Advising Lunch Talks, sponsored by the Academic Advising Council, are offered four times each year, and offer the opportunity for advisors to learn about relevant services, programs, and practices through presentations by campus experts.  The Advising Lunch talks are the primary gathering place for faculty and professional advisors at IPFW, and in 2011-12 will be held on the following dates:

• Tues, October 20 - WU G21
  • Updates on Services Provided by CASA, IPFW's Center for Academic Success and Achievement
• Tues, Nove 10 - WU 114
  • TBA
• Wed, Jan 27- WUG21
  • Topic TBA
• Tues, Feb 16 WU G21
  • Topic to be announced
  • Wed Mar 16 - WU G21
    • Topic to be announced
  • Thurs Apr 14 -WU G21
    • Academic Advisor of the Year Ceremony

  Lunch is served to the first 50 people who RSVP, courtesy of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

  2010-11 Lunch Talks

  4/6/11 - Laurie Bell, Office of VCAA
  "Identifying Academic Rock Stars: Navigating the Mine Field of Major Scholarship Competitions"
  
  2/22/11 - Leslie Clark, Athletic Advisor
  "NCAA Academic Eligibility (a condensed version)"
   
  11/10/10 Julie Creek, Center for Women & Returning Adults
  "Helping Non-traditional Students"
   
  9/21/10 Deb Hein, Karen Van Gorder, Beth Iserman, & Todd Raines, Online Learning
  "Online Learning, ICN, and TransferIN"

  2009-10 Lunch Talks

  4/6/10 - Lauren Wilson
  "Academic Compliance for Student Athletes"

  2/23/10 - Alison Hoff, NSE Coordinator
  "What Advisors Need to Know About the National Student Exchange"

  11/10/09 - Gerald L. Curd, Associate Director of Financial Aid
  "Financial Aid and Academic Progress: Factors That Impact the Student"

  9/23/09 - Jennifer Mayhall & Angela Williams
  "Continuing Studies: Off the Beaten Path"

AAC NACADA Summer Institute mallini

Each year the Academic Advising Council sponsors a $500 grant to support participation at the NACADA Summer Institute.  Recipients of the award work on a project at the Institute and present that project to the Council our their annual advising retreat. 

Each spring IPFW gives the Outstanding Advisor of the Year award which includes recognition and $500 to be put towards professional development.

Call for Nominations: 2016 IPFW Outstanding Advisor Award

The Academic Advising Council will again honor an individual for outstanding advising performance. Up to two honorees will each receive an award of professional development funds and a plaque. In addition, a plaque with a cumulative list of award recipients is posted in the faculty/staff lounge on the first floor of Kettler Hall.

Please send nominations to Corrie Fox at [email protected] as a single PDF file by Tues Mar 29. Nominations received after the deadline will not be considered. For details, please see the call for nominations [PDF].  Please download that file and reopen it in Acrobat to use it as a fillable PDF.

Questions about the nomination guidelines should be addressed to Corrie Fox via phone (16137) or email ([email protected]).

Previous Winners

2010-11 Christa VanDeWeg, Health and Human Services

2009-10 Michael Bendele, Psychology

2008-09 Susan Byers, Doermer School of Business

2007-08 Lesa Rae Vartanian, Psychology

2006-07 Nancy Leinbach, Public and Environmental Affairs

2005-06 David Clevenger, Organizational Leadership and Supervision

2004-05 Irwin Mallin, Communication

2003-04 Sandy McMurtrie, General Studies

2002-03 Mary Lehto, Mastodon Advising Center

2001-02 T. Neil Moore, Public and Environmental Affairs

2000-01 Jane Loomis, Public and Environmental Affairs

1999-2000 William Breuning, Arts and Sciences

1998-99 Rhonda Meriwether, Mastodon Advising Center

Links and Handouts

• NACADA | Resources for Designing an Office