Academic Advising for Faculty and Staff

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The Office of Undergraduate Education serves as a central resource for faculty and staff advisors, fostering a collaborative advising culture that supports student success, retention and timely degree completion. Guided by national best practices and the university's "SSIPP" philosophy--sustained, strategic, integrated, proactive, and personalized advising--OUE partners with academic and support units across the institution to ensure students receive coordinated, high-quality support throughout their academic journey.

Advising is coordinated in each school, college, or program through leaders and staff who collaborate as part of the Advising Strategy Group. 

This collaborative approach is supported by Navigate, Montclair's student success platform, which enables advisors, faculty and staff to coordinate care, issue alerts, document interactions, manage appointments and engage in proactive outreach. Together, these efforts help create a connected advising experience that empowers students to achieve their academic and personal goals.

Resources for Advisors

Student Success Centers

While advising structures vary across academic units, most colleges and schools provide support through the Student Success Centers that bring together professional advisors and career services staff. All incoming first-year students are assigned a professional advisor in their home college or school, while faculty advisors play a critical role in mentoring students within their disciplines and supporting academic, career and post-graduation planning. 

Bloomfield College's Center for Advising and Career Education can be contacted via email at bloomfield@montclair.edu or via phone at 973-748-9000 ext. 1250.

Advising and student support within the College of the Arts are coordinated through a combination of Student Success Center services and department-based advising. Please refer to the information below for advising contacts, locations and department-specific support.

The College of Communication and Media's advising offices are located in Morehead Hall, Rooms 211, 213 and 215. 

For general advising questions, please contact SCMadvising@montclair.edu.

The College for Community Health's Student Success Center is located in University Hall, Suite 1170. 

For Academic Advising:

For Career or Internship Advising:

Advising and student support within the College for Education and Engaged Learning are coordinated through a combination of Student Success Center services and department-based advising. Please refer to the information below for advising contacts, locations and department-specific support.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Student Success Center is located in Dickson Hall, Suite 153.

Contact: chssadvising@montclair.edu

 

Please refer to the information below for advising contacts, locations and department-specific support.

Academic Advising:

For Career Services:

The Feliciano School of Business' academic advisors and career services staff are centrally located in the Ellyn A. McColgan Student Services Center, in the Feliciano School of Business, Suite 170.

Contact: 973-655-4303

Please refer to the information below for advising contacts, locations and department-specific support.

Advisor: Maria Kamenetskiy

The Discovery Program supports exploratory first- and second-year students as they explore their options at the University and ensures a smooth transition into their new College or School.

Their office is located in Cole Hall, Suite 300. 

Contact: 973-655-7114 | discoveryprogram@montclair.edu

 

Advising Strategy Group

The Advising Strategy Group (ASG) is a leadership group of advising administrators that guides and coordinates advising initiatives across campus, led by the Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education. It oversees advising-related committees, ensures their work aligns with shared goals, and provides feedback on key deliverables.

ASG meets regularly to support coordinated, action-oriented planning and to help streamline communication across advising units. It also leads the development of advising priorities, including a shared mission and values, a strategic advising plan, and a campus-wide advising activity calendar.