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Commission Projects: Electronic Publication Awards 1999 Electronic Publication Award Nominations/Winners Award-winning publications were honored at the special Awards Presentation and Reception, Saturday, October 9, 1999, 5:00-6:30 p.m., during the annual NACADA conference at the Adam's Mark Denver Hotel.  CollegePrep-101: Oklahoma State UniversityHighlights: Comprehensive college preparation Web site provided by OSU, but useful to anyone planning to attend college, anywhere. Written by faculty, staff and students, the information guides students and their families through the college selection and preparation process. Best of all, it's free and printable.  Academic Advising Network: University of Minnesota
(ID/password: to view all features, simply join; you can delete membership later) Highlights: The Academic Advising Network (AAN) was originally developed to better serve the University of Minnesota and Twin Cities area. It is an interactive Web-based comprehensive searchable database of advisors and professional development opportunities. You can search for an individual advisor or group of advisors with similar interests. You can send a message to one or an entire group. It's the next generation in "listservs." You can direct your message to a specific audience rather than everyone on the list. You don't have to trash out all those messages from listservs that don't interest you. You can seek out professional expertise throughout the nation, find professional development opportunities in your area, and reach out to those with common interests for collaboration and research. Also, you can view or search a calendar of events which lists area advising events and professional development opportunities. You can submit advising events or training opportunities hosted by your institution. Hyperlinks on the Calendar of Events will connect you to the sponsoring institution or group for additional information. The Electronic Peer Network (EPN): Regents College(ID/password: EPN Guest/crystal06) Highlights: Regents College students (and graduates) register online any day or time of the week to join the Electronic Peer Network (EPN) which enables members to access to an array of features that enable them to communicate in real-time and asynchronously. The EPN includes a student and staff directory, a real-time chat area, asynchronous discussion groups, a student book exchange, an EPN photo gallery, a database of distance courses, and a study materials area. The best features are: Directories: Student and Staff: EPN members use the student directory to locate other enrolled Regents College students who are EPN members. Students search the directory by city, state, or country, and degree program. Students also search by Regents College Examination title or by a subject or interest area (e.g., time management) that they would like to give or receive help. This type of search is possible because students indicate on their registration forms those examinations and subject/interest areas with which they are willing to assist other EPN members. The staff directory contains e-mail addresses students can use to contact Regents College staff. EPN Photo Gallery: The EPN has opened a photo gallery in which you can view the names and faces of Regents College staff and advising teams you contact on the Electronic Peer Network. Chat Rooms: EPN members have twenty-four hour access to chat rooms. Chat rooms enable students to participate in real-time discussions with other students at any time and with Regents College staff during scheduled chat sessions. Transcripts of chat sessions are posted and made available to students. Asynchronous Communication: The EPN includes a discussion group area accessible from the EPN home page. EPN discussion groups enable EPN members to participate in a variety of threaded discussions related to examinations or special interests. While these discussion groups are primarily peer oriented, Regents College staff members monitor the groups periodically and comment on discussions or answer students questions as time permits. Sample discussion groups include Ethics: Theory and Practice, Time Management, and Buying/Upgrading Computers. Emotional Support and Encouragement: EPN discussion groups and topics within discussion groups are intended to provide emotional support and encouragement to students. Students in danger of dropping out of their programs sometimes post help messages to a discussion group called "Don't Drop Out" to receive encouragement from EPN members and staff. Students about to take an examination let others know of their intentions by posting a message to "Wish Me Luck! I'm Going To Take My Examination." After taking an examination, students post messages in "Celebrate! I Just Passed My Examination!" Book Exchange: The book exchange is used by EPN members to buy, sell, or trade used study materials such as textbooks, videotapes, and calculators. Students who post messages on the book exchange are responsible for carrying out the details of the transaction. Undergraduate Programs Office: Texas A&MHighlights: This Web site is designed to provide guidance for undergraduate business students at Texas A&M. It contains rules, regulations, university procedures, curricula, and academic advising information. Other Nominations The Advising Center: University of Memphis Highlights: The front page gives links to services and information for students across the University and especially in The College of Arts and Sciences. Advising Center Home Page: Penn State - Delaware County The Angle: University of Virginia Highlights: Produced by students at the University of Virginia, but not supported by a journalism department or academic advisor. The site is affiliated with the washingtonpost.com. Check out the "Voice From Abroad" and the latest summer issue. Ball State University Highlights: Automated Course Transfer System (ACT), Degree Analysis Progress Report (DAPR) (ID/password: dummy1/dummy1), and Course planner Choose Your Own Adventure: University of Wisconsin-Madison Community College Transfer Guides: University of Arizona Highlights: Allows a student to see the requirements of academic programs at the University in terms of available community college course work. Based on Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) with links to resources at both the community colleges and university. Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center: University of Kansas Highlights: New events and helpful hints, advising tips, get to know your advisor. General Baccalaureate Curriculum and the Alternatives Advising Program Training Manual: Ohio State University Highlights: This site is the training manual for the General Baccalaureate Curriculum and the Alternatives Advising Program in University College. This manual includes sections on how to advise exploring students, advising tools and resources, as well as academic and career related information. This site represents what one unit in a college can do to unify these resources for training new advisors and for use when advising undecided and major-changing students. General Education ... "oh, so that's what it is": Penn State - University Park Highlights: "Hey gang! Let's deal the Gen Ed cards!" "Take the Gen Ed quiz" Illinois Articulation Initiative: Illinois Board of Higher Education Highlights: iTransfer is the home page for the Illinois Articulation Initiative. The IAI is designed to help Illinois college students transfer between participating Illinois schools. It simplifies the transferring of courses from one school to another and distinguishes the way a school will apply course credit. The iTransfer Web site highlights the general education curriculum, the specific curriculums for baccalaureate majors and transfer information for faculty, advisors, and counselors. It's a Jungle Out There: University of South Florida Highlights: PowerPoint slide show for freshman orientation Plan Now for College Later; Academic Advising: Faculty Development; New and Transfer Student Information: University of Washburn Highlights: Three PowerPoint slide shows (not available on the Web) Pre-Law Information: University of Florida Highlights: Good information, great FAQs, and tips for pre-law students Professions Advising Center: University of Hawaii at Manoa Highlights: This Web site provides links to other Web sites for the different health professions as well as downloadable informational handouts. The Professions Advising Center also provides e-mail advising as well as electronic distribution of information and special notices. At an institution with decentralized advising services and an adviser to student ratio of 1000:1, the Web site provides additional resources and information for students as well as for faculty advisers based in academic departments. START UP Download: Augusta State University Highlights: START UP Download has separate sections, each with its own unique look: Q&A, OARS, ACES Guide, Major Decisions, and Postcards from the Edge. Undergraduate Advising, College of Business: University of Texas - San Antonio Highlights: Welcome page, FAQs, Majors, Seniors Need to Know, Scholarships, Career Services, etc. Many links to other on-campus sites and scholarship sites and graduate schools site. University Studies Division: University of Houston Highlights: I particularly call your attention to the PowerPoint presentations (best viewed using MicroSoft Internet Explorer) available on our site: 1. Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) Information 2. New Freshman Informational Presentation 3. Pre-Health Professions Information Revised June 17, 2004 |