University Advisors' Network
Please note UAN Meetings are open to all academic advisors; however, every academic advising unit is asked to delegate one member responsible for attending meetings, disseminating information, and monitoring the listserv.
Conditions of Membership Include:
- One-year appointment by college or department. One member per advising unit. Often the same member is renewed each year.
- Attend all meetings or send representative in your place.
- Review minutes for accuracy. Approval at meetings.
- Suggest topics for discussion (via online form, in-person, email).
- In coordination with chairs, keep topics for discussion on-going until resolution.
- Speak on behalf of your college or department for topics such as training, policy implementation, revised practice.
- Update UAN on changes in your college. (i.e. new advising models, new procedures, new hires, etc.).
- Sub-committees and specialty topics.
- Utilize UAN resources via website.
- Possible voting (by members only) on recommended practice (new or revised).
- Approve your college’s information for campus-wide dissemination.
- Relay information back to your advising department.
- Advocacy for advising.
UAN Meeting Schedule
The University Advisors Network meets monthly. Please see the UAN meeting schedule below for time and location.
| Date | Time | Location | |
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| Fall 2025 | September 24, 2025 |
9:30-11am
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University Advising Center
(Close-Hipp, Room 301)
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| October 15, 2025 | 9:30-11am | ||
| December 10, 2025 | 9:30-11am | ||
| Spring 2026 | January 14, 2026 | 9:30-11am |
University Advising Center
(Close-Hipp, Room 301) or
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| February 18, 2026 | 9:30-11am |
University Advising Center
(Close-Hipp, Room 301) or
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| March 18, 2026 | 9:30-11am |
University Advising Center
(Close-Hipp, Room 301) or
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| May 6, 2026 | 9:30-11am |
University Advising Center
(Close-Hipp, Room 301) or
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UAN Meeting Minutes and Handouts
October 2025 [minutes]: Financial Aid Updates [Handout], Major Spotlight: Applied Sports Psychology and Counseling BS [Handout], Interdisciplinary Certificates [Handout], Student Distribution in Undergraduate Online Courses [Handout]
September 2025 [minutes]: Admissions Updates [Handout], Registration Updates [Handout], Honors Advising [Handout], Curriculum Ticketing System Reminders [Handout], Data Science/Data Analytics Major Spotlight [Handout]
May 2025 [minutes]: USC Awards [Handout], MAP Updates, Math-Prep Bootcamp, Advising new students for Math 151 [Handout 1, Handout 2], GARNET Updates: Early Start Program & First-Gen U101, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise [Handout], Global Career Accelerator Program [Handout]
March 2025 [minutes]: National Fellowships [Handout], New NSO Academic Modules, Washington Internship Program [Handout]
February 2025 [minutes]: Financial Aid, CPoS and FAFSA, Athletics Advising [Handout], Founding Document Requirement [Handout]
January 2025 [minutes]: International Accelerator Program [Handout], Gamecock Guarantee [Handout], Counseling and Psychiatric Services [Handout]
December 2024 [minutes]: Admissions Overview [Handout], First Gen Initiatives [Handout], International Student Support [Handout], Advising Technology Updates [Handout]
October 2024 [minutes]: Reach Act/Founding Documents [Handout], Honors Advising Updates [Handout], Carolina Experience [Handout], GARNET Initiatives [Handout], Immunization Holds [Handout]
September 2024: Meeting Cancelled
May 2024 [minutes]: Updates from UAN Technology Subcommittee [Handout], Results of Tech Surveys/Registration and Overall Utilization, DegreeWorks Plans [Handout], Linguistics Program Highlight [Handout], Curriculum Ticketing System, Immunization Holds Updates, Reminders of Student Web Resources, Ticketing System [Handout], Advisor Recognition [Handout], NACADA Opportunities [Handout]
March 2024 [minutes]: GARNET Update and Certificate Promotion [Handout], Virtual Registration Room, Curricular Analytics for Advisors [Handout];
Undergraduate Certificates Digital Displays for Downloading:
Interdisciplinary Certificate (horizontal)
Interdisciplinary Certificate (vertical)
Earn a Certificate this Summer (horizontal)
Earn a Certificate the Summer (vertical)
February 2024 [minutes]: Career Center Updates [Handout], Department of Veteran and Military Affairs [Handout], Banner 9 Follow Up [Handout]
January 2024 [minutes]: Student Success Center Overview [Handout], Self Service Carolina Demo, Certificates, Exploratory Advising and Academic Coaching [Handout]
December 2023 [minutes]: FAFSA Update [Handout], Basic Needs Coordination [Handout], MBA Direct-From-Undergrad Program [Handout], Student Disability Resource Center Update
October 2023 [minutes]: Education Abroad [Handout], SC Washington Semester Program [Handout], Athletics Advising [Handout]
September 2023 [minutes]: Orientation and Advising Recap [Handout], Early Transfer Academic Advising [Handout], Office of Student Advocacy [Handout], CPoS Updates [Handout], Appointment Modality Guidance [Handout]
