COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

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Your Academic Advisors

Josh Atcher

Director of Tutoring

• Hometown: Marshalltown, IA

• Born in Germany on US Air

Force base

• Sings with Chamber Singers of

Iowa City

• Loves being an uncle to his many

nieces and nephews

Your Academic Advisors

Anat Levtov

Director of Global

Experiences

• Hometown: Haifa, Israel

• Works with the Peer Advisors

• Has two dogs, Sammy and

Luke

• Loves acapella music

Your Academic Advisors

Nancy Schneider

Director of Academic

Advising & Retention

• Hometown: Rural NE Iowa

• Spent 2/3 of her life at UIowa as

student and employee

• Loves to garden

• Owns a tiny house

1. Understand role of academic advisor

2. Overview Engineering curriculum

3. Introduce CoEresources

TODAY’S

GOALS

Statistics - Fall 2017

• 2202 undergraduates

• 52% Iowa residents

• 27% women

• 12% underrepresented

minorities

• 8% international

COLLEGEPROFILE

• Teachers vs. faculty

• Time management

• Critical thinking

Transition

from H.S.

to College

Familial Involvement –

FERPA

Family Educational Rights & Privacy

Act

It is against the law for advisors to

discuss grades or student information

without an academic record consent form

Students can log into MyUI and complete the form

under the Student Life Management tab.

Expectations of Academic Advisor

• Encourage and support you

• Help navigate curriculum, requirements,

policies, and procedures

• Refer you to resources and opportunities

• Authorize your registration every

semester

Expectations of Students

• Come prepared & organized to

appointments

• Be an active learner and ask questions

• Accept responsibility for decisions

• Let us know if you are struggling

Academic Expectations

• Maintain a 2.0 GPA for good standing

• Honors – above a 3.5 GPA

• Dean’s List – above a 3.5 GPA

• President’s List – 4.0 GPA for 2 semesters

• Academic Misconduct policies

Degree Components

Foundation

(Chemistry, Math, Physics)

Core (Introduction to Engineering

Problem Solving & Engineering Computing, Statics, Thermo,

Circuits)

General Education

Major & Elective Focus Area (“EFA”)

128 s.h.

General Education Requirements

3 s.h. from “Be Creative” list

3 s.h. from the following General Education areas:

9 s.h. from “Approved Subject

Areas”

15 S.H. OF GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIRED

1 2 3

1. Interpretation of Literature 2. World Languages3. Historical Perspectives4. International & Global Issues5. Literary, Visual & Performing Arts6. Values, Society and Diversity7. Social Sciences

For list of Approved Subject Areas, go to the College of

Engineering General Education Requirements Webpage

Advising & Course Selection

We will consider:

• Placement tests – Math & Chemistry

• High school academic preparation

• AP credits

• Transfer credits

First-Semester Courses

• Math

• Science

• Engineering

• Rhetoric

• Engineering Success Seminar

15-17

semester

hours

Sample Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday

8:30 Math Science

(Discussion)Math Math

9:30 Engineering Engineering Engineering

Success

10:30 Engineering Engineering

11:30 Science Math

(Discussion)Science

Math (Discussion)

Science

12:30 Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric

1:30

Science (Lab)

2:30

3:30

4:30

5:30 - 9

Sample Schedule –In Real Life!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday

8:30 Math Science

(Discussion)Math Exercise Math

9:30 Homework Engineering Homework Engineering Engineering

Success

Football Game

10:30 Engineering Lunch Engineering Lunch Lunch

11:30

Homework

Science Math

(Discussion)Science

Math (Discussion)

Science

12:30 Rhetoric Homework Rhetoric Rhetoric Rhetoric

1:30 Exercise

Work on Campus

Exercise

Science (Lab)

Nap

2:30 Nap Nap Call home

3:30 Homework

Work on Campus

4:30 Dinner Dinner

5:30 - 9 TutoringWork on Campus

Tutoring Tutoring

Academic Tools

• Degree Audit (on MyUI)

• Curriculum Guides

Academic Resources

• Peer Advisors

• Tutoring

Online Resources

MyUI

• Schedule

Builder

• Class times &

locations

• Degree Audit

• Appointment

scheduling

Registrar

• Academic

calendar

• GPA calculator

• Add/Drop

deadline dates

• Tuition and

Fees

Email

• Check UI

email on

daily basis

FROM

CURRENT

STUDENTS Which

academic

resources did

you find most

useful?

30+ Student Organizations Departmental, Industry-Specific,

Honors/Professional, Diversity

Get Involved - Engage

Extracurricular Student organizations, Athletics/intramurals,

Employment, Music

AcademicallyStudy Abroad, Honors, Co-op/internships, Research, Engineering Grand Challenges

• Summer is popular!

• Scholarships

available

• Families: Interest

sessions on Day 2,

Room 335

GO GLOBAL

Employer Outreach:Engineering Career Fairs, Networking Events

Professional Development“Engineering Your Career”: Day 2 @ 8:30 am

Career Development: Resume & Cover Letter Development,

Interviewing Skills, Job & Internship Search

Strategies, Professional Networking

Experiential Education: Co-ops, Internships & Research

What’s next?

Students:

Students will plan their fall semester

courses with the Academic Advisors

and Hawkeye Guides until 4:45pm.

What’s next - Families & Guests

• Money Matters (2:45-3:20pm)

• Difficult Conversations (3:30-4:20pm)

• Parent & Family Network Break (4:30-5:00pm)

• University Housing & Dining: Preparing for Arrival in August. Meet back up with your student! (5:00-5:30pm)