1. Find Your Path: Integrating Academic & Career Advising
Nick Cattin, Marcia Smith, & Chanelle White Miami University
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2. Introductions Nick Cattin Marcia Smith Chanelle White
Director of Professional Development & Career Education
Marcia Smith
Academic Advisor
Chanelle White
Senior Academic Advisor

3. Approaches to Career & Academic Advising Advising Conversations
Overview
Approaches to Career & Academic Advising
Advising Conversations
Career Conversations
Future Considerations

4. What’s your student population?
Introductions
What’s your student population?
What are some obstacles to integrating career and academic advising?
What’s your level of comfort/knowledge integrating career and academic advising conversations?

5. Farmer School of Business
Our Context
Miami University
Mid-sized public institution
16,000 students
Residential, traditional college-aged students
Farmer School of Business
4,000 students
8 majors
Selective admission

6. Our Staff Academic Advising Career Advising Additional Staff
5 academic advisors
1 senior academic advisor
1 assistant dean
Career Advising
2.5 career advisors
2 professional development assistants (students)
Additional Staff
1 student organizations & diversity director
2 administrative assistants
2 international programs

7. Warm referrals vs. functional silos
Why Integrate?
Holistic approach
Warm referrals vs. functional silos
Maximize student engagement in career process
Student satisfaction
Need based

8. Student Success Stories
Mary
Tehrani

9. Student Success Stories
Sung Eon
Kim

10. Cross Training How to Get Started Initial investment Ongoing training
Staff meetings

11. Major Information Sheets
How to Get Started
Major Information Sheets
Description of major and skills
Top employers and positions
Alumni quotes

12. Tools: Focus2

13. Tools: Focus2

14. Tools: LinkedIn University

15. Additional Tools
CareerLink
Indeed
Simply Hired

16. Advising Conversations
Strengths Based
Appreciative Advising

17. Advising Conversations
Career Connection Points [handout]
Developmental goals for each year
Roadmap for professional development
Connect students to resources
Encourage long term planning

18. Advising Conversations
At Risk Advising
University intervention < 2.0
Academically at risk < 2.4
Career at risk 2.4 – 2.9

19. Advising Conversations
Opportunities for Non-Business Students
Major ≠ Career
Strengths based approaches for careers in business
Appreciative advising for career development

20. Advising Conversations
In 1 minute or less…
Best Practice
Challenge

21. Programs: Career Conversations Major Madness Event Strengths Workshop
LinkedIn Workshop
Major Week Advising

22. BUS 206 Career Exploration
Career Conversations
BUS 206 Career Exploration
1 hour, credit/no credit
Primarily first and second year students
UNV 101 I am Miami
1 hour, graded
First-year transition course

23. Faculty Advisor Relationships
Career Conversations
Faculty Advisor Relationships
Annual Departmental Meetings
Liaison Roles
Class Visits
Faculty Career Advisory Board

24. Future Considerations
Revisit Cross Training
Defining At Risk
Professional Development Program
Faculty Lunch & Learn

25. How can you integrate academic and career advising this…
Goal Setting
How can you integrate academic and career advising this…
Week?
Month?
Year?

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Evaluation
Questions?
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27. References
Baxter Magolda, M. B. & King, P. M. (Eds). (2004). Learning Partnerships: Theory and models of practice to educate for self-authorship. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Baxter Magolda, M. B., & King, P. M. (2008). Toward reflective conversations: An advising approach that promotes self-authorship. Peer Review 10(1), 8-11.
Bloom, J. and Martin, N.A. (2002, August 29). Incorporating appreciative inquiry into academic advising. The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal. Retrieved from
Gordon, V. N. (2006). Career advising: An academic advisor’s guide.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Houser, J. (2012). How others Do It: Engaging Students, Faculty in a Formal Career Planning Program. Retrieved from the NACE Knowledge Center Web Site:
McCalla-Wriggins, B. (2009).Integrating Career and Academic Advising: Mastering the Challenge. Retrieved from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web Site:

28. Thank you!