
Advisor Contacts
Name | Discipline | Location | Phone | |
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Dr. Colette Casavant | Agricultural & Food Systems / Integrated Plant Sciences | HULB 401G | 509.335.8406 | colette.casavant@wsu.edu |
Dr. Anna Warner | Agricultural Education | Clark 387 | 509.335.1172 | anna.warner@wsu.edu |
JD Baser | Agricultural Education | Clark 389 | 509.335.2846 | jbaser@wsu.edu |
Kelly Gardner-Schrand | Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles | JHSN Hall C13 | 509.335.3823 | k.gardner-schrand@wsu.edu |
Scott Brown | Animal Sciences | CLARK 117 | 509.335.5274 | scott.a.brown@wsu.edu. |
Kaitlyn Wright | Animal Sciences | Clark 121 | 509.335.0671 | kaitlyn.o.wright@wsu.edu |
Shanna Hiscock | Economic Sciences, AFS Business Economics | HULB 103K | 509.335.1667 | shanna.hiscock@wsu.edu |
Rich Giles | Food Science | FSHN 106 | 509.335.4763 | richard.giles@wsu.edu |
Ade Snider | Horticulture | Clark 207 | 509.335.3446 | amsnider@wsu.edu |
Adriana Thomas (WSU Vancouver) | Human Development | McClaskey 203 | 360.546.9710 | adriana.thomas@wsu.edu |
Alicia Woodard (WSU Pullman) | Human Development | JHSN Tower 601C | 509.335.9203 | awoodard@wsu.edu |
Minxi Cheng | Human Development | JHSN Tower 601B | 509.335.2918 | minxi.cheng@wsu.edu |
Lee Tatum | School of the Environment | WEB 1229 | 509.335.8538 | lee.tatum@wsu.edu |
Alecia Hoene | School of the Environment | WEB 1227 | 509.335.6166 | alecia.hoene@wsu.edu |
Dr. Tadd Wheeler | Agriculture and Technology Management | Clark 393A | 509.335.7001 | taddwheeler@wsu.edu |
Dr. John Reganold | Organic & Sustainable Agriculture | Clark 337 | 509.335.8856 | reganold@wsu.edu |
Dr. Brenda Boyd (WSU Pullman – Early Childhood Education) | Human Development | JHSN Tower 508 | 509.335.9642 | boydb@wsu.edu |
Advising at CAHNRS
Vision:
Advising at Washington State University is a valued partnership with students, faculty, and administrators that builds educational relationships integral to academic success.
Mission:
Academic advising builds collaborative student-centered relationships that support achievement of personal development and academic success.
Goals:
- An academic advising program valued by students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
- An academic advising program that focuses on student-centered relationships.
- An academic advising program with consistency and clarity of message.
If you have any questions, please contact the Academic Programs Office in CAHNRS at (509)335-4562 or cahnrs.majors@wsu.edu.
Advising Resources
- myWSU
- Transfer Credit Search (pdf)
- UCORE Search in Schedules
- WSU Email
- WSU Catalog
- WSU Schedule of Classes
- Academic advising sheet and four-year plan for your major
For more information visit the Office of the Registrar.
Student Responsibilities
- Schedule regular appointments with your advisor (minimum one per semester).
- Arrive on time. If you are late, you may need to reschedule.
- Bring your questions!
- Consider your values and goals and be honest with your advisor about these.
- Regularly check your WSU email.
- Gather relevant decision-making information and necessary materials (Academic Requirement Report, transfer information, tentative course selections, forms, etc.)
- Discuss challenges affecting academic performance i.e. study skills, course requirements, personal concerns, and more.
- Research WSU resources with The Academic Success and Career Center:
– Tutoring
– Study skills workshops
– Student success courses - Ask when it’s best drop courses or to take a course pass-fail or audit.
- Ask about career considerations, internships, study abroad, and changing directions/major/interests.
- Keep a personal record of your progress toward your academic goals
- Remember: This is YOUR degree! Accept responsibility for your decisions and your actions that affect your educational progress and goals.
Academic Advisor Responsibilities
- Be accessible, knowledgeable, and informed, and demonstrate care and respect.
- Maintain confidentiality in the advising relationship.
- Guide students as they define and develop their goals.
- Encourage students to be responsible for their educational plans, options, and achievements.
- Understand and effectively communicate curriculum, graduation requirements, and university and college policies and procedures.
- Guide students in the selection of appropriate courses each semester, particularly considering time to graduation and course prerequisites.
- Keep a record of advising appointments
- Visit all relevant websites, required trainings, and understand resources available to students.
- Support students with information about and strategies for utilizing resources and services available on campus and in the community.
- Lift advising holds.