s College to learn about general information that is shared out to prospective and current students and new changes to how students earn honor’s credits and maintain honor’s status. There will also be a general overview of the new honor’s minor. This interactive session will include time at the end for a Q&A session.
  • Video Recording

Financial Aid Awareness Month

  • Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
  • Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Description: In honor of February being National Financial Aid Awareness Month, representatives from University Scholarship and Financial Aid will address the new FAFSA process as well as provide a refresher on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to include SAP warning and final SAP and how they see advisors assisting students through both processes. Time will be included at the end for a Q&A session.
  • Video Recording

Updates on Leave of Absence and Return to VT Policies

  • Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
  • Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m.
  • Description: Join representatives from the Registrar’s Office to hear updates about the implementation on the Leave of Absence (LOA) and Return to VT policies. This interactive session will include time at the end for a Q&A session.
  • Video Recording
  • Powerpoint Slides (PDF)

What’s new in the Registrar’s Office?

  • Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
  • Time: 11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
  • Description: Representatives from the Registrar’s will share updates about Leave of Absence and Academic Relief and course equivalency evaluations handled through TES as well as the new communication plan to students when transcripts are received and processed. This interactive session will include time at the end for a Q&A session.
  • Video Recording

How to Best Serve Our Corp of Cadets

  • Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
  • Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
  • Description: Captain Jamie McGrath will be sharing the needs of new Corp of Cadets students post-Covid to include the required courses for each military branch, ways academic advisors can help students build their schedules to set them up for success, and the process for onboarding new cadets. This session will also provide time for discussion with Captain McGrath and a Q&A session.
  • Video Recording
  • Powerpoint Slides (PDF)
  • VTCC and ROTC Course Requirements 2024-25 (XLSX)

Archived Sessions