About – Advise USC Program

Program History and Goals

The spark that has grown to become Advise USC started in Fall 2020 with the goal of replacing the aging, homegrown platform called Advisement Database (ABD). The project team reviewed 8 platforms and met with counterparts at 4 peer institutions to learn about their journeys implementing advisement platforms. Each institution expressed the importance of organizational alignment within the platform of choice.

The organization alignment efforts began in February 2022 when the program steering committee was first convened. The committee met over six weeks to analyze the current versus desired experiences surrounding academic advising through multiple lenses.

The Advise USC Program will bring a platform to campus that will integrate advising departments across campus and embrace all students’ entire academic endeavors.

Meet the Program Steering Committee

**Program Sponsor:**
**Dr. Andrew McConnell Stott**
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate School

**Grant Derderian**
Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Sarah Holdren
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising

Dr. Kedra Ishop
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Dr. Erica Lovano McCann
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Rebecca A. Romero
Senior Application Administrator

**Steve Schrader**
Assistant Dean, Academic Services and Programs

**Dr. Ashley Smith**
Director of Customer Relationship Management Applications

**Dr. Harold Waters**
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Advising

**Laura Yoneda**
Associate Dean, Information and Technology

Meet the Project Leader

**Ryan Rozan**
Technical Project Manager

Meet our Implementation Partners

Cloud for Good is a certified B Corporation and a Salesforce Partner specializing in technology implementations for higher education institutions.  With over 2,500 implementations completed, Cloud for Good helps clients create transformational value with technology.  Providing organizations with the opportunity to focus on their mission is what drives the team at Cloud for Good. 

USC Information Technology Services (ITS) is committed to providing a modern technology infrastructure that is resilient and delivers the performance necessary to meet the demands of a growing customer base, training in the latest technologies for a highly productive and motivated workforce, outstanding customer experience, and technology services that are aligned with the university’s mission to provide exceptional learning opportunities for students. 

Meet our Pilot Schools