May 2023 [minutes]: Orientation Reminders [Handout], Orientation Advising and Registration Advisor Cheat Sheet [Handout], CPoS and Advising Considerations [Handout], CPoS Updates from Financial Aid & Registrar [Handout], Student FAQS & August Exceptions Management Training, Advisor Recognition & Level Four Certification [Handout]
March 2023 [minutes]: Financial Aid Update [Handout], Title IX [Handout], Advising Unit Highlights
February 2023 [minutes]: Academic Advising Updates/Highlights/Successes, Overview of the Resiliency Project [Handout], Overview of Student Health & Wellbeing & Immunization Holds [Handout]
January 2023 [minutes]: Career Center Updates [Handout], Advisor Training & Development Opportunities, Certificates & Digital Studies Certificate Program [Handout]
December 2022 [minutes]: Admissions Update [Handout], Orientation Reminders [Handout], UAN Tech Subcommittee Updates [Handout],
October 2022 [minutes]: National Fellowships [Handout], Entrepreneurship Minor [Handout], Hardship Withdrawal [Handout]
September 2022 [minutes]: Orientation Debrief [Handout], Education Abroad Advising Processes [Handout], DEIA in Advising [Handout]
May 2022 [minutes]: Admissions Update [Handout], Overview of Veterans' Orientation [Handout], Course Program of Study & DegreeWorks Update, Course Needs Request Process [Handout], Updates to Required Student Modules [Handout], New Math Placement Assessment (MAP) Rollout [Handout]
March 2022 [minutes]: Appreciating Academic Advisors Program [Handout], Physics 211 and 211 Lab Changes for Fall 2022 [Handout], Partnership with Midlands Tech 2+2 Agreements [Handout], Athletics Update [Handout], Practice Times [Handout], DEI in Advising Update [Handout]
February 2022 [minutes]: Cyber Intelligence Degree, Professional Writing and Communication Minor, Exploratory Advising Update [Handout]
January 2022 [minutes]: Class and Comp HR project, Techonlogy UAN Subcommittee Update [Handout], Advisor Spotlight - Janis Leaphart
November 2021 [minutes]: Sports Media Minor, Social Media Minor [Handout], CIEL & GLD [Handout], Faculty and Staff Grants [Handout], Carolina Engage Grant [Handout], January Orientation Updates [Handout], Advising Database
October 2021 [minutes]: Undergraduate Student Ombuds Office [Handout], Winter Session/Summer Session/Summer Minors/Accelerated Study Plans [Handout], Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access in Academic Advising [Handout], Fall Technology Updates [Handout]
September 2021 [minutes]: Admissions Update, Orientation Recap [Handout], Summer Advisement [Handout], New Students Changing Majors/Exploratory Advising [Handout], Transfer Pass/Fail Implications [Handout]
May 2021 [minutes]: Orientation updates [Handout], Honors summer advisement [Memo], OSP summer advisement [Memo] Advisor Awards [Handout], International Student Enrollment Requirements [Handout]
April 2021[minutes]: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion [Handout], USC Graduation Processes[Handout], Course Program of Study
March 2021[minutes]: Summer 2021 Orientation [Handout], Counseling Center Services [Handout], Bookstore [Handout], Advisor Talking Points for Fall Online Class Requests [Handout], Technology Updates [Handout]
February 2021[minutes]: My USC Experience Transcript [Handout], Admissions/Increasing Under-Represented Students [Handout], Summer Minors [Handout], Spring 2021 First-Year and Transfer Probation [Handout], Reach Act
January 2021[minutes]: Honors College Advising Update [Handout], Athletics Advising Update [Handout], Advisor Training & Professional Development, Technology Update [Handout]
December 2020[minutes]: DegreeWorks Update [Handout], Advising Technology UAN Subcommittee Update [Handout], Spring 2021 Orientation Update [Handout], Master's Entry to Practice-Nursing MEPN [Handout]
November 2020[minutes]: Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society [Handout], Admissions Update [Handout], Law School Admissions Pipeline Program [Handout], Reach Act [Handout]
September 2020[minutes]: Orientation Summer Recap & Fall 2020 Registration [Handout], Faculty Referral Process for Absent/Disengaged Students [Handout], Education Abroad Updates [Handout], Academic Peer Mentorship, Technology Update from UAN Tech Subcommittee [Handout]
October 2020 [minutes]: Hardship Withdrawal and Ombuds Update [Handout], ACM Update on Double Major & Tuition Reduction, Winter Session Update, FLPT Update on Placeholder Grades
September 2019 [minutes]: Study Abroad, Orientation Summer Recap [Handout], College Change of Major Form Discussion [Handout], Academic Common Market Updates
October 2019 [minutes]: Academic Common Market Updates, AFAM Highlight, Transfer Student Data & Retention Initiatives [Handout], EAB & Advisor Assignments Update
November 2019 [minutes]: QEP Update [Handout], Undeclared Students Advisement [Handout], UAN Subcommittee On Advising Technology [Handout]
December 2019 [minutes]: Results of 2019 Orientation Advising Survey [Handout], Freshmen Interests Groups/FIGS, Updated Protocol for Advisor Assignments [Handout], South Carolina Washington Semester Program [Handout]
January 2020 [minutes]: Gates Foundation Advising Success Network [Handout], Winter Session, Summer Session, Research, OYT Updates
