<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone, I hope your summer is going well.  The UCR Advising Council is a great organization for professional development.  I encourage everyone to send in your feedback in their survey, and to try to attend some of the professional development events the advising council presents.  T<span style="background-color:transparent">he advising council is open to all advisors (grad and undergrad).  Thank you.</span><div>Best,</div><div>Perla</div><div><br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Carol May</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:carol.may@ucr.edu">carol.may@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM<br>Subject: UCR Advising Council Updates<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good Afternoon UCR Advising Community!</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">For those who don't know me - my name is Carol May and I am the Undeclared Program Coordinator in CHASS.  I'm also proud to be serving as your Chair for the 26-27 UCR Advising Council Steering Committee!</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">As our undergraduate advisors prepare to launch into orientation/advising/registration season, I wanted to take a brief moment to introduce our new Advising Council Steering Committee.  We have a good mix of returning and new members, and we are all very excited to bring you a wide array of professional development opportunities in the new academic year!  </div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><b>Chair Elect:</b> Maria Rios, University Honors Program </div><div><b>Communications Specialist:</b> Rachel Segura, BCOE</div><div><b>Operations Specialist:</b> Yoli Vargas, School of Public Policy</div><div><b>Secretary:</b> Andrea Martinez-Frausto, Kessler Scholars</div><div><b>Treasurer:</b> Nancy Vasquez, CNAS</div><div><b>General Members:</b></div><div>Jocelyn Catano, BCOE</div><div>Jackelin Orellana, School of Business</div><div>Eva Larios, CHASS</div><div>Dustin Domingo, CNAS Graduate Student Affairs</div></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Before we begin our planning, we want to hear from you - we want to know the topics and issues that interest you most, or that you feel can most benefit from.  As advisors, we're constantly having to keep up with trends in higher ed and generational differences with each incoming class. We're sometimes dealing with our own life crises while we assist students in navigating their educational journeys. It can be a lot! But the Advising Council is here to support all advising staff in their professional development - whether it be assisting in navigating different student situations, or helping you determine your own pathway in the profession. Please provide your feedback in this very quick <a href="https://forms.gle/LdQ8tAThjCqhaDUX9" target="_blank">survey</a> so we know how to best serve the advising community in the upcoming academic year.</div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Speaking on behalf of the entire Steering Committee, we wish you a wonderful, stress-free summer and a productive and joyful academic year ahead. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate advisor, a department manager or supervisor, or a part of one of our auxiliary advising units, we look forward to seeing you at our events!  Thank you in advance for your feedback and participation in the survey. </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000">Take care,</font></span></font></p><p><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b><font color="#000000">Carol May, M.A.</font><br></b></span></font><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><i>Undeclared Program Coordinator</i></font><br></span><span style="color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:inherit"><i>Academic Advisor - Undeclared, Pre-Business & Readmission (Alpha: I-Ma)<br>Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</i></span></font></p><p><font size="1"><span style="color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences <br></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit"><font color="#000000">University of California, Riverside<br></font></span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.chassstudentaffairs.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">www.chassstudentaffairs.ucr.edu</a><br><span style="color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">(951) 827-3683</span></font></p><p><span style="font-size:x-small;color:black;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit">   </span><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yFfmDdLch4qe0SyhqmmY0c6CIwgRyiaayLQmvgKsp83M12PT6exnynbkYxpkRKm9z5sTd7L3STg8cT" width="96" height="96"></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(237,92,87)"><b>Drop-In Advising Information:</b></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,36,81)"><b> </b>I have drop-in advising availability Tuesdays from 1:00-4:00 pm</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">. </span></font><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">All drop-ins occur via Zoom. </font></b><span style="color:black;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(237,92,87)"><b><font size="1">Appointment Information:</font></b></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font size="1"> I have appointments Tuesday-Thursday, unless campus is closed for a holiday or I am otherwise out of the office. Appointment availability can be viewed up to two weeks in advance. </font></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><font size="1">For all appointment and drop ins, visit:</font> </span></font><a href="https://succeed.ucr.edu/portal/studentsuccess" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">https://succeed.ucr.edu/portal/studentsuccess</font></a></p></div></div></div></div>
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