Session 3 - 1:20 - 2:10 P.M.
3A - Is it better for a student to be a generalist or a specialist?
Presenters
Mollie Ward-Crescente, (She, Her, Hers) Associate Professor, Villa Maria College Format
Live Session with Q&A |
This program will identify the similarities and differences between both professional roles of advising from an academic and career lens. NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) and NACADA competencies for both professional roles will be identified. Creating a collaborative environment will better aid a student in his or her development. Furthermore, it will create a cohesive experience for the student from both functional areas.
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3B - Empowering At-Risk Students Though Self-Advocacy
Presenters
Anne Showers (She, Her, Hers) CEO, Accessible Academics Barbara Boese (She, Her, Hers) Transition Coordinator, Accessible Academics Format
Live Session with Q&A |
This presentation is centered around the premise that students do well if they can. We will be exploring the issues surrounding student diversity and the impact this can have on student disengagement vs. self-advocacy, and providing advisors with a mini toolkit to empower students. Advisors will receive PDFs of sample communication email templates, communication checklist, and Self-Advocacy Plan of Action. This will be an interactive presentation. We hope that participants will empower students to take control of their learning, by being able to communicate effectively as issues arise.
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3C - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who will pass come this fall?" Using the course 'EDU 101 - Introduction to College Success' as a predictor of student retention and success
Presenters
Grace Maxon-Clarke (She, Her, Hers) Senior Academic Planning Counselor SUNY College at Oswego Format
Live Session with Q & A |
Over the years, the Educational Opportunity Program at SUNY Oswego has required the incoming first year students to take a mandatory course entitled "EDU 101: Introduction to College Success" in their first fall semester at SUNY Oswego. In alignment with the CAS standards, the course was designed to "assist individuals in acquiring the necessary skills, knowledge and attributes to enter and complete a post-secondary education." Over the years we have been able to use the outcomes of student success in the course to help predict their success in their first year at SUNY Oswego. The presentation will discuss how as advisors, we use this course to connect with our students, empower them through growth mindset work and track their progress after the course. We will review changes the course outline and methods have gone through over the last 5 years and feedback from students regarding their experience in the course. Participants will be encouraged to share what is done at their institution to share effective and/or new best practices.
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3D - Sketching Your Way to Engagement and Connection: Urban Sketching & Advisement
Presenters
John Sauter, Ph.D. (He, Him, His) Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Niagara University Richelle Brown, (She, Her, Hers) Advisor / Freelancing, Job Searching Joel Park, (He, Him, His) Assistant Director, Student Development & First Year Advising University of Florida Format
Semi-Live Video & Follow Up Discussion |
How often do advisors slow down and look deeply at our students, policies, and institutions? This session
challenges attendees to explore advising practices through the concepts and artistic process of urban sketching, or drawing on location. Urban sketching is a creative activity based on observation and community that fosters mindfulness, self-care, and engagement with students and colleagues. It requires focus, perspective, flexibility to overcome perfection when facing “happy little accidents,” and adaptability in light of Covid-19 with virtual and sketch-at-home variations. Presenters will share their perspectives as artists and advisors. Attendees will be encouraged to consider their artistic thought processes and the application of these concepts to their roles as advising professionals through takeaways and tips for sketching their own campuses.
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