The University Academic Advising Community (UAAC)
Our Mission
UAAC is a campuswide community of undergraduate academic advisors, campus partners, and colleagues from graduate education dedicated to advancing the practice of academic advising. We foster an opportunity-focused environment where advisors can develop skills, expand knowledge, and build professionals connections through information sharing, networking, and development.
UAAC Events
UAAC serves as a professional network that promotes communication and professional development opportunities among academic advisors. Events include monthly meetings, semesterly collaborations, and our annual conference
UAAC
Engagement
Join the Community
Complete the new advisor form to be added to the UAAC listserv and Canvas Course
Serve on a Committee
6 committees with development and engagement opportunities
Attend Meetings
Monthly campuswide meetings during Fall & Spring semesters
Recognize an Advisor
Submit a nomination for Advisor of the Month
Academic Advising at the U
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UAAC Leadership
UAAC Committees
Academic Senate
Representative: Ashley Glenn
Serving as an Academic Senate representative for academic advisors involves contributing to discussions and providing input on key academic decisions that shape policy, curriculum, and student success. The role also includes sharing updates from Academic Senate with the advising community to keep colleagues informed and connected to institutional governance.
Advising Awards
Chair(s): Madeline Rencher and Bree Molinari
The Advisor Awards Committee's mission is to recognize and celebrate the amazing work of academic advisors across campus through both monthly and yearly awards processes. The Advisor of the Month process operates while UAAC is in session from August-April, taking a break for the summer months. The Outstanding Advisor of the Year awards in the New, Experienced and Administrator categories are awarded each May at the UAAC Conference.
Advisor Wellness
Chair(s): Addison Eckhoff
The Wellness Committee seeks to connect advisors across campus in a community focused on multi-faceted aspects of “wellbeing.” As a group we provide an opportunity each semester to come together and focus on a particular type of wellness for an event, whether it is physical, mental, financial, or other wellness. We also seek to be a source of collation for information and resources related to Wellness at the U. You can find links to University webpages, handouts from previous events, and a timeline for important dates and time periods related to Wellness at the U for each year.
Conference Planning
Chair(s): Amber Gordon and Stacie Cuadro
This annual, full-day, free conference provides a forum where academic advisors share their knowledge to grow the advising profession and to learn how to better serve our students, campus, and community partners. Presentations focus on University of Utah programs, policies, best practices, and advising models, as well as personal and professional well-being.
Mentorship Program
Chair(s): Benjamin Petrie and Emily Pollard
The UAAC Mentorship Program matches experiences advising mentors with newer advisors. We provide structure and prompts for mentors and mentees to learn from each other and engage in professional development together.
Theory to Practice
Chair(s): Alessandra Zamora and Paul Fisk
Theory to Practice connects advisors with relevant theories and academic resources that provide practical tools to better support their students. Topics will be about timely and recent events that are currently affecting students, and theories will provide strategies and education for advisors to help students or connect them to resources on campus.
Savannah Manwill
Chair
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Erin Bergeron
Co-chair
Erin Bergeron is a Senior Academic Advisor and has over a decade of experience in higher education. Erin brings a passion for student success, inclusive program design, and building communities that help people thrive. She holds an MBA from Utah State University and has been recognized as a leader in the advising profession through her work with the Utah Advising Association, where she has served as President and continues to champion professional development across the state. Outside of advising, Erin can usually be found experimenting in the kitchen with her latest gluten-free baking creations or adventuring with her pup Zoey.
Emily Johnson
Recorder
Emily is an Academic Advising Coordinator on the Early Engagement in Advising team, leading prospective student appointments and campuswide outreach events. She holds degrees from the University of Wyoming and Western Wyoming Community College and is currently pursuing a Master of Educational Leadership and Policy at the U. She joined the advising community in 2024 after working in the Office of Orientation & Student Success at SLCC. During her time there, Emily advised and advocated for first-generation and traditionally underrepresented students. Outside of work, you'll find Emily at the theatre, watching women's sports, or on a walk with her wife and their little old man dog, Freddie.