Falling Down the Rabbit Hole - Tales of Advisor Training and Development

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole - Tales of Advisor Training and Development Tyann Cherry Bethany Keller Kim Kleinman areas to address Quite the tea party and you're invited! 1 Director 2 Asst. Directors 3 Senior Advisors 3 Academic Advisors 4.5 Front Office Staff 10 team appointments Advising @ majority undergraduate faculty driven Faculty heavily involved through Freshman Days Initial intake for most undg students happens through the advising center majority of graduate staff driven Let the games begin! Relational Informational conceptual the consequences of a student being dismissed from a program program requirements how to best engage a student who is on academic probation the mission of advising at University of wonderland the core values of academic advising how to best enagage a graduate student in a candid conversation regarding career goals "Curiouser and curiouser!" - Alice "We're all mad here." - The Cheshire cat Things to consider "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." - The King where we started... "Sentence first -- verdict afterwards." - The Queen down the rabbit hole in 2008, 2009, 2010 Freshman Days program in place Faculty driven undergrad model one time sit down with new faculty new leadership more funding larger team concentrated effort, thoughtful construction online training course through the looking glass Questions? Tyann Cherry - cherry@webster.edu Bethany Keller - bethanys@webster.edu Dr. Kim Kleinman - kleinman@webster.edu Thanks for coming! informational conceptual relational what information do advisors need to have access to or know regarding programs and policies? what theories, concepts or research can help advisors when working with their students? what skills do advisors need to develop to tackle difficult conversations? ANSWERS ANSWERS ANSWERS technology component the personal component McClellan, J.L. (2007). Content Components for Advisor Training: Revisited. Retrieved -08/20/10- from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Training-Revisited.htm communication is key connections are what matter brown bags individual faculty relationship building training webinars "It would be so nice if something made sense for a change." - Alice +14% +26% +34% +24% Just the facts on track to increase another 26% in 2010 Already 5,000 appts in 2010 Online continues to grow