May 2024 - Advising - lists.it.utsa.edu

New AIS 1203 section for incoming Veterans

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Good Afternoon, There is a new section of AIS 1203 that is specifically reserved for our incoming Veteran students. The course is listed as: AIS 1203.029 Tu/Th 1300-1415 GSR 2.106 You may want to keep this in mind when meeting with a veteran during orientation. Thanks - Sylvia Sylvia Mansour The University of Texas at San Antonio Director Academic Advising One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Sylvia.mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Laura.garcia@utsa.edu> CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error.

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Minority Male Educator Mentor Initiative

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Dear All, Please share attached flyer with your male students of color who are interested in becoming a teacher. Program Coordinator for 'The Minority Male Educator Mentor Initiative of South Texas' is our former colleague Xavier Loredo. If you have any questions, reach out to Xavi. Happy Friday - Sylvia Sylvia Mansour The University of Texas at San Antonio Director Academic Advising One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Sylvia.mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Laura.garcia@utsa.edu> CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error.

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Re: Post-bacc Residency Degree Works Update

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Hello All, Just a reminder that we currently have to use a Force Complete exception on at least 1 of the new post-bacc residency requirements. We added these rules this spring as a temporary solution to make sure the post-bacc residency requirements are tracked during graduation audits. Long-term, we plan to move the 12 upper-level major hours requirement to each major block instead, but we also need additional student data to be bridged to Degree Works before we can fully automate the calculations. Matt D. Keneson Senior Assistant Registrar The University of Texas at San Antonio From: Matt Keneson Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2024 1:38 PM To: advising(a)lists.it.utsa.edu Cc: Degree Works <DegreeWorks(a)utsa.edu> Subject: Post-bacc Residency Degree Works Update Hello All, Some post-bacc students can appear 100% complete in Degree Works even if they haven't completed 30 "new" hours for a subsequent degree, including 12 upper-level hours in the new major (see the catalog policies on pursuing additional degrees after graduation<https://catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/bachelorsdegreeregulations/degreer...>). To prevent these students from showing 100% complete if they haven't met the requirements for another degree, we have added 2 rules in the Degree block for any students with a post-baccalaureate (PB) classification. These rules have been added to the 2020-2022 and newer catalogs. Screenshots of the rules can be seen at the end of this email. The wording used is a lightly edited version of the catalog policy. * The first rule is to confirm if 30 "new" hours have been taken toward the subsequent degree * The second rule is to confirm if 12 "new" upper-level hours have been taken toward the major for the subsequent degree Please note there are 2 versions of the 30-hour rule that may appear (but only 1 should appear for each student). The first version automatically tracks the 30 "new" hours if the student was admitted to UTSA as a post-bacc admit (see the example below from SGASTDN for @01597805). The calculation will begin counting the 30 hours starting with the student's PB admission term (e.g., starting with Summer 2023 for the student below). [cid:image001.jpg@01DAAA9D.25500700] The second version of the 30-hour rule is for students that were NOT admitted as a post-bacc admit. These students completed one degree at UTSA and began a subsequent degree within 3 semesters (did not have to reapply). This version of the rule does NOT automatically track the number of hours completed toward the new degree. Advisors would instead need to inform students of when their 30 "new" hours begin. This information could be added in a note on the worksheet (see below). [cid:image002.jpg@01DAAA9D.25500700] The second rule that will appear for all students states 12 new hours of upper-level coursework must be completed in the major. This rule does not automatically track the number of hours completed for any students, regardless of their admit type. In the future, we will likely add this rule to every major block instead of placing it in the Degree block. For any of the rules that are not automatically tracked, advisors will need to "Force Complete" the requirement once the student has completed the required hours. We are working on long-term plans to automate tracking for all students pursuing another degree at UTSA, but we wanted to add these rules now to address the issue of these students appearing 100% complete when they haven't met the requirements for another degree. As always, please let us know if you come across any issues with these requirements! Sample IDs: * PB admits: @01597805, @02142182, @01195471 * Non-PB admits: @00988192, @01722923, @01722964 VERSION 1 (automatic tracking of the 30 hours for a student admitted as a post-bacc) [cid:image003.jpg@01DAAA9D.25500700] VERSION 2 (generic rule for a student not admitted as a post-bacc but has a post-bacc classification) [cid:image004.jpg@01DAAA9D.25500700] Matt D. Keneson Senior Assistant Registrar The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Honors College Communique - May

