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Modify an Existing Group

A group is a static list (watch list) of advisees that can be tracked over time.  A group can be modified after it has been created.  See also Create a Group.

Members of the group will be displayed until:

  • they are removed from the group.
  • they are no longer assigned to you as an advisee.
  • you remove them from your list of added advisees.

To Manage Advisee Membership in an Existing Group:

  1. Login to KSIS with your eID and password at https://ksis.k-state.edu.

  2. Select the KSU Advisor Center from the KSIS Links on the right side of the KSIS home page.

    Click the KSU Advisor Center link

  3. The My Advisees list is displayed.

    The My Advisees list is displayed

  4. To Add Advisees to an Existing Group
    1. Select the advisee(s) to add to the group by doing one of the following:
      • Use Deselect All or Select All to change selected advisees.
      • Click the check box for an advisee to manually select or deselect them.
      • Use filter criteria to select a group of students, then select Run Filter.  All advisees that match the criteria are displayed and selected.
    2. Add the selected advisees to the existing group by doing the following:
      • Select the group name from the drop-down menu next to Add to Group. 

        Select the Group Name from the Add to Group dropdown

      • Click Yes to confirm you want to add the selected advisees to the group.

        Click Yes to confirm adding advisees to the Group

      • The added advisees appear when the filter is selected.
  5. To Remove Advisees from a Group
    1. Locate the bar titled Manage Advisee Groups & Filters above the My Advisees list.

      The Manage Groups and Filters bar

    2. Click The triangle used to expand or collapse Groups and Filters to expand the Manage Advisee Groups & Filters options.

    3. Click the Group for which you want to change membership in the My Groups area.
      • The My Advisee list changes, showing only members of the Group.
      • All members are selected by default.
      • The Group name is populated in the Name field.

        Members of the selected Group are displayed
    4. Uncheck any member you want to remove from the Group.
      • Selected advisees are kept in the Group.
      • Deselected advisees are removed from the Group.
    5. Click Update Group.

    6. Click Yes to confirm the update.  Next time the Group is selected, the updated members are displayed.

      Cl.ick Yes to confirm update

    7. Click the The triangle used to expand or collapse Groups and Filters in front Manage Advisee Groups & Filters to collapse the area if desired.
  6. After adding or removing members from a group:
    • The My Advisee list changes, showing only members of the Group.
    • All members are selected by default.
    • The Group name is populated in the Name field.

Notes

  • Filters and groups work on the list of advisees shown in the My Advisees list.  
  • It is possible to remove all members from a group.
    • This results in an empty My Advisee list.  
    • Select another filter or group to update advisees displayed.  
    • The ALL filter displays all advisees.