Dear Advisors for Incoming New Students,

Thank you for welcoming in our new penguins! 

You may have already received messages connecting you with your new advisees. Those will continue as more students deposit. I thought I'd share a couple of reminders at this time:

1. Math Placement: Fewer students need to take it.  Here's the scoop.

2. Updated Information

Please use the DU Advising website as a resource. Let us know if you find anything that needs updating!

3. Useful Courses for First Year and Transfer Students

Please encourage First Year students to take Navigating College/ EDUC 1000--Students who take this class are retained at higher rates and earn higher GPAs. The class supports students by building community and providing success tools during this important time of transition.

Please encourage Transfer students to take Career Jump Start/ EDUC 1201--

So many students feel anxious about "what's next?" and this course gives them practical steps to prepare for their professional lives.

Happy Advising!

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Naomi Elvove (she/her)

Executive Director, Student Success Center

Center for the Dominican Experience, room 243

Dominican University of California

415-257-1380 

Reports, student deposit

This online report, accessible through the intranet, is a simple report that shows applicants for this upcoming semester. 

• Filter by "move to student", these "may" be deposited students by major

• May not be 100% accurate

• Also shows students who have registered

• You can download it as a CSV and filter by major

• These students may or may not show up in your Ellucian advising page

Math and Chemistry Placement Results

Data integration updates are taking longer than anticipated. We have a temporary solution to provide you with the most updated information about math and chemistry placement scores. 

You will find a folder with the scores in the shared Google Drive:

• Admissions-Advising-Registrar > 

• Advising Information for Summer and Fall 2024 > 

• Math and Chemistry placements 

• The naming of Google spreadsheets includes the date Math/Chem results were updated, i.e. "Updated May 20th - Math Placement Scores - Fall 2024."

Dear Advisors,

I hope your summer is off to a good start and that registration is going well!

I apologize for the lengthy email in advance! I am reaching out to share some information about La Vida with you, and hopefully clarify some things. 

How are students for Avanza Summer Bridge being tracked?

Students who are tagged or have a watch flag in Slate for La Vida Dominican, will be contacted personally by me and invited to apply to summer bridge.

Advisors who have access to Slate, you are welcome to tag students as La Vida on slate. (Please let me know if you need a refresher on how to do this)

Advisors who don't have access to Slate, Please feel free to send me the names of the students who you would like me to reach out to, and invite for summer bridge, or send them the application link.(Linked in the summer bridge section below)

What is the difference between La Vida and Summer Bridge Students?

La Vida: 

La Vida offers year round programming, events and integrative coaching and peer mentors to students regardless of background.This is available for all students and they can join our mailing list to be invited to events, workshops that will take place on campus during the semester. Students can register for this here! ( https://noteforms.com/forms/join-la-vida-qqynqt )

Avanza Summer Bridge:

I am in the midst of recruiting for the Avanza Summer Bridge Program and I wanted to give you all a quick refresher on what we offer to students. Keep us in mind when you speak with any first gent, or BIPOC students.

First year students who apply and are admitted to the Avanza Summer Bridge program, receive the following benefits:

• Move into the dorms a week early.

• Students immerse themselves in college life for an entire week before everyone! We will host many fun activities!

• All meals & outside activities we will host during summer bridge are included at no cost!

• Create a community with other summer bridge students, join our group chat for support, tips and community!

• Take a 2 unit course for the duration of summer bridge.( LALS 1020. the 2 units don't count towards your semester unit load limit)

• Be partnered with an integrative coach.

• Students are enrolled for an Avanza Summer Bridge only section of navigating college course (EDUC 1000) for their first semester of college to help them acquire college skills. (We will hold an event to register them for this course!)

• Students are invited to exclusive paid events that happen on/off campus.

• Not sure if their parents will be ok with this?  We will help the student talk to them! 

Here is the link to the application for summer bridge! Please feel free to share with students as you see fit.

https://admissions.dominican.edu/register/?id=0958c4f8-d00e-48b7-9cb9-b38dbae9e978

We are here to serve as a resource, please feel free to send students my way! We plan on hosting some sort of small get together for transfer students as well, I will share more information once I have it.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions!

Best Regards,

        www.dominican.edu

Josué Castillo (He, Him, His)

La Vida Dominican, Student & Summer Bridge Program Coordinator

Integrative Coach | Student Appointments

415-257-1369 josue.castillo@dominican.edu

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT HERE

Good afternoon, all!

I was recently informed by admissions that there are about 35 committed Incoming FY students with college work. I will be going through the list, creating TCEs for them, and adding their units into Colleague over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, if there are any questions about which courses count for which requirements, please feel free to reach out to me directly. 

Note, AP exams will be sent in early July and students!

Take care!

Margo

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Margo Leardini (she/her)

Associate Registrar, Articulation Officer | Office of the Registrar

50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael CA 94901

T: 415 485 3260 |  F: 415 458 3730

Dear Advisors, 

I hope you all are having a nice summer!

I want to send out a reminder that neither AP English Literature nor AP English Language meets ENGL 1111 or ENGL 2222. Students will receive elective units only. 

If you need a refresher on how we apply AP Credit to DUC courses, please review this chart from our catalog. 

As always, I am happy to answer any transfer credit questions you may have!

Take care,

Margo

Dear "Summer" Advising Community,

I have been receiving lots of unusual questions about advising for the incoming class--not  surprising since we are in the middle of transitioning to a new system and the handful of hard-working staff who are working on this are buried under their to-do lists! 

I thought I would share what I know to help you all figure out how to best operate this summer. Also, since I am not involved in any implementation right now, I do not have the latest information. If others of you know more or have tools that you're using, by all means, please share!

Here's what I've heard:

1. This is a simple report that shows applicants for this upcoming semester. If you filter by "move to student", these "may" be deposited students by major. I've heard that it may not be 100% accurate but it's close.It also shows students who have, miraculously, registered. You can download it as a csv and filter by major. These students may or may not be showing up in your  Ellucian advising page. Kinks are still being ironed out. 

2. Last Wednesday, Admissions sent out messages asking newly deposited students to take placement assessments. They have been slowly sending email messages to students who have completed placement assessment, to connect them with their advisors. You should be cc'd on that email. I've been told that more will come out today and tomorrow.

3. Placement Assessment scores should be showing up soon in the new system. Kristen Coleman will be sending out a message to instruct you on where/how to read the scores when she is able to enter them with accuracy.

I know that many of you feel pressure to get started on advising. I'm hopeful that many pieces will fall into place to support your efforts.

Naomi

--

Naomi Elvove (she/her)

Executive Director, Student Success Center

Bertrand 109

Dominican University of California

415-257-1380 

Dear Summer Advisors,

Data integration updates are taking longer than anticipated. We have a temporary solution to provide you with the most updated information about math and chemistry placement scores. You will find a folder with the scores in the shared google drive: Admissions-Advising-Registrar> Advising Information for Summer and Fall 2024> Math and Chemistry placements. We will add dates to the title of the documents when they have been updated. 

That said, if your student has taken the appropriate placement tests, feel free to go ahead and get them registered!

Please note--this is a temporary solution until the integration is possible. Thank you for your patience with the process.

Sincerely,

Kristen and Naomi

--

Naomi Elvove (she/her)

Executive Director, Student Success Center

Bertrand 109

Dominican University of California

415-257-1380