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HONORS COLLEGE COMMUNIQUE: May 2024 Hello from the Honors College! In partnership with Academic Advising, we are sending a monthly Honors College Communique on the Advising listserv, in which we will send short updates about: 1. Honors opportunities open to all students 2. A highlighted benefit of being an Honors College member 3. A student highlight from your advising areas 4. Contacts within Honors for more information Honors News: New team member! Honors welcomes Lorean Moreno to our team. Lorean is our new Senior Administrative Associate. Hello, I'm Lorean Moreno. I am the newest member of the UTSA Honors College Team. With a passion for higher education and a commitment to student success. Prior to joining UTSA, I held key roles in academia, where they honed their skills in enrollment navigation, project management, communication, and problem-solving. With a deep understanding of the needs and challenges faced by students and faculty members in a collegiate environment. I am proud to join the Roadrunner family! [cid:image001.png@01DAA867.D8AB8C30] Honors News Page - Check out our website that has all our Honors happenings! https://honors.utsa.edu/news/ Honors Academics: Available Honors AIS - while the Honors AIS are not required* for our students, they are encouraged! Honors AIS count for both the core curriculum AIS and the first experience in Honors. (*Note: students in the COS Honors program are required to take a specialized section of Honors AIS. The COS SSC will notify and enroll the students) Course descriptions are on our website: https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/courses.html. * AIS 1203.H1H, Globalization and the Global Community, M. Newell - majors: ANT, CRJ, GES, GLA, PSY, PAD, POL, SOC, MDST, UND * AIS 1203.H2H, A window into Your Future, C. Witt - majors: all majors * AIS 1203.H7H, Biology, Culture, Health, K. Harrell - majors: BIO, MDST, MI, NEURO, PUH Virtual Counseling Sessions for FTICs - these are group sessions, where Honors Counselors will provide an overview of the Honors curriculum and answer any questions students may have. The zoom link for the sessions is: https://utsa.zoom.us/j/99317591886. Note: while our students are assigned to an individual Honors Counselor, they can meet with any available Counselor! * Tuesday, May 28th, 5-6pm * Friday, June 14th, 3-4pm * Friday, June 28th, 3-4pm * Friday, July 12th, 3-4pm * Friday, July 26th, 3-4pm * Friday, August 9th, 3-4pm Honors Opportunities for All Students: Honors Course Requests - We still have some space in GREAT Honors courses! Non-Honors students can request to enroll in an Honors course. It's just a simple matter of filling out this form.<https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyVNEREGlU2ddRQ> We have some exciting fall courses, so check out the course descriptions on our website<https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/courses.html>. Attached is a list of available courses. Please share these with any students you think will be interested. The ones highlighted in grey are cross-listed sections. Citymester - Our Summer 2024 Citymester program is underway! Check out the attached demographics info of the 2024 cohort. Citymester<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001lrEIrWfpXlc1RJ8CTZ7KBWa2pMrYcMuSIBvwVEcH6...> is a student engagement initiative developed by the Honors College through which UTSA and community partners work together to educate our future leaders using internships, service-learning projects, and networking opportunities. This program includes a professional internship, community service, and engagement with community leaders across the city of San Antonio. Participating in Citymester will count as three experiences for the Honors College. However, you do not have to be a part of the Honors College to participate. With Citymester, the city is your classroom. Eligibility - The Citymester Program is available to undergraduate students of all majors and areas of study, and we welcome a diverse array of student interests and backgrounds. Students do not need to be members of the Honors College to be a part of the Citymester Program. All UTSA students can apply! No prior internship experience is required! More information is available on our website: https://honors.utsa.edu/programs/utsa-citymester/. Highlighted Benefit for Honors College Members: Summer Travel - this summer, our students have the opportunity to travel to National Parks and Costa Rica. National Parks - Honors students will explore some of our great national parks, travelling through Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. They will learn about the ecology and cultures of these parks, and participants also go through NOLS training to become wilderness first aid certified. This program is open to any major and counts as an Engaged Living experience in the Honors curriculum. Learn more about the program on our website<https://honors.utsa.edu/programs/national-parks.html>. Cost Rica - the Honors College will travel to Rancho Margot<https://www.ranchomargot.com/>, where students spend one week at an off-the-grid farm learning about ecology, sustainability, and mindfulness. This trip is tied to a fall Honors course, where students put into practice the activities they engaged in, in Costa Rica with San Antonio community entities (such as local community gardens, learning about watershed processes at Confluence Park, and much more!). This program is open to any major and includes spaces for our first-year students who are just starting their time at UTSA. The program counts as an Engaged Living experience in the Honors curriculum. Learn more about the program on our website<https://honors.utsa.edu/programs/costa-rica.html>. Student Highlight: College and Majors Profile of the Spring 2024 graduating class In our graduating class, we have students representing the following colleges and majors: * Alvarez College of Business: Actuarial Science, Accounting, Cyber Security, Economics, Finance, Management Science, Management, Marketing, Real Estate & Finance, Statistics & Data Science * College of Education and Human Development: Interdisciplinary Studies EC-6 ESL, Interdisciplinary Studies EC-12 Special Education * College of Liberal and Fine Arts: Art, Anthropology, Communication, English, Geography & Environmental Sustainability, Global Affairs, History, Medical Humanities, Modern Languages, Politics and Law, Political Science * College of Sciences: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, General Mathematics Studies, Microbiology & immunology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics * Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design: Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Construction Science and Management, Electrical Engineering, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering * College of Health, Community and Policy: Criminal Justice, Health, Kinesiology, Public Administration, Psychology, Public Health, Sociology * University College: Multidisciplinary Studies, Multidisciplinary Studies - Artificial Intelligence Students Future Plans: * Accepted to professional schools: medical, dental, law, physical therapy, occupational therapy, anesthesiologist technology, optometry, physician assistant, clinical psychology, pharmacy * Accepted to graduate programs: UTSA, A&M, UTHSCSA, Trinity, UIW, University of Syracuse, Texas Tech, University of Colorado, UT, UNT * Working as a mentor or teacher in local school systems; teaching in Thailand * IT specialist at US Embassy in Panama; IT specialist with Department of State * Cybersecurity jobs at Dell in Austin; HEB * Structural Engineering at RS&H; Mechanical Engineering at Whiteman AFB * Accounting at TC Energy in Houston * Architectural Designer at Armon Homes * Software Engineer at USAA; Actuary at USAA * Aerospace Systems Engineer at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center * Rotational Development Engineer at Pfizer * Environmental Consultant at Ernst & Young * ...and more! Best Regards, Alegra Lozano, Director of Counseling, Honors College, alegra.lozano(a)utsa.edu<mailto:alegra.lozano@utsa.edu> Hector Aguilar, Associate Dean, Honors College, hector.aguilar(a)utsa.edu<mailto:hector.aguilar@utsa.edu> Honors email: honors(a)utsa.edu<mailto:honors@utsa.edu> Honors advising email: honors.advising(a)utsa.edu<mailto:honors.advising@utsa.edu> Honors website: https://honors.utsa.edu/ Honors Experiential Learning Lab: https://honors.utsa.edu/academics/experiential-learning-lab.html

