What is the ‘advisor center’ and how do I use it?

The Advisor Center provides advisors with a variety of information to assist them in advising their students by giving them a centralized view of the student’s information. Its intuitive display and aggregation of information will help you as you advise the student.

  1. Access the Advisor Center by logging in and clicking on Self Service arrow Advisor Center > My Advisees.
    My Advisees link in the Advisor Center folder of the enterprise menu
  2. The Advisor Center appears.
    Advisor Center tabs
    The subtabs on this page allow you to view a variety of academic and personal information about your advisees.

My Advisees

From this page you can:

    • Email your advisees
      • by clicking on an individual name link.
      • by checking the checkboxes to the left of the names of a subgroup of your advisees and clicking the Notify selected advisees button button.
      • all at once by clicking the Notify all advisees button button.
    • View photos of your advisees by clicking the Include Photos in List radio button.
    • View the Advisee Student Center for any of your advisees by clicking on the View Student Details link to the left of their name.
    • Access information about another student by clicking on the View data for other students button.

Student Center

This area presents a version of the information that your advisee sees when using My.Butler. You can switch from one advisee to another by changing the name selection in the Change Advisee dropdown and clicking on the change button button.

From this location you can:

  • view your advisee’s class schedule.
  • view your advisee’s shopping cart.
  • enroll your advisee in classes.
  • view placement test results.
  • review your advisee’s progress toward earning their degree.
  • review their grades.
  • generate an unofficial transcript.
  • review their transfer credits.
  • see a student’s holds and to do list.
  • view the student’s enrollment appointment.
  • find the student’s home and local address, telephone, email and emergency contact information.

General Info

This area displays general information about your selected advisee in list format about:

  • service indicators, including the area where you can remove an advising hold.
  • student groups
  • addresses
  • email addresses
  • checklists
  • personal data
  • telephone numbers

Transfer Credit

This area displays basic information about any transfer credit that a student may have brought with them to Butler.

Academics

This area shows the degree a student is working toward, including the college they are associated with and any majors or minors. It also shows the student’s enrollment, academic status and GPA for any previously enrolled term.

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