Abel--Janice F. (Academic Advising Director)

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# Title Date Summary
1 Celebrating 20 years of Women's Studies at UNI
Campus News Network 7:13, p.1
Women's Studies Program began twenty years ago with much controversy; photo.
2 Profile: over 1000 years of service
Campus News Network 2:17, p.3
Comments from those retiring this year; photo.
3 Profile: Janice Abel
Campus News Network 2:1, p.3
Profile of director of academic advising Jan Abel; photo.
4 Mentors serve as guides to outstanding students.
Public Relations News Release 1989:605, p.1
List of Northern Iowa students, faculty and staff are benefiting from a mentor leadership program offered by the Studies in Leadership Development Program at UNI.
5 More than 350 school employees to live week-long 'wellness' lifestyle at third lakeshore wellness conference, (June 11-15.)
Public Relations News Release 1988:521, p.1
List of those participating in the 1989 summer Lakeshore Wellness Conference. Participants will hear presentations, view exhibits, eat nutritional meals and take part in activities such as swimming, tennis, rappelling, yoga, aqua-aerobics, and canoeing.
6 Professors double as advisers
Northern Iowan 85:50, p.5
Jan Abel talks about the responsibilities of faculty advisors.
7 Training today's students to be tomorrow's leaders is goal of Northern Iowa's newly planned studies in leadership program.
Public Relations News Release 1988:144, p.1
UNI is in the process of developing a comprehensive Studies in Leadership Program. Goal for the new program will be to link appropriate courses and co-curricular activites together into a comprehensive leadership program.
8 New freshman program designed to help students in college career
Northern Iowan 84:50, p.9
Reginald Green talks about the new program that aims at determining and then providing for student needs.
9 The personal touch
Northern Iowa Today 15:3, p.6
Profile of academic advising services; photo.
10 Student major choices may reflect pressures, economy
Northern Iowan 83:25, p.7
A look at the majors student select and the reasons for selecting them.
11 General education to impact staffing distribution
Northern Iowan 83:19, p.1
Faculty and administrators speculate on ways to meet increased or shifted instructional needs.
12 Current drop/add policy favored
Northern Iowan 83:11, p.6
EPC considering policy.
13 Bringing the basics into focus; substantive changes made in general education program
Northern Iowa Today 14:3, p.1
Close look at newly-revised program.
14 Peer advising services available
Northern Iowan 80:18, p.9
Jan Abel talks about the service.
15 Review procedures set
Northern Iowan 80:5, p.1
Division of Educational and Student Services will review their own operations.
16 Peer advisors
Old Gold 0:0, p.113
Peer Advisors work with Freshmen throughout the school year; photo.
17 Exploratory seminars offer alternative class topics, format
Northern Iowan 78:48, p.6
Description of the four exploratory seminars.
18 Voting faculty to be determined
Northern Iowan 78:37, p.5
Faculty Senate committee will study the issue.
19 Peer advisers: carefully trained student help
Northern Iowan 77:41, p.13
Jan Abel and Ruth Besch talk extensively about the program.
20 Search, evaluate and declare
Northern Iowan 77:32, p.3
Jan Abel offers advice on selecting a major course of study.
21 'Impact' peer advising helps freshman cope
Northern Iowan 76:31, p.12
The peer advising program "Impact", now in its third year of existence, helps those freshmen who are at "high risk".
22 While you're standing in line, read these registration tips
Northern Iowan 76:19, p.6
Recommends using advisor for more than just a signature for registration.
23 Nov. honors conference planned
Northern Iowan 76:9, p.5
Freshman students will be invited to participate in a leadership development conference.
24 Regents review academic advising program at UNI
Northern Iowan 75:60, p.1
The Board of Regents recently reviewed the academic advising program at UNI; excerpts from report.
25 Students offered help; Academic Advising Center
Northern Iowan 75:49, p.9
Students receive help in completing their degrees through the academic advising center; photo.
26 Students to evaluate UNI's advising services
Northern Iowan 75:49, p.8
A survey asking students to evaluate UNI's academic advising will be distributed to undergraduate students.
27 Students help students adjust to college life
UNI Century 7:2, p.1
Project IMPACT designed to link students with peer advisors.
28 Program should be interdisciplinary?
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.9
Professor Abel believes it will be more difficult to introduce freshmen.
29 New pilot program offers ongoing orientation, study skills
Northern Iowan 75:4, p.12
Jan Abel talks about a program under which about 130 freshmen will receive nine weeks of orientation.
30 The selling of UNI; orientation program "sold" to freshman
Northern Iowan 74:60, p.7
Jan Abel talks about the orientation program; photo.
31 Freshmen orientation adds programs
UNI Century 6:2, p.2
Will include discussions about choosing majors and study habits; photo.
32 Helping freshmen adjust: IMPACT
Northern Iowan 74:39, p.4
Jan Abel talks about program which helps keep freshmen in ongoing personal contact.
33 Scheduling problems? See Peer Advising
Northern Iowan 74:23, p.6
Service staffed by volunteers has been busy; photo.
34 Large classes, faculty/student alienation concern freshmen
Northern Iowan 74:13, p.1
Jan Abel talks about the results of a survey of freshmen about their concerns with UNI.
35 Students help students--fresh view should be helpful
Northern Iowan 74:11, p.8
Brief description of peer advising.
36 "Preview UNI" begin sessions
Northern Iowan 73:58, p.1
Description of the summer orientation program.
37 Orientation features talks with housing staff, professors
UNI Century 5:3, p.2
Description of summer orientation program.
38 Unity needed to form off-campus commuter group
Northern Iowan 73:54, p.7
Students and staff talk about the problems faced by off-campus students.
39 No problems with 24-hr. visitation
Northern Iowan 73:52, p.1
Directors of Dancer and Rider Halls report no special problems with the two year experiment.
40 Brown bag lunches at Women's Center
Northern Iowan 73:40, p.3
Schedule of upcoming speakers.
41 Freshmen concerned with getting good grades
UNI Century 5:1, p.3
Survey shows new students rate academic part of college as most important thing.
42 Peer advising program supplements faculty
Northern Iowan 73:28, p.1
Janet Callahan outlines plans for advising program.
43 Off-campus lunch
Northern Iowan 73:26, p.1
A meeting to hear the complaints of off-campus students will be held.
44 Freshman voice concern; grades of major importance
Northern Iowan 73:19, p.3
Janice Abel explains survey results that express the importance of grades to freshmen in college.
45 Education sets spark at orientation
UNI Century 4:4, p.2
Brief report on summer orientation program; photo.
46 Students named to 24-hour committee
Northern Iowan 72:46, p.1
List of members and purposes of committee.
47 Credit/No credit--issues
Northern Iowan 72:18, p.1
Background and faculty and student opinions on the matter.
48 "Go hire and higher" helps students find jobs
Northern Iowan 69:48, p.7
Jan Abel talks about the services that her office can offer.
49 Educator awards
Northern Iowan 69:47, p.2
Comments on who ought to be receiving awards.
50 Student Senate passes budget resolution
Northern Iowan 69:12, p.1
Recommends reductions in size rather than elimination of programs.