Make an Advising Report for students with appointments

1. From the advisor home page, select Upcoming Appointments.

2. From the Advisor Reporting section of the page, select the box next to the student with the appointment.

3. Select Actions dropdown arrow.

4. Select Add Advising Report.

Advisor Reporting drop down menu

5. The advisor report page appears.

Advisor report

a. Ensure date and time of meeting is correct.

NOTE: You will not have to enter the departure time as it is added automatically when the report is saved.

b. Select location (your office, centre, department, etc.)

c. Type notes in the summary area including actions that have or will be taken by all parties. This information will be shared. (Review Advising Notes: Best Practices)

d. If you have any files to attach to the report, select Choose File. Locate the file on your computer and select Open.

NOTE: We recommend that students receive a copy of the report.

e. Copy the content from the appointment Summary Box.

f. Click Save This Report from the bottom right of the page.

g. You are returned to the student’s main profile page. Select Message Students from the Staff Alerts section of the page.

Staff alert menu

h. The send a message screen appears.

Send message screen

i. Enter a subject.

j. Paste the content from the Appointment Summary box into the message box.

k. Add any necessary attachments.

l. Select Send Message.

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