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Advising Appointment Setup Guide

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Advising Appointment Guide

Using the Watermark: Advisor Appointment Scheduler

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Access the “myGASTON” apps dashboard from the gaston.edu homepage (https://www.gaston.edu/mygaston/).

Click the “Watermark” app tile in the apps dashboard.

Under the “Your Success Team” section, make a note of your assigned advisor, then click on the “Schedule a Meeting” button.

Fill out the fields in the “Schedule a Meeting” window to begin scheduling the meeting (refer to page 3 for tips):

Once the details are filled out, click the “Find a time” button.

Find and select the available day/time that works for your schedule.

Note: Some advisors’ schedules may be booked weeks in advance during peak advising and registration periods. Additionally, the College is closed on Fridays during the summer term.

Confirm

    1. Check the appointment card for accurate date, time, advisor, and meeting modality.
    2. Include any additional information to be shared with your assigned advisor in the “Would you like to share anything else?”
    3. Click “Confirm” to schedule the appointment. A calendar invite will be sent to your advisor and your Gaston College email account.

Fields in the “Schedule a Meeting” Form

  • Service (Required) o 1St Semester Follow-up/Academic Planning o Academic Advising – Other/Follow-up o Academic Improvement Plan/SAP o New Student Advising o Program Change o Student Athlete Advising
  • Campus
    • Main Campus (Dallas)
    • Lincoln Campus (currently, only Health and Human Services Advisors are available at the Lincoln Campus on Tuesday and Wednesday).
  • Staff o Select your assigned Advisor noted in Step 3.
  • Office o Career & Technical Education Advising Center (Myers Center 2nd Floor) o Health & Human Services Advising Center (Myers Center 2nd Floor) o Arts & Sciences Advising Center (RCB 236) o Lincoln Campus (LC 2nd Floor) o Student Athlete Advising (DSC)
  • How do you want to meet?
    • In-person: make sure you know where your advisor’s office is located. o Phone call: your advisor will call the number listed in the system. o Virtual: links for virtual meetings will be sent to your student email account prior to the appointment time.

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