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1. WHAT NACADA DID FOR A brief look at
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advisors’
US (AND CAN DO FOR NACADA
national
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conference
experiences

2. JIMMIE HARDIN - CHBE
 Using technology in Advising: Best Practices Tool and Tips.
Western Michigan
 Effective use of advising website
 Used to schedule appointments
 Used to schedule and conduct Skype appointments
 Advising Videos
 Graduation requirements
 Videos were PowerPoint presentations with voiceovers
 Surveys
 Found online participation was scarce and mostly done by seniors
 Paper surveys surprisingly had a better response rate

3. JIMMIE HARDIN - CHBE
 Packing Lightly: A survival Guide to Advising on Limited
Resources. University of New Mexico
 Use of podcasts (recorded and streamed audio)
 Bi-weekly podcast done by advisors
 Informal
 Covers wide array of topics from policy to new
 LCD signs in office
 Signs used to update students
 Advising announcements
 Policy updates
 CHBE has adapted this idea using LCD monitors

4. JIMMIE HARDIN - CHBE
 Video Podcasting as a Means of Student Outreach (Panel)
 University of North Carolina
 17,000 students
 Only 1000 hits to website
 Realized they needed a better marketing plan in place to push student
awareness
 Georgia State University
 Videos were scripted
 Talk directly to camera
 Don’t take yourself too seriously (students will know it’s not you!)
 Virginia Commonwealth University
 Don’t be afraid to use humor
 Not scripted, totally off the cuff
 No assessment necessary

5. FRAN BUSER- ISYE
 Doing More with Less! University of Illinois
 If a co-worker leaves, you may not get a replacement
 Use Technology such as “snippets” and video on the website and
during orientation to present repeated information.
 Use Peer advisors especially during registration.

6. FRAN BUSER- ISYE
 Choice Theory: “You Are Responsible For What You Choose”.
University of South Florida
 Advantages for Student and Advisor:
 Leads to good relationships and good educational outcomes
 Motivates student
 Encourages student: not the same as praise or rewards
 Allows advisor to be neutral: unaffected personally
 Allows consequences for choices
 Shows respect – earn respect

7. FRAN BUSER- ISYE
 Getting to the Heart of Advising: 10 must have tips for the
New Academic Advisor. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
 Observe experienced advisors and use them as a resource
 Advising is an experiential process – not trained, hard to teach
 Set and evaluate professional goals
 Take part in Professional Development
 Know you campus – who, what and where to refer
 Take time for yourself
 Find your niche – make yourself invaluable, focus on your strengths
 Keep a positive attitude, sense of humor toward students and
colleagues
 Read a variety of books
 Be flexible

8. SHANNON SULLIVAN - BMED
 The Advisor/Advising Bucket List. Bentley University
 Always secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others!
 Find and follow your passions--personally and professionally.
Start NOW.
 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things
you didn't do than by the ones you did." - Mark Twain

9. SHANNON SULLIVAN - BMED
 Border Patrol - What are you protecting? Depaul University
 Conflict and stress are unavoidable...how you manage them is key.
 Many of us create or contribute to borders between ourselves and
others, especially when we don't feel heard (or understood or
appreciated).
 Explore your emotions about a situation, then try to see the other's
point of view.
 Don't pretend the white elephant isn't there and accept that you may
not have the whole picture (and/or may not be "right ").
 TALK about conflicts as openly and respectfully as possible with
problem-solving (not griping) as the goal.

10. SHANNON SULLIVAN - BMED
 Ethical & Legal Implications of Electronic Documentation - A
Risk Management Strategy. Nova Southeastern University
 EVERY THING is part of a student's record and thus everything should
be considered relevant to FERPA.
 EVERY THING you document could be subpoenaed in a lawsuit.
 E-mail is official documentation.
 Interactions/documentation that you think are "off the record"
probably could be on the record.
 Include relevant information, but less is best!

11. SHANNON SULLIVAN - BMED
 Graduate Student Orientation (two sessions ). Angelo State
and Texas A&M Universities
 (Re)consider exactly what needs to be covered in person.
 Get the best people and resources involved.
 Communicate administrative details differently (minimize those
sessions in-person since they often are boring).
 Send out a required online scavenger hunt for key items (especially
administrative) before the in-person orientation to save most of that
time for Q&A with current students and faculty.
 Assess your orientation with a survey to gauge informational and
engagement effectiveness.
 Create video FAQs.
 Online orientations may work for programs with students who are
scattered geographically or challenged for time.

12. LINDSAY GREEN - COM
 Going the Extra Mile: Utilizing Success Coaching as a
Developmental Advising Tool
 Make a personal connection – show we honor and value the student
as an individual
 Explore together – help the student prioritize current situation and
develop insight
 Think, discuss, plan – guide the student as he/she thinks through the
process and identifies strategies
 Own the plan – transform the plan into effective action; the student
takes ownership

13. LINDSAY GREEN - COM
 Collaborating to Help the Student on Academic Probation.
Colorado State
 M=E x V (Motivation is directly influenced by expectations and value)
 Online and in person outreach program for probation students
 Online tutorial with quiz followed by mandatory advising session
(holds are placed)
 Optional workshops focusing on different topics

14. LINDSAY GREEN - COM
 Second Year Success
 Implementing a program for sophomores to improve student
success and retention rate
 What we’ve done in the COM

15. THANKS!!
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 Region 4 NACADA award nominations
due December 16 th
 Region 4 conference
 Miami March 11-13 2012
 Proposals due December 16th