2021 Tri-Campus Advising Symposium Materials
The 2021 Tri-Campus Advising Symposium was September 10, 2021.
Sources of Power: Successfully Navigating Difficult Situations
Presenters
Ashley J. Davis and Ruthy K. Rosenberg
Description
Have you been in a situation where you’ve been asked to do something you don’t want to do? Have you felt that your role has been misunderstood, or unappreciated and you considered doing something about it? Maybe you’ve thought about having a conversation with a person in a more powerful position than yourself, where you would bring up some issues, but decided not to because you felt that you’d get nowhere? This workshop will clarify some of these concerns, introduce a framework for action, take participants through concepts around sources of power and discuss methods for advocacy. This will be a 60 minute workshop using a short presentation and small discussion groups.
Career Self-Advocacy for Student Service Practitioners
Presenter
Hayley Leventhal
Description
This facilitated discussion and workshop will help you boost your career and ask for what you need to best serve your students. Attendees will learn techniques to build and articulate their value to their supervisors, as well as ask for increased compensation and benefits. Whether you are planning to ask for a raise, curious about best practices in career development, or want to discuss ways to elevate the role of student service professionals on campus, this presentation and discussion is for you!
Advising is Not a Profession. "What?!"
Presenter
Audrey Cox
Description
The advising field is not characterized by all four of the elements that would typically classify it as a formal profession (Larson, et. al, 2015). Examples of people who are members of true professions include nurses, lawyers, doctors, CPAs, and airline pilots. Their professions are characterized by the four elements outlined below. But not so with advisers!
Professions should be: 1) grounded in advanced theory (practice informed by a theoretical framework); 2) characterized by autonomy (control over duties and responsibilities); 3) self-regulated (governed by an outside credential-granting body); and 3) considered necessary for the public good (performed by trusted experts who have special knowledge, skill, and education).
There is a movement across the nation to professionalize the advising field in order to elevate and gain respect and value for advising work.
In this interactive workshop, advisers will discuss the consequences of not being members of a true profession and the connection this fact may have to the current state of affairs, that “our work often goes unappreciated, overlooked, and not valued,” as the Symposium proposal invitation so clearly stated. During this robust and thought-provoking round-table, we'll discuss the following questions: 1) How can the professionalization of the advising field change how advising work is viewed on our campuses? 2) How can the professionalization of the advising field change how advising work is practiced on our campuses (duties and scope)?
Preventing Getting Lost in the Day-to-Day: A Dive into the Incredible Human that is ... YOU!
Presenter
Garick Sherburn
Description
Wake up, answer e-mails, go to meeting, make phone calls, go home; rise and repeat. Nowadays, work seems to be the same thing everyday. Whether is be personal problems, systematic work issues, or large scale microaggressions, let's face it, we've all felt bad at work before. Maybe we are feeling that way right now. Bad days are going to happen and it's okay! This workshop is our chance to talk it out. Strategize on how to navigate those bad work days and never forget the gifts we bring to the table. We are all unique, we are all talented, so let's celebrate that.
Mindfulness as a Way of building Resilience
Presenter
Megan Kennedy
Description
Mindfulness supports people in moving from a state of autopilot to a place of greater awareness—or of being more present in the moment. This session will help you understand the role of mindfulness in building resilience, aiding with focus and productivity, nurturing a sense of connectedness, and reducing excessive stress and suffering. This interactive session will include experiential components, time for questions and answers, and resources for ongoing learning.