How to Release an Advising Hold in MyGeorgeFox

1. Log into MyGeorgeFox (my.georgefox.edu) using your GFU username and password.
2. Navigate to the Faculty/Advisor Homepage

Faculty/Advisor Homepage highlighted in top left drop down menu

3. Select Advisor Tile

myGeorgeFox Faculty/Advisor Homepage with Advisor Tile highlighted

4. Expand Service Indicators from the left menu and click Manage Service Indicators.

Manage Service Indicators highlighted in Service Indicators menu

5. Enter the student’s ID number or First and Last Name, click Search.
6. Click the RFA code for Need Advsor Apprvl To Register row.

RFA hold highlighted in holds list

7. Click the yellow Release button in the upper right corner.
8. Click OK to confirm the release.

This method is quick and easy for releasing a hold for one student at a time. However if you’d like to release all your advisee’s holds quickly, see below for an alternative method.

You can also release holds through the Advisor Center by doing the following:
1. Click My Advisees in the left menu.

My Advisees highlighted in Advisor Center left hand menu

2. Click General Info along the top menu.

General Info tab in top menu bar is highlighted
3. Make sure the correct advisee’s name appears at the top, if not, change it from the Change Advisee dropdown menu.
4. Find the Service Indicators heading and click the Need Advsor Apprvl To Register row.

Need Advisor Approval hold highlighted in Service Indicators list

5. Click the Release button in the upper right.
6. Click OK to confirm.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 as needed.