In her March 28, 2023 State of the University address, President Carol L. Folt announced the Advise USC initiative to the Trojan community.  You can watch her full speech here: If you would like to help spread the word about Advise USC to your colleagues, please review our project highlights.

At the start of the Spring 2023 semester, the Advise USC Program steering committee welcomed Interim Provost Elizabeth Graddy and Vice Provost of Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate School Andrew McConnell Stott to kick off the new year. University leadership charged the committee to provide students with a comprehensive academic experience and revolutionize… Continue reading Reigniting the Charge

Throughout the summer and early into the fall semester, the Advise USC Program Steering Committee engaged the campus community in listening sessions to better understand the perception of academic advising at USC and to inform the new advising platform’s goals and deliverables. The following groups of stakeholders were invited and consulted. Advising Directors Graduate Academic… Continue reading Listening to the Campus Community

Early in the Spring 2022 semester, at the request of Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Andrew McConnell Stott, a steering committee of advising leaders and technologists was convened to guide the future of the Advise USC program. This committee includes: Grant Derderian, Chief Technology Officer, Provost IT Dr.… Continue reading Journey of the Steering Committee

As part of USC’s accreditation review in 2021, WASC calls attention to the importance of the University’s advising practices in addition to a more modern technology platform. USC generally attracts students with strong interdisciplinary interests and many pursue double majors and minors to advance their educational goals. However, students and some faculty expressed concern that… Continue reading WASC Concurs that Advisement Database should be replaced