[Advising] Kudos to advising

Good afternoon advisors, I wanted to take a moment to pass along this nice feedback and gratitude from Joel Christensen. As advisors not only do we impact students but also faculty which is something we probably don't realize. Have a good afternoon and rest of the week. Barbara From: Joel Christensen Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 3:11 PM To: Miranda Swain; Charles Fraga; Albert Lopez (Student Placement); Donna R. Ware Cc: Eve Browning Subject: Student Advising Thanks; Ancient Greek Hi, I hope that you will share this message with other advisors. I am addressing it to you four specifically because you advised multiple students to register for Introductory Classical Greek (GRK1114). I have the largest Greek class I have ever had (38; pervious 26) and the largest of any university in the memory of those I have polled informally. This is, for me, a meaningful and powerful accomplishment in my ninth year of building this program. I know that I have the advisors to thank for it to a great extent because I polled the students today and eleven of them mentioned their advisor; nearly as many mentioned the core curriculum. Here is the survey if you are interested: http://sententiaeantiquae.com/2015/08/19/38-students-at-public-university... This class is not only remarkable for its size-but it is likely one of the most if not the most economically and culturally diverse Greek classes in the country. This is an amazing venture for me as a teacher and a critical opportunity for my discipline. Again, I would like to thank you and extend my appreciation for your work with the students. I know that, like many of us, you probably hear much more about troubles than about successes. For this one moment in your busiest time of year I want you to know that I am grateful for what you are doing. Please do share my gratitude and let me know if there is any way I can help you in the future. Associate Professor of Classics Book Reviews Editor, The Classical Journal Department of Philosophy and Classics The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX, 78249 joel.christensen@utsa.edu<mailto:joel.christensen@utsa.edu> http://colfa.utsa.edu/philosophy-classics/faculty/christensen @sentantiq