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COVID-19 Impact on Advising at SOU for Spring Term 2020

Virtual Walk-In Appointments for Student Success Coordinators for Spring 2020

Due to the current Coronavirus situation, your student success coordinators are working as creatively as we can to be available for your imediate advising needs. Please see below for each SSC's walk-in times and how to access them below.

Robin Williams: Contact Robin at williamr1@sou.edu.

Mary Patridge: Mary will be available for virtual "walk-in" advising to answer quick questions from Noon - 3pm, M-F. Please email your questions to patridgm1@sou.edu and include your phone number if you would like a call back right away. She will also be available for appointments throughout the week, please follow the instructions in "Virtual Advising Appointments at SOU for Spring 2020".

Edward Derr: Contact Edward at derre@sou.edu.

Karen Bolda: Karen is closely monitoring her email, contact her at boldak@sou.edu and she will respond quickly (I am in my remote office between 9-5 M-F). You can also make same day appointments with Karen via EAB Navigate, follow the instructions in “Virtual Advising Appointments at SOU for Spring 2020”.

Lea Griess: Contact Lea at griessl@sou.edu.

Andrew Clum: Contact Andrew at cluma@sou.edu.

Virtual Advising Appointments at SOU for Spring 2020

Due to the current Coronavirus situation, all advisors will be meeting with students virtually through the following means during spring 2020:

Over the phone
Video Conferencing - Zoom or Google Hangouts
Instant Message - through Google Hangouts through your SOU email account

To connect with your faculty or major advisors - please send them an email to set up a virtual appointment.

To connect with your student success coordinator - Use the following directions to make a virtual appointment with an SSC:

1. Download the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play
2. Sign-in using your SOU username and password

3. Select "Appointments", and then "Schedule an Appointment" on the bottom of the next screen.

4. You will then enter a series of questions to help guide your appointment scheduling. Please follow these steps:

Which campus office would you like to meet with? - Advising, then select the type of appointment
Select the topic of the appointment. "Continue to Next Step"
(Location & Staff): Select "Over the Phone" or "Video Conferencing"
Select the name of your student success coordinator. Click "Continue to Next Step"
Pick a Time!

In person meetings are not being offered at this time. Please contact your student success coordinator if you have any questions. Thanks!

Moodle Support: Accessing and Participating in Online or Remotely Delivered Courses

Student Success Coordinators:

Top Row: Andrew Clum (STEM), Karen Bolda (OCA)
Middle Row: Mary Patridge (DEHL), Robin Williams (BCE), Edward Derr (Humanities & Culture)
Front Row: Lea Griess (Social Sciences), Max Brooks (Career Connections)

Division of Business, Communication & the Environment (BCE): Robin Williams and Edward Derr

Robin Williams Edward Derr

Office: Central Hall 114 Office: Central 259

Email: williamr1@sou.edu Email: derre@sou.edu
Phone: 458-207-6036 or 541.552.8236 Phone: 541-552-6624

Programs: Programs: Business (students with last names A-O)

Business (students with last names P-Z)
Communication
Digital Cinema
Environmental Science and Policy

Make an appointment with Robin or Edward with the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play

For the Spring Term, Edward A. Derr can be reached by email at derre@sou.edu and by phone at 541.552.6624 during the following hours: MW 11:00 am - 7:30 pm and TRF 9:00 am - 5:30 pm. Appointments with Edward can be made through EAB Navigate.

Division of Education, Health and Leadership (DEHL): Mary Patridge

Mary Patridge
Office: Ed/Psych 161
Email: patridgm1@sou.edu
Phone: 541-552-7154
Make an appointment with Mary with the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play

Programs:

Education Studies (Includes Elementary Ed Teaching Pathway)
Early Childhood Development (online)
Health & Physical Education (HPE)
Healthcare Administration
Outdoor Adventure Leadership (OAL)
Military Science

Pre-Professional Programs

Physical Therapy

Division of Humanities & Culture: Edward Derr

Edward Derr
Office: Central 259
Email: derre@sou.edu
Phone: 541-552-6624

For the Spring Term, Edward A. Derr can be reached by email at derre@sou.edu and by phone at 541.552.6624 during the following hours: MW 11:00 am - 7:30 pm and TRF 9:00 am - 5:30 pm. Appointments with Edward can be made through EAB Navigate.

Make an appointment with Edward with the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play

Programs:

Business: Edward supports business students with last names A-O.
English
International Studies
Foreign Language & Literatures
Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies (GSWS)
Native American Studies (NAS)
Philosophy

Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU: Karen Bolda

Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) & Pre-Health Professions: Andrew Clum

Andrew Clum
Office: Science Building 182
Email: cluma@sou.edu
Phone: 541-552-6472
Make an appointment with Andrew with the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play

Math Placement Exam Information

Math Placement Level Information

Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)
Programs:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Math-Computer Science (Double Major)
Financial Mathematics

Pre-Professional Programs:

Chiropractic Medicine
Dental Hygiene
Dentistry
Medical Technology
Medicine
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Pharmacy
Physician’s Assistant
Veterinary Medicine

Division of Undergraduate Studies - Home for Undecided Students: Joelle Khairallah

Joelle Khairallah
Office: Stevenson Union 312D
Email: khairallj@sou.edu
Phone: 541-552-6290
Make an appointment with Joelle in with the Navigate app by looking for Navigate Student in the App Store or Google Play

If you have not yet decided your major then UGS is the place for you!

Programs Joelle supports:

Interdisciplinary Studies
Undeclared/Exploratory
Career and Major Exploration Advising

Higher Education Center (HEC)/Medford Campus: Stacey Derrig