Faculty/Staff Resources
Whether this is your first semester advising students or if you've been advising for a number of years, our office provides supportive resources for success. While we could not hope to anticipate every advising scenario or question that you may encounter as an advisor, the materials below touch upon best pratices in advising.
Faculty Advising Advising Guide Major Advisor Responsibilities First Year Advisor Advising Committee Informational Links Transfer Guide Placement Release Referral Process
Faculty Advising
Every degree-seeking student at CSI is assigned a faculty major advisor as part of the student's educational endeavors. The faculty major advisor, which is assigned by the department chair, will be provided advising training and resources in a timely fashion to carry out advising responsibilities. During in-service time periods, faculty members within the department may also be assigned advising responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the deparment chair.
Department program advising responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- College, department, and developmental advising mission awareness
- Student and major advisor shared responsibilities
- Advisor preparation expectancies
- Placement information
- Program curriculum knowledge
- Evaluation of student advising needs
- Advising best practices
- Transfer and graduation procedures
For more information regarding faculty advising, please review the Faculty Handbook each semester for procedural updates.
Student and Major Advisor Responsibilities
College educational planning is a shared responsibility between students and major advisors. Being familiar with your responsibilites as a major advisor will allow you to help students to successfully reach their educational goals.
Advising Committee
The Advising Committee serves as the official faculty advising voice on campus. The Advising Committee assists with campus-wide advising initiatives, develops in-service advising best practices workshops, and collaborates with other committees in the enrollment management process.
Advising Guide
Part of the Advising Center's mission is to provide timely and informative advising guidelines to become a well-rounded advisor. Familiarize yourself with the universal items included in the Advising Guide as you carry out advising duties. The Advising Center is always available to provide hands-on training, so seek us out!
First Year Advisor
The First Year Advisor (FYA) contains helpful student strategies and resources which guide incoming students on the right path. We encourage you to read the booklet and refer students as part of their transition to CSI.
Informational Links
General Education (GE)
Each associate and technical degree will require general knowledge area completion, also known as "General Education". The goals may include Communication, English, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. Be sure to check your intended program's curriculum requirements for GE specifics.
Major Degree and Certificate Checklists
The Advising Center has developed user-friendly program checklists, which reflect the most current CSI catalog content. Each checklist contains major advisor contact information, degree requirements, and relevant pre(co)-requisites.
Declared Change of Major Form
Students will use this form if they decide to change their declared major. Our office recommends students discuss a change of major with the intended major advisor first, so they can find out if this major is right for them and if their completed courses meet the intended program requirements. Students receiving financial aid and scholarships should consider discussing a change of major with the Financial Aid Office as welll.
CSI Catalog
The Catalog contains official information regarding policies and procedures, admissions, program offerings, degree requirements, course descriptions, student life activities, etc.
NACADA
CSI is an institutional member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) which connects advisors to advising research, best practices in advising, and state conferences.
Placement Release Referral Process
When a student pursues enrolling outside of his/her placement scores, the College is asking major advisors to complete the placement referral form. Here's how the referral process works:
- The major advisor (or those who have student advising responsibilities) will fill out the "Student Advisor Referral Contact Form".
- A copy of the completed Student Advisor Referral Contact Form will need to be given to the student advisor’s immediate supervisor for filing purposes.
- Please Note: It’s extremely important to confirm a scheduled appointment for the student. If the department chair over the subject discipline is not available, contact the following designees to set up a meeting for the student.
| Course | Department Chair & Designees | Phone | Email Contact |
| ESL | R. Brent Jensen, ADC Instructor | 732-6535 | rbjensen@csi.edu |
| ENGL 015-090 | Debi Klimes, ADC Department Chair, or Margaret Peck, ADC Instructor | 732-6529 732-6564 |
dklimes@csi.edu mpeck@csi.edu |
| ENGL 101-102 | Whitney Smith, English Department Chair or Ken Bingham, English Instructor | 732-6844 732-6804 |
wsmith@csi.edu kbingham@csi.edu |
| MATH 015-025 | Debi Klimes, ADC Department Chair Jim Dawson, ADC Instructor, Lynn Irons, ADC instructor | 732-6529 732-6537 732-6533 |
dklimes@csi.edu jdawson@csi.edu lirons@csi.edu |
| MATH 108 and above | Paul Morgan, Math Department Chair or Nolan Rice, Math Instructor | 732-6821 732-6819 |
pmorgan@csi.edu nrice@csi.edu |
- Should the designees not be readily available, Dr. Cindy Bond will be the point of contact for students.
- The student will then meet with the appropriate Department Chair or designee, at their scheduled appointment time, to discuss the course placement release process and course registration options.
Transfer Guide
The Transfer Guide provides valuable information about the transfer process. We encourage you to utilize the resources in the guide when assisting students and to refer students to guide as part of their transfer process to a four-year school.