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Mission and Values

Mission: We advise and create educational pathways to foster student success.

Values:

  • Advocate: Encourage student by advocating and motivating to attain their educational goals.
  • Foster ownership & accountability: Deliver and share accurate instruction for students to achieve their educational goals with accountability.
  • Empathy: Provide guidance, comfort and a safe space to listen and advise for all students.

All new and transfer students must enroll in FYE101 or FYE103. We recommend you enroll in your first semester. 
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In order to provide a full-range of support to our students, advisement is open for in-person and virtual walk-ins.  Virtual walk-ins are recommended for general advising questions.  For FOI specific walk-in needs, in-person walk-ins are available for specific days. See schedule below.

For a faster response, please email advising@paradisevalley.edu with your general questions or requests, which will be answered within the same day or the next day.Video Game Production

Walk-in Advising (IN-PERSON) Schedule

Monday – Sharlene Celeskey (8am - 5pm), Don McCorkindale (8am – 5pm)
Tuesday – Violet Ardehali (10am – 5pm), Emily Yagelowich (8am - 5pm)
Wednesday – Kristin Bennes (8am – 4:30pm), Elaine Chen (8am – 5pm), Jay Franzen (9:30am – 5pm), Dr. Brett McNeal (10am – 2pm)
Thursday – Brian Wilson (8am – 3:30pm)
Friday – All advisors are available to see students

Drop-in Advising (ONLINE) Schedule

Monday – Elaine Chen (8am – 5pm), Emily Yagelowich (8am - 5pm), Dr. Brett McNeal (10am – 2pm)
Tuesday – Kristin Bennes (8am – 4:30pm)
Wednesday – Violet Ardehali (10am – 5pm), Sharlene Celeskey (8am - 5pm)
Thursday – Jay Franzen (9:30am – 5pm), Don McCorkindale (8am – 5pm), Brian Wilson (8am – 3:30pm)
Friday – All advisors are available to see students
 

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STEM, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Sustainability & Environmental Studies

Kristin Bennes

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* Kristin also advises for Pre-Professional Programs such as Dental, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Podiatry, and Veterinary.

Emily Yagelowich

Emily Yagelowich

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*Emily also advises first and second-semester Biological Sciences students in the STEM FOI. Students in their third or fourth semester should meet with Kristin Bennes.