Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight: Carrie Browne
Nov. 5, 2021
The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for November is Carrie Browne.
Carrie Browne is an academic advisor at the Academic Advising Center in the Division of General Studies.
Why are you passionate about UAF 成人影片 and their success?
I鈥檓 passionate about UAF student success because I feel every student I work with has a story worth supporting and acknowledging. The 成人影片 I advise are reaching and investing in their future. It is a privilege to be a part of that investment. There are so many supports and resources available to 成人影片 while they are a part of UAF. I appreciate my role in helping 成人影片 learn about all the ways we are here to support their success.
Favorite part about being an advisor?
My favorite part of being an advisor is the unique circumstances that surround each student I work with. Their goals may be similar, to graduate with a degree from UAF. But each student has their own set of challenges and celebrations to reach that end goal. I feel privileged to be part of that experience and enjoy seeing each student engage as a college student, notice their strengths and eventually find a degree that suits both their interests and abilities.
What is your favorite feature in Nanook Navigator?
My favorite Nanook Navigator feature for connecting with 成人影片 is the ability to text message 成人影片. It is quick, simple and 成人影片 often respond instantly!
My favorite feature as an advisor is 鈥淩eport on Appointment鈥 and is stored in the history tab of a 成人影片 profile. I appreciate that there is a place available to keep valuable notes on an appointment with a student (this could be an email exchange, phone call or actual scheduled appointment) and for anyone else working with that student to have access to this information. I also appreciate that these notes are not visible to the student. It gives me the confidence when interacting with 成人影片 to ask specific questions based on past advising appointments between us or left in the history of appointments from others who have worked with the student in past appointments. For me, having the clearest picture possible when working with 成人影片 is always the most effective way to create trust and offer the student appropriate support.
How long have you been utilizing Nanook Navigator?
I started working as an advisor for UAF in March 2020 and have used it everyday for multiple purposes since.
Tips, advice, or ideas to support other Nanook Navigator users or student success practices?
I think I would just say that every bit of information that is collected for our 成人影片 (be it midterm grades, alerts and cases, text conversations, email correspondence, reporting on appointments or access to previous semester grades) through Nanook Navigator helps all staff and faculty to support our 成人影片. This is a huge factor in the ability to offer the best options to enhance our 成人影片' success and meet them where they are while supporting where they want to go.
For more information about Nanook Navigator, contact Jessica Skipper at jrskipper@alaska.edu.