UNI Advising Network - 2022-23 Archive of Meeting Information

Agenda:

• Topics:
  • ​​​​​Meet new Advising Staff!
  • University Housing & Dining - Kate Tessier
  • Panther Access, Connection & Engagement (PACE) Program - Nick Sullivan
  • Post Secondary Education Program - David Schmid
  • Brainstorm topics/ideas for the next academic year
  • Article Discussion:
    • Admin 101: Why You Should Meet the Parents by David D. Perlmutter (Chronicle of Higher Education)
      • Discussion Questions:
        • Was there anything that surprised you in this article?
        • Were there things that you agreed with or disagreed with?
        • How do you work with parents in your job?
        • How can we utilize parental support to reach students? How can we connect at orientation?
        • How do we articulate UNI’s value to parents (and students)?

Agenda: 

• Article Read and Discussion
  • Nearly Half of Students Lack Key Academic Guidance (Inside Higher Ed)
  • 24 Gen Z Statistics That Matter to Marketers in 2023 (Hootsuite)
• Registration & Other Resource Videos (Lori Van)
  • Student Guide to Semester Registration
  • Registering for UNI Classes Videos
  • UNI Academic Advising Videos
• April Orientation Updates (Joellen Hatchett & Sam Pfab)
• Summer Orientation Preview (Joellen Hatchett & Sam Pfab)

Agenda:

• Article Discussion
  • The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education (Inside Higher Ed)
• Resources/Recommendations - How to use the catalog and department websites to help give general information to students about majors and minors outside of your department
• Common Minors Across Campus
• UNIFI Updates - New courses/certificates (Dr John Ophus, Dr. Jeremy Schraffenberger & Dr. Don Gaff)
• Transfer Equivalency (Michele Peck & Danielle Weide)
• Academic Advisor Portal (David Marchesani)

Agenda:

• Transfer Credit Report (Kim Bock)
• EAP/Human Resources (Therese Callaghan)
• Dean of Students/Student Care Specialist (Jayda Baumhover)
• Consortium Agreements/Financial Aid (Jennifer Sullivan)
• Success Coaching (Heather Asmus)
• S.M.A.C.K. (Kylie Knecht)

Agenda:

• Universal Design (Kyle Haiman & Tiffany Dodd)
• Article Discussion
  • Troxel, W. G., Bridgen, S., Hutt, C., & Sullivan-Vance, K. A. (2021). Transformations in academic advising as a profession. New Directions for Higher Education, 2021, 23–33.
• Communication Practices for Advisors
• Registration Vidoes (Lori VanHooreweghe)
• Honors Disignation for Transfer Students (Kylie Knecht)

Agenda:

• Student Success & Retention (Jesus Lizarraga-Estrada)
• New Student Orientation (Joellen Hatchett
• Webinar
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education & NACADA & The University Innovation Alliance--The Future of Academic Advising
• NACADA Excellence in Academic Advising (EAA) Self Study (Dr. Amanda McCandless & Dr. Jennifer Cooley)

Agenda:

• Student Success & Retention - Connections & Rise Survey (Jesus Lizarraga-Estrada)
• Online Degree Programs (Linda Emery & Hope Trainor)
• Transfer Credits (Danielle Weide)
• Article Discussion

  • Advising Gen Z: Using the RUC Helping Model to Enhance the Student-Advisor Relationship  Olivia Elliot, Texas A&M University.  Posted from Academic Advising Today archives from NACADA.

Agenda:

• Gerontology--majors, minors, etc.--Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh
• First two weeks of school/issues
• Campus Office/staffing/structure changes
• Office of International Engagement--Lauren Rein-Hamberg
• UNI PLUS & TLC--Dr. John Ophus\
• UNIFI--Dr. Jeremy Schraffenberger, Dr. Don Gaff & Dr. John Ophus
• Orientation Recap--Joellen Hatchett and Kim Bock
• UNI Climate Study--Dr. Cara Burnidge & Dr. Kristin Moser