[Advising] Congratulations, welcome to the UTSA Academic Advising Team!

Good morning, Hope your day is going well. We are going to resume a tradition of announcing and introducing individuals who earned positions within UTSA Academic Advising. It is our pleasure to announce that Julie Fisher has accepted the Academic Advisor IV position for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Advising Unit. She will start in her new position on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Please help us congratulate Julie on her new role by using Kudosboard. It will be available for you to add kudos until Friday, November 13, 2020: https://utsaadvising.kudoboard.com/boards/UQDrZye0/juliefisher Meet Julie Fisher [cid:image003.jpg@01D6B7FF.4689D570] Julie Fisher began her higher education career as a work-study student at UTSA in the Colleges' Freshman Advising Center and Learning Communities in 2004 and transitioned to a full-time position in Learning Communities (now First-Year Experience) in 2006. She organized out-of-class programming, led a thriving peer mentor program, and created a successful freshman common reading experience. She joined the Colleges' Freshman Advising Center as an academic advisor in 2011 and specialized in assisting students from the College of Engineering and College of Sciences. Julie transitioned to the Arts & Humanities Advising Center in 2014 and found a soft spot for those students boldly pursuing the fine arts in the 21st century. She continues to find academic advising and supporting student success a rewarding career. Julie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from UTSA and a Master of Education degree in Student Development and Leadership in Higher Education from Angelo State University. She was awarded the UTSA Music Department's Distinguished Service Award in 2020, UTSA's Most Valuable Advisor and a TEXAAN Scholarship in 2019, and UTSA's Academic Advising Innovation Award as a contributing member to the Arts & Humanities Freshman Program in 2017. Julie enjoys learning about student development theory, working with freshmen, and an excellent cup of coffee.