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Council for Undergraduate Academic Advising (CUAA)

Welcome! CUAA serves as a central hub for the academic advising community to engage in meaningful discussions, share insights, and address university-wide concerns related to advising policies and practices. CUAA is dedicated to enhancing communication, fostering dialogue, and supporting the professional development of academic advisors and academic advising related leadership. Acting as a crucial bridge between academic advisors, Academic Affairs, and other key campus-wide offices, CUAA plays a pivotal role in advancing student success and promoting persistence toward degree completion.

This council ensures that academic advising remains a core element of the student experience, creating an environment where advisors are empowered to support both the academic and personal growth of their students. At the core of CUAA’s mission is a steadfast commitment to the growth and success of academic advisors. To achieve this, we provide a range of professional development opportunities and celebrate outstanding contributions through awards and recognition.

Sincerely,
Alina Dominguez, Chair

Leadership

Subcommittees

CUAA subcommittees are appointed by the Chair as needed. The Chair can appoint standing or temporary subcommittees. These subcommittees may include University members not in CUAA, but must also include CUAA members. Subcommittees serve as an advisory body to CUAA.

The following subcommittees are:

  • Bylaws – Reviews the CUAA bylaws and makes recommendations
  • Campus Partnerships – Help foster relationships between advising and the various campus resources available for students
  • Forum and Conference Planning – Alina Dominguez, Chair and Gabriela Izaguirre, Co-Chair
    Helps in the planning and preparation for Fall forum and Spring advisor conference.
  • Online – Recommend best practices for online advising.
  • Policy and Procedures – Work with Enrollment Services and other university stakeholders that deal with policies and procedures affecting students and the advising community
  • Professional Development and Advising Best Practices – Develop internal professional development opportunities for advising
  • Technology – Responsible for gathering feedback and having discussions at the advisor level on the various technological tools the advising community utilizes
  • Transfer – Recommends best practices for advising transfer students, develops common protocols and guidelines for working with transfer students, advocates for the transfer student population

Adviser DRIVE

The Advisor DRIVE program is a professional development program geared towards academic advisors interested in growing within the field of Academic Advising and Higher Education at Florida International University (FIU).

Explore more information regarding Advisor DRIVE
To learn more about the Council for Undergraduate Academic Advising,
please contact us at cuaa@fiu.edu.