Open Hours are great for dropping in to get a quick question answered or ask about a particular functional element; we recommend scheduling a two-hour block for new staff to get an overview of the system (as a supplement to departmental training).

Open Hours are two hours per week [or three during peak times]).

• (Note time changes in bold)
• Tuesday, August 22, 10 – 11am
• Friday, August 25, noon – 1pm
• Monday, August 28, 2 – 3pm
• Thursday, August 31, 10 – 11am
• Tuesday, September 5, 11am – noon
• Wednesday, September 6, 1 – 2pm
• Friday, September 8, noon – 1pm
• Monday, September 11, 11am – noon
• Tuesday, September 12, 11am – noon
• Wednesday, September 13, noon – 1pm
• Tuesday, September 19, 4 – 5pm
• Wednesday, September 20, 9 – 10am
• Thursday, September 21, 9 – 10am
• Monday, September 25, 1 – 2pm
• Tuesday, September 26, 1 – 2pm
• Thursday, September 28, 11am – noon
• Monday, October 2, 2 – 3pm
• Tuesday, October 3, 10 – 11am
• Wednesday, October 4, 2 – 3pm
• Tuesday, October 10, 1 – 2pm
• Wednesday, October 11, 4 – 5pm
• Friday, October 13, 9 – 10am
• Wednesday, October 18, 2 – 3pm
• Thursday, October 19, noon – 1pm
• Monday, October 23, 10 – 11am
• Tuesday, October 24, 10:30 – 11:30am
• Monday, October 30, 9 – 10am
• Friday, November 3, 2 – 3pm
• Thursday, November 9, noon – 1pm
• Friday, November 10, 3 – 4pm
• Monday, November 13, 4 – 5pm
• Wednesday, November 15, 9 – 10am
• Monday, November 20, 2 – 3pm
• Tuesday, November 21, 3 – 4pm
• Tuesday, November 28, 10 – 11am
• Wednesday, November 29, 10 – 11am
• Monday, December 4, 1 – 2pm
• Thursday, December 7, 1 – 2pm

Deeper Dives are opportunities for faculty and staff users to come together to have conversations about how to best use iAdvise. They are not designed as lectures or trainings, but rather as places for users to get their questions answered from other users and OAD staff. They are designed as interactive sessions with reviews and quick overviews of aspects of the system where the iAdvise team gets quite a few questions.

This year’s topics:

• What’s the Workflow When There’s No Workflow? (Thursday, September 28, 3-4pm)
  • Faculty-raised alerts
  • Referrals to offices
  • Live Q & A
• Communicating through iAdvise (Thursday, October 19, 3-4pm)
  • Be an iAdvise Influencer!
  • Texting: The Future or the Latest Fad?
  • Adding iAdvise to your Messaging & Marketing
  • Live Q & A
• What Does a Student See? (Thursday, November 16, 3-4pm)
  • StopOut campaigning
  • Readmitted students
  • Continuing students
  • Live Q & A

Because these sessions involve looking at live student data in iAdvise, those who wish to attend will need to have completed FERPA training at https://ferpa.uic.edu. If you miss a Deeper Dive but want to view the recording, you will need to email iadvise [at] uic.edu.

Interested in a previous Deeper Dive? Last year’s topics are below:

• Reviewing Roles and Relationships
• Early Alerts [Part of Winter Advisor Week]
• Non-Cognitive Assets Profiles
• Effective Filters
• Early Alerts Best Practices And Reporting
• Effective Notes

Because these sessions involved looking at live student data in iAdvise, those who wish to view the recording will need to email iadvise [at] uic.edu.

We encourage users’ curiosity to leverage iAdvise to improve student success. Bring your questions, even if they are quick, or if you feel you should already know the answers, to us. We’re happy to help!

If there isn’t a convenient time or method listed, additional opportunities are available by appointment. Email iadvise [at] uic.edu to arrange opportunities. Get in touch through email or Teams! No previously scheduled time needed. If we’re available, we’ll help right away! (And if we’re not, we’ll try to find a convenient time ASAP.)

Remember, if you need help from our iAdvise Helpdesk for technical issues, please email iadvisehelp [at] uic.edu.