AAC Advising Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2023 AAC Advising Award winners!
The winners were nominated by their departments and then selected from the pool of nominees by the Academic Advising Council. Each advisor displays a dedication to helping students, understanding institutional policies, monitoring student progress and building rapport with students and colleagues across campus. Please join us in congratulating them on them on their hard work in improving advising outcomes at the university.
Deborah Henderson, College of Education and Health Professions: Outstanding Academic Advisor
Lee Shoultz, Data Science: Outstanding New Academic Advisor
Leslie Massey, College of Engineering: Outstanding Faculty Academic Advisor
Matthew Fey, College of Education and Health Professions: Leading with Brilliance Advising Award
Jared Crisco, Walton College of Business: Collegiality Advising Award
Adnan Alrubaye, Bumpers College: Silo-Busting Advising Award
About the AAC: The Academic Advising Council serves as the advisory group for undergraduate academic advising and reports to the provost regarding all matters related to its charge. The Academic Advising Council is charged with assisting the institution to increase the academic success and retention of undergraduate students by highlighting and providing additional support to the academic advising processes. In addition to advising enrichment programming, the Academic Advising Council recommends to the provost goals, procedures and standards for advising, including strategies for the evaluation of advising quality and outcomes.
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Contacts
Celeste Fishback, advisor
College of Education and Health Professions
479-718-7832,
fishback@uark.edu
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