Nick Ardinger
Associate Director, iAdvise and Advising Development
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Nick Ardinger (nobody calls him Eric) came to UIC in 2001, and spent almost 18 years of service in Housing. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from UIC in 2012. He served on the original taskforces for the Student Success Initiative and has worked together with a number of advisors in a range of ways from Summer College to working on individual student cases and has served as a longstanding member of the OAD Steering Committee. In fact, he was the co-developer of our Annual Advisor Week! He works on iAdvise, Early Alerts (iAlert), and all of the areas of OAD training and professional development.
His B.A. from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands (in California) is in Comparative Literature & Education.
His M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh (in Pennsylvania) is in English (with a certificate in cultural studies).
He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a strong proponent of liberal education.