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REGS/WGSS courses in fall 2024

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Good Afternoon, Please see attached courses offered by the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in fall 24. These are great free electives. Thank you for sharing with your students Sylvia Sylvia Mansour The University of Texas at San Antonio Director Academic Advising One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Sylvia.mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Laura.garcia@utsa.edu> CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error. From: Juan A. Cantu <Juan.Cantu3(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Juan.Cantu3@utsa.edu>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:53 PM To: Sylvia Mansour <Sylvia.Mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Sylvia.Mansour@utsa.edu>> Subject: Fall Class Flyers Good Afternoon, We are still working on the MAS flyers Best Regards Juan Cantu Senior Administrative Associate Learner | Achiever | Intellection | Input | Includer UTSA's CORE VALUES Integrity * Excellence * Inclusiveness * Respect * Collaboration * Innovation

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AAS courses in fall 2024

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Good Afternoon, Please see attached upper division African American Studies courses offered by the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in fall 24. These are great free electives. Thank you for sharing with your students Sylvia Sylvia Mansour The University of Texas at San Antonio Director Academic Advising One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Sylvia.mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Laura.garcia@utsa.edu> CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION: This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error. From: Juan A. Cantu <Juan.Cantu3(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Juan.Cantu3@utsa.edu>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 2:53 PM To: Sylvia Mansour <Sylvia.Mansour(a)utsa.edu<mailto:Sylvia.Mansour@utsa.edu>> Subject: Fall Class Flyers Good Afternoon, We are still working on the MAS flyers Best Regards Juan Cantu Senior Administrative Associate Learner | Achiever | Intellection | Input | Includer UTSA's CORE VALUES Integrity * Excellence * Inclusiveness * Respect * Collaboration * Innovation

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Volunteers Needed for Friday Afternoon Commencement

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Good morning everyone, I have recently been informed that there is still a need for a few additional volunteers for the afternoon commencement ceremony (ACOB, COLFA, KCEID)- Friday May 17th (Volunteer time: 1:30pm- 4:45pm). If any member of the advising community who has yet to volunteer for either ceremony and would like to assist with the afternoon ceremony, please send an email to graduationcoordination(a)utsa.edu<mailto:graduationcoordination@utsa.edu> by 9AM, Thursday May 16. Thank You! Vince Hernandez, M.Ed. Executive Director for Academic Advising The University of Texas at San Antonio Phone: 210-458-4302 Email: vince.hernandez(a)utsa.edu<mailto:vince.hernandez@utsa.edu> [signature_4269711456] This email and any file transmitted with it may contain confidential information intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the delegate responsible for delivering the communication to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this communication in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution, printing or use of this information is strictly prohibited; please notify the sender immediately of the error.

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