1. Building Bridges, Not Silos: Interdepartmental Advising Michela Buccini Susan Roth Stephen Sovilla Lisa Violand Catherine Willoughby

2. Blue Ash College University of Cincinnati Clermont College

3. Who We Are: Michela Buccini: UCBA Advisor for Exploratory Studies Students Catherine Willoughby: UCBA Advisor- started with the Exploratory Studies students Carly Trimboli: UCBA Career Counselor Lisa Violand: UC Clermont Exploratory Studies advisor Susan Roth: CES Advisor Stephen Sovilla: CES Advisor and liaison to the regional campuses

4. How We Have Collaborated Stephen: Liaison to regional campuses Initial meeting to meet/share resources Discovering UC course observation Cross-Campus class presentations Student assessments Shadowing CES advisors Started meeting regularly Sharing Advisor Contact notes Adapting My Plan

5. Presenting at NACADA Region V Conference Presented on our collaborative Exploratory Studies advising approach Shared “best practices” of each of our colleges and our collaborative “best practices” Gained knowledge from other institutions

6. Importance of Collaboration Sharing of ideas/resources Student-centered- making connections not referrals Update one another on changes in the college Increased understanding of programs on other campuses Professional development Enhance cohesiveness- break down silos

7. Professional Development in Research Training vs. Development Benefit and Need for Advisors, NACADA 2011 Survey NACADA 2011 Survey Professional Advising Networks promote training & development promote training & development

8. Where Are You? Does your office provide professional development or is this left to individuals? What are your interests? What are your obstacles? What programs in your office could benefit from collaboration? Who or what offices can you begin collaborating?

9. What Can UCUAADA Do? If the sky is the limit – what would we want from a professional development program? How do we integrate this in our regular schedules? Final thoughts?