Becoming a LEADER IN ADVISING . . . GAIL FAIRFIELD Office of Completion & Student Success Becoming a LEADER IN ADVISING . . . Whether or not you want to be an administrator!

Plan for Today Generate ideas about excellence in advising leadership Leading by Using an Inquiry Mindset Leading by Involvement Your Next Leadership Experiment! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Consider Excellent Role Models Who are they? Why are they excellent? INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Attitudes of Leadership Know my value . . . and my values Appreciate and recognize myself and others Reveal my strengths Know my personal boundaries Own my decisions and actions Apologize and make amends KEEP LEARNING Take 30 minutes a week to reflect, learn, & grow! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Leadership through an INQUIRY MINDSET BE CURIOUS IDENTIFY A GOAL What do you want someone (self, students, other advisors, faculty) to be able to know/do/understand – and why? What do you want to know about your student (or group of students) – and why? BRAINSTORM POSSIBILITIES Use technology Understand EX policy Know degree requirements Consider minors Get an internship Are students who experience orientation in an in-person group with their assigned advisor more – or less – likely to come in for regular advising meetings? Are students who see advisors regularly (twice a year) more or less likely to complete their degrees in eight semesters? Is there is a correlation between taking course X together with course Y that results in a drop in semester GPA?   INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Leadership through an INQUIRY MINDSET DEFINE A PROJECT What could be a way to help advisors understand . . .? What could be a way to educate students about . . . ? What is some correlated data that will help me support my students more effectively? ETC. Do students who are working full time do better – or worse – if they take 6-9-12-15 credits? Do students who take the pre-req for course A, online, do better/worse than students who take the pre-req in a classroom? Which students did really well in course B . . . so I can recommend them for undergraduate research, or becoming teaching assistants? Do First Gen students who do summer bridge programs have better fall-to-spring retention than First Gen students who didn’t do bridge programs? INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Leadership through an INQUIRY MINDSET EXPERIMENT Try something, adapt it, try again ASSESS Identify what you will measure and how you will measure it Baby – diaper – falling down If at first you don’t succeed – try something else!   INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Leadership through an INQUIRY MINDSET DOCUMENT Describe the original issue, your goal, your actions, and the results. SHARE Publish it, workshop it, or email it – just get it out! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Using an Inquiry Mindset to Develop a Best Practice Notice a need Read, research, ask for input Formulate an idea Try it out Assess, adapt & adjust Summarize ideas and results YOU ARE NOW THE LEADER: SHARE!! Continually explaining about W deadline and unlikeliness of late withdrawals to at-risk students – AFTER they have requested late withdrawals Hand-out with required signature? Online Info-graphic or YouTube? Info Session? AdRx Quick Note? INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Using an Inquiry Mindset to Become the Expert Find something that interests you Read, research, & talk to people Get or organize specific training so you can learn more Apply what you’ve learned Summarize your ideas and results YOU ARE NOW THE LEADER: OFFER TO BECOME THE GO-TO PERSON! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Using an Inquiry Mindset to Publish your Ideas Find something that interests you about advising or student success Gather ideas: read & talk to people Do your homework about researching & writing Remember what you learned in college Check out the massive NACADA resources: https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Research-Related.aspx Design a research project, gather data, and analyze results Write it up and share it with your colleagues YOU ARE NOW THE LEADER: SUBMIT FOR PUBLICATION!! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Skills for an Inquiry Mindset Commitment – to paying attention Listen Observe Notice the way that a “small” issue is part of a bigger “system” Discernment – to identify the key factor that needs to evolve Curiosity – to generate several ideas Drive – to ask/read/search for ideas or practices Humility – to ask for feedback or editing INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Skills for an Inquiry Mindset Willingness – to experiment Eagerness – to learn from experiments, especially if your idea doesn’t work (or doesn’t work perfectly) Perseverance – to keep adapting and fine-tuning Bated Breath – to see if others can replicate what you’ve done Resolution – to document what you’ve done And then, there’s EXCEL! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Leading by Being Involved Volunteer for unit-specific committees Commit to BAAC committees Engage in other campus-wide initiatives Initiate Shadowing exchanges with advisors in other units Help with new advisor training/orientation – even across campus INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Skills for Involvement CURIOSITY Persuasive Speaking Active Listening Self Assurance Collaboration/Compromise Innovation Building on what’s worked before Flexibility Timely follow-through And then there’s an understanding of politics! INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Part of Gail’s Story Two STRENGTHS Some LEARNINGS Clarifying & Communicating Information Identifying Interpersonal Skills in Advising Some LEARNINGS How to Lead Meetings (agenda, summary, & follow-through) How to REALLY value input of all kinds If people are frustrated Clarify Expectations Refine the System or Process How to access and use data for tracking activities (IUIE, EXCEL!) How do use the collected data for decision-making INDIANA UNIVERSITY

What are your STRENGTHS. What do you want to LEARN What are your STRENGTHS? What do you want to LEARN? What’s Your Next Leadership Experiment? INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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