1. Transforming the Advisor-Advisee Relationship Through Cultural Exploration Amy Nicholas-Rostan & Katharine Stoddard Virginia Commonwealth University

2. Welcome! ●Katharine Stoddard- VCU alum X2- psychology and counseling background ●Amy Rostan- Longwood University and VCU alum- teaching and counseling background ●LGCC 197- Intercultural Communication

3. VCU Student Demographics Ethnicity of Students at VCU 0.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native 12.4% Asian 18.9% Black/African-American 7.3% Hispanic/Latino 4.3% Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) 0.3% Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 53.1% White 3.5% Unknown International Students 2.7% from 109 countries http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_t mpl.jhtml?schoolId=1565

4. Quick Cultural Competency Assessment Questions to discuss with partner: 1. What about your results surprised you? 2. Why is recognizing your cultural competence important? 3. In what areas do you need improvement and how can you improve?

5. Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 1.Power Distance 2.Uncertainty Avoidance 3.Individualism vs. Collectivism 4.Masculinity vs. Femininity

6. Power Distance "The extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally" (Hofstede, 1991)

7. Uncertainty Avoidance "The extent to which the members of society feel uncomfortable with the uncertainty and ambiguity" (Hofstede, 1991)

8. Individualism vs. Collectivism ●“I” or “we” ●Individualistic: o value personal choice/individual rights o freely display emotion o value is placed on personal achievements o empahsise on physical appearance, clothing, and facial expressions. ●Collectivist: ○ strong, cohesive, tight-knit groups ○ integrated at birth and show unconditional loyalty ○ restrain and moderate facial expressions

9. Individual vs. Collectivist Countries Individualistic countries: ●United States ●Australia ●Germany ●Denmark ●France Collectivist countries: ●China ●Japan ●India ●Pakistan ●Venezuela ●South Korea

10. Masculinity vs. Femininity Masculine cultures: ●value assertiveness ●materialistic ●power/strength ●individual achievement Feminine cultures: ●relationship orientated ●work in order to live ●greater focus on life ●quality of life and people are highly valued

11. Masculinity vs. Femininity Masculine countries: ●United States ●Germany ●China ●Australia ●Japan Feminine countries: ●Sweden ●Netherlands ●Denmark ●France ●Romania

12. Our story begins...

13. Which dimension? Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity vs. Femininity Individual vs. Collectivist

14. MAMA!!!! Someone is at the door!!!

15. Which dimension? Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity vs. Femininity Individual vs. Collectivist

17. Which dimension? Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity vs. Femininity Individual vs. Collectivist

18. KNOCK KNOCK! What?! Your wife isn’t cooking for us….? Oh, that must be the pizza man!

19. Which dimension? Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity vs. Femininity Individual vs. Collectivist

20. Oh, the child is eating with us…? YES! Of course, why wouldn’t she?

21. Which dimension? Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity vs. Femininity Individual vs. Collectivist

22. “Oh...maybe we should meet...a few times again before we sign?” “Thanks for coming Mr. Kawasaki! When can we meet to sign the contract?”

23. 1.In small groups, review the critical incident together. 2.Identify examples of the cultural dimensions reviewed. 3.Share with the whole group. Group Activity

24. Think back to interactions you’ve had with people on campus. Could any of these dimensions have influenced the interaction? Group Activity

25. Questions??

26. Contact Us! ●Amy Nicholas-Rostan anrostan@vcu.eduanrostan@vcu.edu ●Katharine Stoddard kvstoddard@vcu.edukvstoddard@vcu.edu ●Check out our Smore flyer with tons of information of intercultural communication, video, articles and more! ○https://www.smore.com/abjw5- intercultural-communicationhttps://www.smore.com/abjw5- intercultural-communication