Reasons Why You should Visit Your Academic Advisor:
1. I’m new! I’d love to meet all of you, and get an opportunity to learn how I can assist you in reaching your goals.
2. Because you are a {Insert appropriate year: freshmen, 2nd year, 4th year, 5th year, transfer student} and you want to make sure you have the correct information so that you can graduate!
3. Because you are having, have had, or don’t want to have academic struggles. Meeting with me, your academic advisor can help you in all three instances!
4. …

Greetings from the new academic advisor for the School of Public Policy. My name is Leslie Jackson. As Elizabeth mentioned, I am a graduate of the Ivan Allen college, I majored in Science, Technology and Culture, and have worked for the past 7 years in the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech. While working in the admission office, I held a variety of hats, ranging from assisting with Women’s recruitment, the Minority Recruitment Team, as well as starting and managing the admissions office’s blog. Most recently, I was the …

Hello!  Well things certainly have gotten busy haven’t they?! Lots going on in the next month that might effect you so please check our calendar regularly.  When you click on a calendar bubble 90% of the time I have it linking you directly to the information when available.
There will be several academic advising changes in PUBP that I wanted to make you aware of.  In an effort to better manage my responsibilities as both an advisor and in enrollment/student affairs for the college; I am setting two specific days and …

If you have inactivated a previous degree petition (fall 2008, spring 2009, or summer 2009), and wish to graduate this fall, you must complete a new degree petition.  Reactivated degree petitions for fall 2009 are due Friday, August 21.  Please make an appointment online to complete the paperwork.  It will only take a few minutes if you have your fall courses all laid out.  www.advising.iac.gatech.edu.

Hello!
Can you believe in only a week classes start back?!  I have missed you guys and hope you had a great summer.
Phase II Time Tickets available now.
Phase II Registration:  August 12th through August 14th at exactly 4pm.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
ALL PUBP/PST CORE WILL BE OPEN TO ALL OF TECH IN PHASE II EXCEPT  PUBP 2030 ORGANIZATIONS AND POLICY.  So if you still need a core course, don’t procrastinate!
If you need advising assistance, I have lots of appointment times available next week.  If you need a PUBP/PST/POL course that is currently full …

Advising is mandatory for all PUBP students on probation, readmitted students, and new freshman.  It is strongly suggested that all other PUBP majors seek academic advisement at least once a year.
You can schedule an advising appointment using the NEW on-line scheduler, www.advising.gatech.edu .  PLEASE BRING YOUR CHECKLIST UPDATED TO THE MEETING or it may cause us to reschedule.  Copies are available on PUBP bulletin board and advising website.  Please note this is a new scheduler.  Please keep your appointment or cancel with 24 hour notice so that other students have …