New, current, or returning students are welcome to use the Jeffries Center Advising & Mentoring services. When students need to discuss their personal, educational, and career goals they meet with our Student Success Advisors (SSA’s) for support. These staff members are not academic advisors but work with academic advisors to ensure student success.
Students are introduced to the SSA's and to our other academic support and retention services at our Jeffries Center Welcome Seminar focused on student success during orientation week. Students are encouraged to meet with a Jeffries Center Advisor on a biweekly or monthly basis to monitor their academic progress. While working together, the SSA will advocate and guide students to critically think and make informed decisions as they define and achieve academic success.
All Illinois students who would like additional guidance are encouraged to meet with us during our daily Drop-In Advising & Mentoring hours at the Academic Service Programs building (ASP) located at 1103 W. Oregon Street, Suite E, Urbana, IL, and various campus locations (see schedule below). Students will have the opportunity to meet with a Jeffries Center staff member daily on resources and support for their academic success. Even when a student is excelling academically, we are there to help students reach beyond their coursework to experience all the University has to offer. Students have the option of scheduling a virtual appointment (via Zoom or Teams) or an in-person appointment with a Student Success Advisor.
Drop-In Schedule
| Time / Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9:00am – 12:00pm TJC Location |
Robert Wilson TJC on John |
Stephanie Hamilton ASP |
Sharda Pascal TJC on John |
Josh Brown ASP |
BY APPOINTMENT |
1:00pm – 3:00pm Cultural House (Bi-weekly) |
Robert Wilson NAH |
Josh Brown La Casa |
Kimberly Eiermann BNAACC Monica Brigham La Casa Sharda Pascal GSRC |
Stephanie Hamilton BNAACC |
BY APPOINTMENT |
1:00pm - 3:00pm Housing (Bi-weekly) |
Josh Brown SDRP (Ikenberry) |
Stephanie Hamilton ISR |
Sharda Pascal FAR |
Robert Wilson PAR |
BY APPOINTMENT |
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Cultural Center Dates |
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Drop-in appointments will occur at the Academic Service Programs building (1103 W. Oregon St., Suite E, Urbana, IL 61801), the Turner Student Services Building (610 E. John St., Suite 130, Champaign IL 61820) OR at the Cultural Houses/Residence Halls during embedded hours.
Please refer to the schedule above for locations and hours!
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Vision
Mission
Title
Services
Mentoring services are designed to retain students and to provide them with sufficient academic skills that will ensure their timely graduation by:
- Listening to students’ concerns and issues before connecting them with the most appropriate campus resources
- Teaching students how to solve problems in a timely manner
- Empowering students to be their best advocate
- Advocating for students as needed
Mentoring services include, for example:
- Academic enrichment workshops
- Advocacy
- Assistance with study abroad applications
- Group mentoring sessions
- Individual mentoring sessions
- Information dissemination
- Personal development workshops
- Referrals
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in Advising and Mentoring services, students will be able to:
- Identify multiple campus resources to answer questions or to solve problems they may be experiencing.
- Identify multiple campus programs and services that can help them achieve their academic goals.
- Identify multiple key contacts in their college when declaring a major.
Title
A&M Signature Programs & Collaborations
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1103 W. Oregon Street, Suite E
MC-055
Urbana, IL 61801
The office entrance is in the back of the building (just behind Dubai Grill) and can be accessed from Oregon Street across from the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
If you need more information about tutoring, review sessions, study skills and supplemental instruction study, or study groups, please contact us!