1. to Enhance Student Success
Empowering Advisors
to Enhance Student Success
Amy V. Treboni

2. Session Outline Session Goals Institutional Overview
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Session Outline
Session Goals
Institutional Overview
NACADA Core Values and Core Competencies
Student Learning & Program Delivery Outcomes
Training Programs
Group Activity and Report Out
Q & A

3. Session Goals Participants will:
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Session Goals
Participants will:
Be able to articulate NACADA’s Core Values and Competencies
Understand student learning and program delivery outcomes
Discuss philosophies of training
Outline common training topics at their own institution
Begin to connect training sessions to student learning outcomes, program delivery outcomes, and NACADA’s Core Competencies

4. Institutional Overview:
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Institutional Overview:
One of the largest universities in USA (66,000)
Offers over 200 undergraduate majors + graduate and professional programs
For 2009 new students
Ohio State
4 Year Publics
Retention Rate
93%
81%
4 year Grad Rate
59%
35%
6 year Grad Rate
83%

5. Why have core competencies?
“Having agreed upon core competencies will further the goal of professionalizing advising and will aid greatly in assessment efforts.”
-Shanai Lechtenberg,
Assistant Director of Academic Advising, Linfield College

7. DO KNOW VALUE Student Learning Outcomes
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Student Learning Outcomes
KNOW DO
VALUE

8. Student Learning Outcomes
Advising helps students:
Transition to college and from being undecided to a suitable major
Evaluate academic strengths, skills, and values for academic and career planning
Locate and utilize major exploration, degree planning, and other resources
Understand the relationships majors have with careers
Identify opportunities for involvement on campus and in academic engagement activities
Follow policies and procedures of the institution
Select and schedule for appropriate coursework
Value a liberal arts education and articulate that value to others

9. MAJOR-CAREER RELATIONSHIPS (4)
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KNOW DO
VALUE
SELF-AWARE (2)
TRANSITION (1)
SELF (2)
CAMPUS RESOURCES (3)
CONNECT (5)
OPPORTUNITIES (3, 4, 5)
MAJOR-CAREER RELATIONSHIPS (4)
SCHEDULE CLASSES (7)
LIBERAL ARTS (8)
FOLLOW POLICIES (6)
1. Transition to college and from being undecided to a suitable major. 2. Evaluate academic strengths, skills, and values for academic and career planning. 3. Locate and utilize major exploration, degree planning, and other resources. 4. Understand the relationships majors have with careers. 5. Identify opportunities for involvement on campus and in academic engagement activities. 6. Follow policies and procedures of the institution. 7. Select and schedule for appropriate coursework. 8. Value a liberal arts education and articulate that value to others.

10. PROGRAM DELIVERY OUTCOMES
Our advising office:
Promotes student growth and development through advisor mentoring
Supports and is respectful of students engaged in an individualized process of academic self-discovery and decision-making
Helps students connect skills, interests and values to majors and careers
Provides accurate and timely information on policies and requirements
Monitors student progress and proactively intervenes
Connects students to curricular and co-curricular experiences at the university
Uses theory, data, and assessment to refine and improve services
Recognizes and adheres to the laws, regulations, and ethics of the profession and institution

11. IDENTIFYING CONNECTIONS: UNDERPINNINGS OF TRAINING
Program Delivery Outcome
(3) Our program helps students connect skills,
interests, and values to majors & careers.
Student Learning Outcomes
(2) Students are able to evaluate academic
strengths, skills and values for academic
and career planning.
(3) Students can locate and utilize major
exploration and other resources.
(4) Students understand the relationships
between majors and careers.
NACADA Core Values
Caring, Commitment, Inclusivity, Professionalism, Respect
NACADA Core Competencies
Conceptual: (C4) approaches and strategies, (C2) core values
Informational: (I2) academic requirements and programs, (I5) characteristics and needs of students, (I6) student support resources
Relational: (R2) build rapport, (R3) communicate respectfully, (R6) facilitate problem solving and decision making
Technical: student database, notes, LMS, , paper and scanned files
People: colleagues, supervisor, instructor, student, support offices, etc.

12. University Exploration
Training Programs

13. Advisor Training Programs
What do advisors need to:
KNOW DO
VALUE

14. Pair and Share Do you have a formal training program for new advisors?
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Pair and Share
Do you have a formal training program for new advisors?
What does your current training program include?

15. Conceptual Informational Relational
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Conceptual
Informational
Relational
Expectations for working with students
Overview of advising & student development
Instructions for using online systems
Working with special populations
Theories on advising approaches for undecided students
Core requirements for academic programs
Review of Student Learning & Program Delivery Outcomes

16. Articulating training connections
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Articulating training connections
Components/
Sessions
NACADA Core Competencies
Advisor and/or Program Delivery Outcome(s)
Organizational Overview & Expectations
C1: Role of academic advising in Higher Education
C2: NACADA Core Values
C6: How equitable and inclusive environments are created & maintained
I1: Unit specific history, mission, vision, values and culture
I3: Institution specific policies, procedures, rules and regulations
I4: Legal guidelines of advising practice including privacy & confidentiality
Advisors interpret, clearly articulate, and follow policies and procedures

17. Your examples

18. Discussion & Questions
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Discussion & Questions

19. Amy Treboni treboni.6@osu.edu
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