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Advising & Academics

Advising Responsibilities

The Responsibilities of the Lead Advisors

Each department in the college shall have a lead advisor. The chair may assume this responsibility or appoint another member of the department.

The lead advisors at IPFW have the following responsibilities:

  • To provide leadership for academic advising in their departments.

  • To help departmental advisors in learning degree requirements and in being able to use SIS+.

  • To advise the chair of any difficulties the department is having in academic advising.

  • To attend on a regular basis the meetings of the lead advisors.

  • To assume other responsibilities as determined by the chair and/or faculty in the department.