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ACN Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2007

Members Present:
K. Baith, S. Blair, T. Buss, C. Cepeda, S. Chetney, C. Clark, P. Cobb, R. Cocos, K. Coffaro, T. Current, J. Dvorak, L. Fitzenberger, D. Gygi, J. Harper, J. Hawkins, T. Hill, B. Hinshaw, L. Hoeft, D. Holloway, A. Joseph, S. Kaempfer, D. Kavalauskas, C. Kaye, J. Klumpp, K. Koncki, G. Kopke, L. Lampkins, K. Maertens, H. Matera, T. McGhee, R. McGraw, S. Mitchell, D. Montoya, A. Northrup, K. Omachinski, H. Pfersch, V. Provost, J. Rahmer, C. Rasavong, K. Raymond, L. Rivera, K. Roosevelt, A. San Diego, J. Schiedt, L. Sieckert, K. Silvestre, B. Simon, J. Singer, K. Spann, H. Spearman, J. Wishman, A. Wrench, S. Zlotcha

Tom Bachhuber-Director of Career Development Center (CDC)
CDC & ACN-Working in Partnership for Student Success (see attached PowerPoint)
-Over the last few years, the CDC has explored the ways on how they can be successful through curricula and academic advising. The CDC has been able to increase the number of Ed Psy 101 sections to 12 per semester and the number of presentations to classes

UWM Students
-80% commute
-40% are first generation
-76% work

CDC-Helping Students & Alumni

3 Career Offices at UWM:
1) Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Career Services Center. Lubar N203
2) CEAS Career Services. EMS E387
3) CDC-Mellencamp 128

CDC-Resources:
-Website: www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC
Provides to help match interests, skills, and values with careers; career descriptions, graduate info., and job boards.
-PantherJobs
Connencting students and alumni w/local and national employers
2 levels of participation to choose from:
1)Basic-Free. Everyone has access. View jobs, research/exploration, PantherNet, employer database.
2)Interactive-$15 (one time fee + 12 months after graduation). Upload resume/letters, apply and track applications within the system, resume publishing, resume referrals, search agents, participate in on-campus interviews.
-Career Resource Assistant (CRA) who are peer advisors to help students understand the career development process, use online tools, find career information, help with resumes and locate jobs online.
-Career Counseling is when students work with a trained profession. Helping students get ready for interviews and help with the transition from choosing a major to career direction.
-Express Lane Walk-In Assistance. Students can stop by for a 10-15 minute meeting with a Career Counselor.
-Workshops and Career Days and Job Fairs throughout the school year.
-PantherNet-Connecting students and alumni with other alumni and professionals for networking/information purposes.

UWM Career Transitions Center-Downtown Office
www.sce-ctc.uwm.edu
-Help adult students manage career/life changes
-There is a fee for all services at downtown office

***All Majors Career Day-OCTOBER 4, 2007-9am-2pm**
Wisconsin Room

Kate Coffaro and Kathryn Silvestre – Honors College
- New Lecturer was hired, allowing for additional seminars. Since these spots are open, Honors is looking to recruit additional students.
- Students could be admitted for the Spring semester on a conditional basis. If a students says their semester is going well and they are currently enrolled in English 102 (or they have tested out), send them to meet with Kate or Kathryn in Garland 302. After the Fall semester, the student must earn a 3.5 GPA and a “B-“ or better in English 102
- Ideally, prospective Honors students will have less than 40 credits completed as they will need 21 credits in Honors and that typically takes 5-7 semesters.
- The Honors College also acquired a new seminar room on the third floor of Garland (where Cultures and Communities used to be).

Announcements:
-ACN night with the Men’s Basketball Team. $15 package/per person includes: 1 ticket to the UW-Madison game (Dec. 12) and 1 ticket to the UW-Green Bay game (Feb. 16). Feel free to invite spouses/friends/kids. RSVP to Gwyn Wallander by Oct. 5th.
-Study Abroad Fair will be held September 26, 2007 from 9am-2pm, Union Concourse.
-Cathy Kaye: Cathy had provided information about ESL classes and who is eligible to take ESL classes.
-Jamie Harper-Financial Aid: FAFSA campaign. Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid between January 1-March 1.
-Jennie Klumpp is seeking a volunteer to serve as the UWM representative on the UW System Task Force on Academic and Career Advising. The time commitment is not significant. The expectation is that our representative is sharing UWM specific information with the task force, as well as brining task force information back to campus.
-Jonnie Dvorak announced that WC Online Registration for weekly tutoring is now available as well as Supplemental Instruction (Library WB42)
-Seth Zlotcha announced the rollout of advisement reports (also known as "degree progress reports" or "degree audits") to students on PAWS. This rollout begins on Wednesday, September 26 with degree-seeking undergraduates from the School of Education (students with a program code of "EDUG"). Other schools/colleges will have the option to open up the advisement report to their students later in the fall semester or early in the spring semester, if all goes well. While only EDUG students will have access to run their Advisement reports on PAWS, all students -- including undergraduates and graduates -- will see a "Degree Progress" link on their Student Center on PAWS starting next Wednesday, September 26.
-Kristin Roosevelt will be sending out an Advisor Survey as part of the Enhancing Advising group. They hope to get a list of topics that advisors across campus would like to work on in the next year.
-Bounging Her (MATC – UWM liason) announced her work with several advising units across campus in an effort to ease the transfer process for students coming from MATC to UWM.
-Twyla McGhee announced Jennifer Hawkins as the new undergraduate advisor in SOIS.
-Sharon Chetney from CIE introduced Dave Enberg as the new Overseas Programs & Partnerships Director as well as Heidi Vrankin Matera, an International Admissions Advisor. Rachel McGraw announced the October 15th deadline to study abroad and the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday, September 26th from 9am-2pm in the Union Concourse.
-Lori Fitzenberger announced Aggie Northrup and Judith Wishman as new advisors in the College of Letters & Science.