By John Griffin, Ph.D.
Associate Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Studies
As we head into a new semester, I’m very excited to make the “official” announcement about the launch of a new software platform that is going to help our undergraduate students be even more successful by improving how we deliver undergraduate advising.
Technically, our new student advising platform has two parts: “SSC/Campus” is the faculty and staff-facing side and “Guide” is the student-facing side. In the coming weeks, you’ll be hearing general information about the systems as well as hearing about training dates to familiarize you with this intuitive system. We hope to have as many people as possible on board with the new platform before fall registration begins and then ultimately to have all faculty and staff advisors using the platform by Spring registration.
Moving to this platform will be a bit of a transition for Clemson, but I’m happy to say that we have (and have had) deep participation from all the colleges, helping us to ensure that the rollout goes as smoothly as possible. SSC/Campus and Guide are tools for the faculty and staff and we want to be sure they work for your needs as well as for the needs of the students.
For the intrepid group of professional advisors and faculty who have already been trained and are using the platform, I want to say thanks for helping us launch an amazing tool for student success. Thanks also to the team of 75 people from all across the campus who have helped us make it this far. For the rest of us, please stay tuned as we begin to roll out the platform to the entire campus over the next two semesters.
My best wishes as you start the fall semester and stay tuned for big things to come!