February 2020 [minutes]: Bulletin Update/Course Leaf Implementation, Study Abroad Updates [Handout], Appreciating Academic Advisors [Handout]
April 2020 [minutes]: Admissions Update [Handout], Summer Orientation [Handout], Foreign Language Placement Exam Information, Technology Updates [Handout], Summer Semester and Jump Start
May 2020 [minutes]: Considerations for New Transfer Students [presentation], Transfer Credit Articulation guide [handout], Transfer Orientation Transcript Process for Summer 2020 [handout], Instructional Methods/Course Designators [handout], Faculty Referrals during Spring 2020 Campus Closure [report]
September 2018 [minutes]: Summer 2018 Advising Recap [Handout], DegreeWorks Planner [Handout], On Your Time Summer and Winter Sessions, Undergraduate Research Registry [Handout], Changing Majors LEAN Recommendations [Handout]
October 2018 [minutes]: New Budget Model, Academic Common Market, Advisor Professional Development Opportunities, Appreciating Academic Advisors Program
November 2018 [minutes]: Athletics Advising, Admissions Update, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning Updates, Orientation Updates
December 2018 [minutes]: Accelerated Bachelor's/Graduate Study Plan, Freshman Interest Groups, DegreeWorks Audit & Planner, Non-Registered Initiative & Appreciating Academic Advisors [Handout], Orientation
January 2019 [minutes]: Study Abroad, University Registrar, Advising Technology
February 2019 [minutes]: Diversity Class Overview/Enrollment Trends
March 2019 [minutes]: On Your Time Updates [Handout], My USC Experience, Beyond the Classroom Matters, & Advisor View [Handout]
April 2019 [minutes]: Banner IX May update/new views of Self-Service Carolina, Major Maps & Program of Study
May 2019 [minutes]: New Student Orientation & Summer Advisement, Counseling Center (Outreach and Referrals), UAN Year in Review
UAN Advising Technology Subcommittee Meeting Minutes and Handouts
May 2024 [minutes]
UAN Members
| Type | Affiliation | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | McCausland College of Arts & Sciences |
Alexis Mynio,
Undeclared Academic Advisor III
|
amynio@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
|
Chris Miller,
Undergraduate Academic Advisor II, Criminology and Criminal Justice
|
chrismiller@sc.edu |
| Member |
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
|
Valeria Bates
Academic Advisor, College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
|
bates5@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
Undergraduate Admissions
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Teresa Florentin
Senior Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
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tflorentin@.sc.edu |
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Member |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
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Della Bryant
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, School of Visual Art and Design
|
debryant@email.sc.edu |
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Member |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
|
Brittany Sparks,
Undergraduate Academic Advisor. School of Visual Art and Design
|
bcsparks@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
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TBD, Department of Anthropology
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Member |
South Carolina Honors College
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Kay Thomas, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
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bankshk@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member |
University Advising Center
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Brian Dusel
Director of Advising Technology
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duselb@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning |
Lauren Epps
Assistant Director
|
eppslg@mailbox.sc.edu |
|
Member Ex Officio |
Education Abroad |
Marci Heidt
Assistant Director of Education Abroad
|
mmheidt@email.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
Academic Common Market |
TBD
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| Member | Darla Moore School of Business |
Kate Weaver,
Academic Advisor, Darla Moore School of Business
|
kate.weaver@moore.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Joe Jones
Undergraduate Director, School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment
|
jjones@seoe.sc.edu |
| Member | College of Social Work |
Anna May,
College of Social Work
|
may8@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Dawn Hiller
Director of Undergraduate Student Services, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
|
hillerd@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Nora Dragovic,
Director of Advising, McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
|
dragovin@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
Sarah Jusiewicz
Director of Advising, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
|
jusiewis@cec.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Edward Morris
Student Services Coordinator, Department of Political Science
|
ebm4@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | Palmetto College |
