Activities

The Advising Network coordinates many activities and events throughout the academic year to promote advising, recognize the contributions of academic advisors and provide professional development.

Dr. Larry Grabau and Abbey Hollander and were honored as the recipients of the 2009 Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award

Advisor Awards
Every year, one University of Kentucky faculty member and one staff member are presented with a Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor Award in honor of Ken Freedman who served as a professional adviser at UK for over 15 years prior to his death in 2001. The award is designed to recognize outstanding service in the field of academic advising.  All faculty and regular, full or part-time, UK staff with significant undergraduate advising responsibilities are eligible. Students, staff or faculty may nominate their favorite advisor. A nomination deadline is usually assigned in March. Recipients receive a $500 travel grant and are recognized at an awards ceremony.  Twenty-nine professional and faculty advisors have been recognized since the award's founding in 1994. Click here for recent information.

Workgroups

Advising Policies and Procedures
UK faculty and members of the UK Advising Network, chaired by Susan Herrick, continue to work on Advising Policies and Procedures.

Advising Syllabus
UK faculty and members of the UK Advising Network, chaired by Zach Fuqua, completed work on an Advising Syllabus in July, 2007.

Workshops

We Can Make a Difference: Reshaping the UK Student Experience– April 26 & 27, 2007
Over 130 UK professional and faculty advisors, student affairs personnel, admissions and registrar staff and other student services staff attended the first annual two-day conference, sponsored by Provost Kumble R. Subbaswamy. Click here for recent information on the workshop.

The Making a Difference II Workshop was held on Thursday, May 22, 2008
This one-day workshop, sponsored by the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, reviewed changes and initiatives resulting from last year's campus-wide Making a Difference Workshop and provided the opportunity to discuss future initiatives relative to enhancing student success at UK. Click here for recent information on the workshop.

The Advising Network Workshop: Improving the Student Experience was held on Friday, April 24, 2009
Final report and details coming soon