Keynote & Sessions for our Annual Advising Conference

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.  Registration/Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.  Welcome

• Amie Pistrin-Faust, Conference Chair
  Erie Community College

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  Keynote Address

• Dr. Tracy Johnson
  An Ethic of Care for Academic Advisors and Higher Education Professionals

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (choose from 4)

• Advisement for the Masses

• How to Prepare Yourself for an Emergency On Campus and Steps You Can Take to Stay Safe During a Critical Incident
  
• Mapping Opportunities for Moms
  
• Skills Gaps

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  Lunch / Networking Sessions

• Optional Networking Discussion
  Topic: Stress
  11:50-12:30 p.m.
  

12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.   Concurrent Sessions (choose from 4)

• Why Ask Questions?

• No Budget... No Problem! Budget-less Technology Fixes to Improve Advisement Services!
  

• Self-Care: A "nice" textbook quote or survival 101?

• Enhancing Advising Through Faculty Collaborative Competence
  

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Concurrent Sessions (choose from 4)

• Self-Defense
• The Efficient Advisor
• Students w/ Learning Differences

• Partnerships in Pluralism: Bringing Diversity Together to Share, Learn, and Inspire

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.   Networking

•  Professional Photography Headshots
• Giveaways
  

by John Sauter Jr., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Niagara University
Coordinator of WNY Advising
jps@niagara.edu
@JohnPSauter