Laura Faile
Academic Program Director
|
humphrlb@email.sc.edu |
|
Member Ex Officio |
Registrar |
Aaron Marterer
University Registrar
|
acmarte@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Brandi Byers,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
byersb@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
New Student Orientation | Alison Leach Hughes
Director of New Student Orientation
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alisonhughes@sc.edu |
| Member | College of Pharmacy |
Kristi Kinslow
Director of Pre-Professional Studies and Recruitment
|
niro@cop.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Caitlyn Brockington
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Psychology
|
brockicl@email.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts & Sciences |
Dawn Campbell,
Undergraduate Program Director, Women's and Gender Studies
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| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Zhenlong Li
Geography Department
|
zhenlong@sc.edu |
| Member | College of Information and Communications |
Rebecca Boyd
Student Services Manager, College of Information and Communications
|
boydrr@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | Arnold School of Public Health |
Caleb Morris
Instructor and Academic Advisor, Arnold School of Public Health
|
cemorris@email.sc.edu |
| Co-Chair | University Advising Center |
Claire Robinson
Assistant Provost, Undergraduate Advisement
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| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Charles Tisdale,
Department of Sociology
|
ct53@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
Fellowships and Scholar Programs |
Valerie Weingart
Coordinator, Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs
|
weingarv@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member |
Athletics |
Kaitlyn McCanna-Doty
Department of Athletics
|
kmccanna@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
Graduation and Retention Network |
Amanda Therrell
Assistant Director, Graduation and Retention Network
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atherrell@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member
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McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
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Nancy Tolson
Assistant Director of African American Studies, Department of African American Studies
|
tolsonn@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member
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College of Nursing
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Kayla Payne,
College of Nursing
|
kayla.payne@sc.edu |
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Member
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College of Education |
Lauren Sanborn,
Director of Undergraduate Student Services, College of Education
|
brownlw@mailbox.sc.edu |
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Member Ex Officio |
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Amanda Zeigler
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Biological Sciences
|
apolson@biol.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Anna Tompkins, Undergraduate Program Coordinator,
Department of English
|
aet13@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Tyler Mcnamara,
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of History
|
mcnamart@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Xinfeng Liu,
Department of Mathematics
|
xfliu@math.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Jeff Turner,
Senior Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Philosophy
|
turner@sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Jeff Wilson,
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Director, Department of Physics and Astronomy |
jwilson@sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Gray Williams,
Undergraduate Academic Advisor,
Department of Statistics
|
rgw2@email.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences | Laken Long, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Theatre and Dance |
lakenl@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | School of Music |
Jillian Bigony,
Academic Advisor, School of Music
|
jcarey@mozart.sc.edu |
| Member | Opportunity Scholars Program | Pinkney Epps, Opportunity Scholars Program Coordinator |
eppsp@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
Nina Moreno, Associate Dept. Chair and Undergraduate Director,
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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morenoN@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships |
Brandon Lindsey,
Senior Assistant Director for Student Services
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blindsey@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | McCausland College of Arts and Sciences |
John Mandsager, Undergraduate Director, Religious Studies
|
mandsage@mailbox.sc.edu |
| Member | Office of Exploratory Advising and Academic Coaching |
Keith Martin, Director, Office of Exploratory Advising and Academic Coaching
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keith.martin21@sc.edu |