Mission Statement
In keeping with the Old Dominion University Undergraduate Advising Mission Statement and Goals (as published in the Undergraduate Catalog), assist faculty in developing the skills and perspectives needed to successfully teach students how to achieve their academic and career goals. The program has three learning objectives:
- Understand that advising is teaching
- Ability to explain how advising is teaching
- Understand the importance of advising as a retention tool
- Develop the skills and perspectives needed to serve as a mentor to undergraduate students
- Understand the communication processes in relation to student development theory
- Develop the ability to assist students in their academic and career planning
- Understand the curricular planning process to meet graduation requirements
- Understand the needs of different student populations
- Learn how to navigate and find University information in printed an online formats
- Demonstrate use of LEO ONLINE and DegreeWorks
- Possess knowledge of the services available to students and the basic referral process
- Understand that advising is teaching
- Ability to explain how advising is teaching
- Understand the importance of advising as a retention tool
- Develop the skills and perspectives needed to serve as a mentor to undergraduate students
- Understand the communication processes in relation to student development theory
- Develop the ability to assist students in their academic and career planning
- Understand the curricular planning process to meet graduation requirements
- Understand the needs of different student populations
- Learn how to navigate and find University information in printed an online formats
- Demonstrate use of LEO ONLINE and DegreeWorks
- Possess knowledge of the services available to students and the basic referral process
Master Advisor Program Completion
Congratulations to the Re-certification Master Advisor graduates!
Tania Alvarez, Tanisha Bradley, Doug Brown, Michelle Carpenter, Kimberlie Cochran, Kirk Dewyea, Frances Dolloph, Connie Estep, Katie Ferrara, Elaine Hardin, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Marie Kopitze, Ellen McClintock, Jessica McGee, Jeb Midyette, Wayne Mitchell, Morgan Morrison, Catherine Moss, Kimberly Oakes, Stacey Parks, Jacob Tousignaut, Beth Truax-Armstrong, Leanne White, Mirta Williams.
| First Name | Last Name | Office/Department (at time of program completion) |
| Elena | Agaragimova | Office of Intercultural Relations |
| Arwa | Alaorini | Graduate Student |
| Tania | Alvarez | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Crystal | Anderson | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Judith | Araman | Distance Learning |
| Robert | Batchelder | Teacher Education Services |
| Kimberly | Bellamy | Graduate Student |
| James | Bogert | Bangor and Everett WA site |
| Tanisha | Bradley | Graduate Student |
| Brooke | Brown | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Doug | Brown | Distance Learning |
| Leigh | Butler | Teacher Education Services, Darden College of Education and Professional Studies |
| Sarah | Carl | Graduate Student (Honors College) |
| Jane | Carlson | Distance Learning |
| Michelle | Carpenter | Marketing (Strome College of Business) |
| Daniela | Cigularova | Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
| Brianna | Clark | Graduate Student (Center for Major Exploration) |
| Kimberlie | Cochran | Distance Learning |
| Nancy | Collins | Distance Learning |
| Erin | Colwell | Center for Major Exploration |
| Sharon | Conaway | Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
| Billie | Cook | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Pamela | Cornell | Center for Major Exploration |
| John | Costanzo | Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
| Erin | Cousins | Intercollegiate Athletics |
| Charles | Crawford | Residence Life |
| Robert | Curry | Distance Learning |
| Kyle | Danzey | Graduate Student (A&L Advising Center) |
| Elaine | Darden | Distance Learning |
| Chris | Davis | Office of the Registrar |
| Lindsay | Davis | Teacher Education Services (Darden College of Education and Professional Studies) |
| Kirk | Dewyea | Distance Learning |
| Elisabeth | Dickie | Educational Accessibility |
| Katherine | Dolan | Graduate Student |
| Frances | Dolloph | Distance Learning |
| Maria | Doran | Graduate Student (Advising and Transfer Programs) |
| Darryl | Draper | Occupational and Technical Studies |
| Kristin | Eden | Athletics |
| Kaitlyn | Errington | Graduate Student (Advising and Transfer Programs) |
| Beth | Esinhart | IDS Teacher Preparation/Pre-Law |
| Connie | Estep | Distance Learning |
| Karenia | Ferguson | Graduate Student |
| Katie | Ferrara | Health Sciences |
| Beverly | Forbes | Career Management Center |
| Lisa | Fukui | Distance Learning |
| Ruth | Galleos | Distance Learning |
| Kentoya | Garcia | Distance Learning |
| Adrienne | Giles | College of Sciences Advising Center |
| Ed | Gomez | Recreation and Tourism Studies |
| Amanda | Griffin | New Student and Parent Programs |
| Andrew | Grizzard | Mane Connect Success Coaching and Center for Major Exploration |
| Hannah | Guarino | Distance Learning |
| Randy | Haddock | Engineering Fundamentals Division |
| Crystal | Hamilton | Graduate Student |
| Adam | Hanson | Strome College of Business |
