1. Academic Advising, Skills Development, and the Adult Student
Nancy Allen, Immaculata University

2. Unemployment Educational Level Bachelor’s degree – 8.9 %
High School Graduates-
22.9%
High School Dropouts –
31.5%

3. Skills needed for the 21st Century Work Place
Intellectual Skills

4. Skills needed for the 21st Century Work Place
Technical Skills

5. Skills needed for the 21st Century Work Place
Emotional Skills

6. Top Five Qualities Employers Want
Verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization (second in Job Outlook 2012)
Work in a team structure” (first in Job Outlook 2012)
Make decisions and solve problems
Obtain and process information,” (fifth in Job Outlook 2012) and
Plan, organize, and prioritize work” (fourth in Job Outlook 2012).

7. Qualities Employers Want (#6-10)
Analyze quantitative data
Technical knowledge related to the job
Proficiency with computer software programs
Create and edit written reports
Sell or influence others

8. Technical Skills
Computer applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Quantitative skills for problem solving
Technical Writing
Project – course in Project
Management

9. The Educational Journey
Examine the narrative that is known

10. The Educational Journey
Actively work to create or revise the story

11. The Educational Journey
Make the connection between the evolving story and the college experience that will shape the story

12. Active Learning in the Classroom
Three equally important agents
Professor
Student
Text or material studied

13. Active Learning in Advising
Student becomes the text
Students story is reshaped as you ask questions and challenge assumptions
Student is at a crossroad
Turning point is possible

14. First Meeting with the Advisee Where do we begin?
Major?
Career path?
What do you enjoy doing?
What are your past successes?

15. Skills Development in Academic Disciplines
What skills do you develop in your discipline?
How does this happen?
How does your discipline relate to other disciplines?

16. Biology
ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization
Develop their writing skills (4 out of 5 Lab courses are writing enriched)
Oral presentations
ability to work in a team structure
Science operated through collaboration
Publish with peers
Compromise is needed to develop a good product
Bouncing ideas off of each other is part of the process

17. Biology ability to make decisions and solve problems
Experiments lead to problems solved or new questions
ability to obtain and process information
Read primary literature and place the research in a broader context
ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work” (fourth in Job Outlook 2012).
Design experiments which include a step-by-step process

18. History
ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization
Develop writing skills
Communicate verbally
ability to work in a team structure
Group research projects
ability to make decisions and solve problems

19. History ability to obtain and process information
Develop research skills
Use evidence to make a case for something
Summarize empirical evidence
Find evidence using library and online resources
ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work” (fourth in Job Outlook 2012).
Present work in progress in Junior Seminar
Present final work at regional conferences

20. Business
ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization
ability to work in a team structure
ability to make decisions and solve problems
ability to obtain and process information
ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work

21. What is emotional intelligence?
The ability to know and manage yourself
60 – 85% of career success is based on emotional intelligence
Developing emotional intelligence gets easier as we get older

22. Maya Angelou Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and
liking how you do it.

23. Develop your inner voice

24. Paradox
Our lives are interdependent, but we need to develop our inner voice as we listen to others.

25. How do we encourage students to develop the inner voice?
Practice when not listening to other voices
Education can cultivate the internal voice
Students need to reflect on what they are learning in terms of their life story
Look for faculty who want you to think, not simply fill your head with information.

26. What is emotional intelligence?
Self-awareness
Managing emotions
Motivation
Empathy
Social awareness --handling relationships

27. Self-awareness
Know thyself

28. Social Awareness Correctly perceiving the motivation of others.
Imagining what others are feeling
Reading subtle signals
Feeling out what motivates different people
Listening more than you talk

29. Empathy Cognitive – “I know how you see things” can motivate others
Emotional- “I can feel what you’re feeling”
Empathetic concern –”I sense you need help, and I can help you.”

30. Case Studies
The Undecided Student

31. Case Studies
The Business Student

32. Bibliography
Reports from the Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University.
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (2012).
Palmer, Parker. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1998.