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The Student Advocate helps students navigate educational, personal, and other campus obstacles that impact successful completion of their academic goals. The Student Advocate links students with appropriate university and community resources, and collaborates with faculty and staff in the best interest of the students and follows through to bring efficient closure to student concerns

The Office of the Bursar is committed to providing students, families, and the University community support in meeting their financial obligations to the University while serving in an environment of equality, responsibility and dignity.

Our advisors and staff support undergraduate students throughout their academic career. We advise students in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Exploratory divisions as well as incoming Freshman. Browse our website for information about scheduling an advising appointment, petitioning or applying to your program or degree.

The College of Business employs a staff of professional advisors to assist students in the development of meaningful educational plans. We take our mission very seriously. We are committed to helping you in the development of a rewarding program of study and a challenging educational plan.

Undergraduate, graduate, transfer and prospective students require advising and student services to get off to a great start and to stay on track to graduation. The Education Advising and Student Services (EASS) professional staff provides current and prospective students with academic counseling, admissions support, teacher certification information, and student services to meet personal, academic and career goals.

Our office provides a variety of services in support of students, including:
• Assistance with a student concern, advocacy, or student grievance,
• Filing of a student complaint,
• Requesting an absence notification,
• Assistance with withdrawal or compassionate withdrawal,
• Assistance with a conduct situation (Code of Student Conduct),
• Requesting a student conduct record check,
• Requesting student emergency funds,
• Assistance with a Title IX situation (Student Sexual Misconduct Policy), and
• Requesting suicide prevention training (QPR training or AFSP "It's Real" training), or other information related to Cards SPEAK

If you need assistance but do not know where to go for help, contact the Dean of Students office.

In conjunction with the university’s and college’s advising practices, the Exploratory Division provides individualized guidance to support students in the thoughtful exploration of education plans that meet their academic and career goals.