| Elaine | Hardin | Distance Learning |
| Matthew | Hart | Distance Learning |
| Fran | Hassencahl | Communication (College of Arts and Letters) |
| Shelia | Haqq | Health Center |
| Carla | Harrell | Communication (College of Arts and Letters) |
| Krista | Harrell-Blair | Graduate Student |
| Janice | Hawkins | Department of Nursing |
| Florence | Hayes-Addision | Distance Learning |
| Kimberly | Herbert | College of Sciences Advisnig Center |
| Diana | Hernandez | Student Support Services |
| Pamela | Hilke | Graduate Student |
| Courtney | Hill | College of Sciences Advisnig Center |
| Regenia | Hill | Distance Learning |
| Mareena | Hill-Bartos | Distance Learning |
| Robert | Hoffman | Distance Learning |
| Jennifer | Hudson | Distance Learning |
| Amber | Hunt | Dentaly Hygiene (College of Health Sciences) |
| Melody | Iannone | Career Development Services |
| Katherine | Jackson | Department of English |
| Jasmine | Jackson | Graduate Student |
| Jhaakire | Jacobs | Graduate Student |
| Ashley | Jarrett | Graduate Student |
| Lenora | Jennings | Graduate Student |
| Tammey | Johnson | IDS-Teacher Prep |
| Liza | King | Distance Learning |
| Ann | Kopitzke | College of Health Sciences |
| Keith | Krepcho | Health Sciences |
| Deanna | Kroner | Distance Learning |
| Brian | Kurisky | Academic Initiatives |
| Susan | Latham | Distance Learning |
| Andrew | Leask | International Studies |
| Judy | Luedtke | New Student and Family Programs |
| Angela | Luttel | Admissions |
| Sharon | Lycett | Distance Learning |
| Nakia | Madry-Smith | Peninsula Higher Education Center |
| Mary | Magerkorth | Distance Learning |
| Anna | Makhorkina | Peninsula Higher Education Center |
| Grace | Mahin | Strome College of Business |
| Sharon | Martin | Distance Learning |
| Trey | Mayo | Modeling and Simulation |
| Meredith | McCall | Athletics |
| Ellen | McClintock | Regional Higher Education Center |
| Joshua | McGarry | Graduate Student (Honors College) |
| Jessica | McGee | Graduate Student (Honors College) |
| David | McMillan | Distance Learning |
| LaShay | McQueen | Mane Connect Success Coaching and Center for Major Exploration |
| David | Metzger | Honors College |
| Barry | Miller | Higher Education Centers |
| Martha | Miller | Distance Learning |
| Michele | Mitchell | IDS-Teacher Preparation |
| Wayne | Mitchell | Distance Learning |
| Megan | Mize | Academic Initiatives |
| Nicole | Moore | Graduate Student |
| Connie | Morgan | Peninsula Higher Education Center |
| Katelyn | Morrill | Graduate Student (Advisng and Transfer Programs) |
| Morgan | Morrison | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Suzanne | Morrow | Psychology |
| Catherine | Moss | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Laura | Nazario | Mane Connect Success Coaching |
| Kyle | Nicholas | Communications |
| Nola | Nicholson | Teacher Education Services |
| Susan | Nottingham | Higher Education Centers |
| Kimberly | Oakes | Mane Connect Success Coaching |
| Anna | Parker | Distance Learning |
| Colleen | Parker | History (College of Arts and Letters) |
| Stacey | Parks | Women's Studies |
| Bridget | Prince | Education |
| Jose | Ramos | Center for Major Exploration |
| Elizabeth | Rasnick | Strome College of Business |
| Reshaud | Rich | Peer Mentor (Academic Enhancement) |
| Christine | Ricks | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Joe | Ritchie | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Shelley | Rodrigo | English |
| Jose | Roman | Peninsula Higher Education Center |
| Chantel | Ross | Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
| Ethan | Ross | Graduate Student (Honors College) |
| Victoria | Sager | Distance Learning |
| Lisa | Sansone | Distance Learning |
| Pietro | Sasso | Graduate Student |
| Gloria | Savage-Early | Distance Learning |
| Louise | Schatz | Distance Learning |
| Duane | Sharpe | Distance Learning |
| Brittany | Shearer | College of Sciences |
| Jewel | Sheperd | Health Sciences |
| Kim | Sibson | Batten College of Engineering and Technology |
| Kristina | Simpkins | Graduate Student (Strome College of Business) |
| Jelisa | Sinn-Braswell | Graduate Student |
| Nnamdi | Small | Distance Learning |
| Rachel | Spence | Study Abroad |
| Thomas | Socha | Communications |
| Ann | Sorensen | Distance Learning |
| Sharon | Stull | Dental Hygiene |
| Elizabeth | Teller | Strome College of Business |
| Denise | Thillet | Center for Major Exploration |
| Scott | Thomas | Mane Connect Success Coaching and Center for Major Exploration |
| Alfredo | Torres | Graduate Student |
| Jeffery | Toussaint | Criminal Justice |
| Jacob | Tousignaut | Health Sciences |
| Bethany | Truax Armstrong | Health Sciences |
| Jennifer | Usis | Strome College of Business |
| Kristy | Valentin | Strome College of Business |
| Lauren | Varboncoeur | Graduate Student |
| Joshua | Wallach | Chemistry (College of Sciences) |
| Lynn | Waltz | Peninsula Higher Education Center |
| Sherri | Watson | Center for Major Exploration |
| Roberto | Westbrook | Office of the Registrar |
| Terri | Wheaton | Distance Learning |
| Leanne | White | College of Health Sciences |
| Mirta | Williams | Advising and Transfer Programs |
| Eunice | Wine | Distance Learning |
| Ronald | Woodard | Distance Learning |
| Jennifer | Younkin | Psychology (College of Sciences) |
| Wie | Yusuf | Public Service (Strome College of Business) |