Award Winning Advisors and Programs
The UAC has won the following awards from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) through their Global Awards Program.
2022: National Winner, NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Award -Caleb Morris
2021: National Winner, NACADA Outstanding Advising Program- Advisor Training Program
2021: Certificate of Merit, NACADA Outstanding Advisor Award- Katy Caulder
2020: Certificate of Merit, NACADA Outstanding Advising Program- Undergraduate Academic Advising
2019: Certificate of Merit, NACADA Outstanding New Advisor Award, Michael Burgos
2018: Certificate of Merit, NACADA Outstanding Advising Program- Exploratory/Major Change Advising
Contributions to the Field
Robinson, C., Dial, M., & Bouknight J. (2021). Organizational Restructure Toward Improved Equity for All Undergraduates. In Fountain, C. (Ed.). (2021). Academic advising as a tool for student success and educational equity. University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. [Link]
Campbell, S., Dial, M., & Taylor, C. (2023). Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis.
Dial, M. T. (2022). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation. University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Campbell, S. M., Stevens Taylor, C., & Dial, M. (2024). Concluding thoughts and future thoughts for research and scholarship. In S. M. Campbell, C. Stevens Taylor, & M. Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century (2nd ed., pp. 359-366). Taylor & Francis.
Robinson, R. & Dial, M. (2023) Advisor Retention and Intentional Career Paths. In Campbell, S., Dial, M., & Taylor, C (Eds). Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis.
Dial, M., McKeown, P, & Morris, C. (2023). Leading and Creating a Culture of Authenticity. In Campbell, S., Dial, M., & Taylor, C (Eds). Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis.
Campbell, S. M., Stevens Taylor, C., & Dial, M. (2024). Introduction. In S. M. Campbell, C. Stevens Taylor, & M. Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century (2nd ed., pp. 1-8). Taylor & Francis.
Dial, M. T. (2022). What we know about students on probation and supporting them. In M. T. Dial (Ed). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 1-14). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Morris, C.. & Harris, A. (2022). Institutional policies on probation, dismissal, and reinstatement. In M. T. Dial (Ed). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 15-36). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Robinson, C. (2022). Coaching students on probation. In M. T. Dial (Ed). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 83-102). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Dial, M. T. & McKeown, P. (2022). Early alert and academic intervention. In M. T. Dial (Ed). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 83-102). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Gebauer, R. & Dial, M. T. (2022). Intentionality and integration within academic probation. In M. T. Dial (Ed). Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 161-170). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Dial, M., Estrada, S. M., & Young, D. G. (2019). Discussion and implications. In D. G. Young (Ed.), 2017 National Survey on The First-Year Experience: Structures for Supporting Student Success (Research Report on College Transitions No. 9). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
Mamrick, M., Robinson, C., Reinhardt, S., & Moore, P. (2022). Improving student outcomes through data-driven management of difficult courses. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Student Retention
Dial, M., Bouknight, J., & McKeown, P. (2021). Appreciative onboarding and professional development of academic advisors. Journal of Appreciative Education, 2(1), 47-61 [Link]
Kinzie, J., Holmes, B., Keup, J. R., & Hilliard, K. (2024, October 1). Mapping high-impact practices to advising: Examining evidence for HIP quality dimensions and academic advising. Research Brief No. 1. National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina. [Link]
Keup, J. R., Hilliard, K., & Kinzie, J. (2024, October 1). Mapping high-impact practices to advising: The role of advising in high-impact practices. Research Brief No. 2. National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina. [Link]
Keup, J. R., Hilliard, K., & Kinzie, J. (2024, October 1). Mapping high-impact practices to advising: Advising as a pathway to high-impact practices. Research Brief No. 3. National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. University of South Carolina. [Link]
Dial, M. (2024). Why digital literacy is critical for academic advisors in 2024. eCampus News. [Link]
Dean, A., Sparks, B., & Chamberlain, K. (2023). Advising practices in the second-year student experience. Academic Advising Today, 46(4). [Link]
Dial, M. (2023). On cruelty-free advising: An organizational philosophy. Academic Advising Today, 46(3). [Link]
Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2020, December). Academic early alert and intervention: Why academic advisors are best suited to intervene with at-risk students. Academic Advising Today, 43(4). [Link]
Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2019). Beyond faculty referrals: Advisor facilitated early intervention. Academic Advising Today, 42(4). [Link]
Dial, M., & Young, D. (2019, October). Leveraging early alert programs to foster cross-campus collaborations aimed at student success. Presentation at the NACADA Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Dial, M. (2019, October). Academic recovery: Leveraging the first-year seminar as an intervention for first-year students on probation. Presentation at the NACADA Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2020, February). Designing early alert programs aimed at fostering student success and persistence. Pre-conference workshop at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Washington, D.C.
Dial, M., & Greene, M. (2020, February). Assisting students on probation: The seminar as intervention. Presentation at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Washington, D.C.
Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2021, February). Designing early alert programs aimed at fostering student success and persistence. Pre-conference workshop at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Virtual.
Dial, M. (2021, February). Academic recovery: Designing a seminar to support students on probation. Presentation at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Virtual.
Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2021, March). Designing early alert programs aimed at fostering student success and persistence. Pre-conference workshop at the NASPA Virtual Conference, Virtual.
Dial, M. (2022, February). Developing academic intervention initiatives to enhance student success and persistence. Pre-conference workshop at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Orlando, FL.
Morris, C. (2024, October). Relationship-rich academic advising: Cultivating spaces of inclusion
and belonging. Presentation at the NACADA Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Caya, M., Dial, M., Shores, A., & Zerda, P. (2024, October). Faculty support in optimizing transfer student success. Presentation at the South Carolina Transfer Excellence Convening, Columbia, SC.
Claire Robinson
- Steering Committee Member, Advising Administration Community of Practice, Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities
Brandi Byers
- Chair, NACADA Advising Students with Disabilities Community, 2024-2026
Mike Dial,
- Member, Publications Advisory Board, NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, 2020-2024
- Reviewer, Building Bridges for Student Success: A Sourcebook for Colleges and Universities, 2018-2024
- Reviewer, E-Source for Student Transitions, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2017-2022