Advisor Common Space

Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon,
and the deeper it sinks into the mind. —Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Talk low, talk slow, and don’t talk too much. —John Wayne

Explore IUP’s GPA “What If” Calculator

The GPA “What If” Calculator for faculty/advisors can be found in URSA under the Advisor menu in the Faculty Services area.
- Faculty and advisors are invited to review this easy guide to learn how to use the GPA “What If” Calculator.
A version is available for the students which will only allow them to view their own courses and grades. This is found on the Academic Records menu in the Student Services area.
A huge applause to all the talented folks who helped to bring about and create our new GPA “What If” Calculator!

1. Information to Keep Handy
2. IUP Handbooks and Catalogs
3. IUP Libraries and Technology
4. University Planning and Curriculum Actions
5. Web Resources Outside of IUP

Information to Keep Handy
- Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures
- Academic Standards/Academic Success
- Banner Information (Registrar’s Office)
- CAPP (Curriculum Advising and Program Planning)
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- CUSP (College Undergraduate Success Program)
  IUP offers a pre-college program to a limited number of first-year students through the Department of Developmental Studies. The program is called CUSP: The Early Entrance Experience and is designed to help students make a satisfactory transition to the college experience and to enhance their chances for academic success.
- International Student — Academic Advising
- Quality Points (and Determining QPA)
- Transfer Services IUP (Student credit transfer)
  - Enter Transfer Services web site
- ”Turnitin” (A web-based service designed to aid in plagiarism detection!)
IUP Handbooks and Catalogs
- Academic Advising Handbook for IUP Faculty Advisors (Word doc)
  Revised August 2007
- Course Descriptions (Undergraduate) begin on page 148 in the Undergraduate Catalog.
- Disability Support Services (Faculty and Studnet Handbook)

- School of Graduate Studies and Research
- Source (student handbook)
- The online Undergraduate Catalog in PDF format.
IUP Libraries and Technology
University Planning and Curriculum Actions
- University Senate
Web Resources Outside of IUP
- NACADA (National Academic Advising Association)
  NACADA’s mission is to... Champion the educational role of academic advisors to enhance student learning and development in a diverse world; Affirm the role of academic advising in student success and persistence, thereby supporting institutional mission and vitality; Anticipate the academic advising needs of twenty-first century students, advisors, and institutions; Advance the body of knowledge on academic advising; Foster the talents and contributions of all members and promote the involvement of diverse population.
  
  NACADA Papers, Monographs, and Other Resources
  - NACADA Resource Clearinghouse: Advising Issues and Resources
  - “The Advising Appointment”
  - “A Caring Attitude”
  - Distance Education and On-line Advising Resources (NACADA)
  - “FERPA: Basic Guidelines for Faculty and Staff. A Simple Step-by-Step Approach for Compliance”
  - “How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, as a New Advisor”
  - “Legal Issues in Advising”
  - The Pennsylvania State University
  - “A Commonplace Book for Advisors”
    A treasury of quotations for academic advisors and other mentors in higher education.
  - Center for Excellence in Academic Advising
    An electronic resource for academic advising that provides links to other Internet sites that are useful to faculty advisors.
  - The Mentor: An Academic Advising On-line Journal
    The Mentor is a free electronic publication about academic advising in higher education. The goal of this journal (available only on the Web) is to provide a mechanism for the rapid dissemination of new ideas about advising and for ongoing discourse about advising issues. Toward this goal, articles in the journal are published continuously in a current issue in progress. The Mentor is published by Penn State's Center for Excellence in Academic Advising.