Forward WACADA! A Capitol Showcase

Madison, WI
September 18, 2008

Pyle Center

 

List of Programs

 

Advising Through the Bias: Impact of Hate Crimes and Supporting Student Victims
Mai J. Lo Lee, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay

Each year, thousands of college students are victims of bias incidents and hate crimes. Because of bias incidents and hate crimes, many student victims are unable to recover academically. Attendees will learn the unique trauma experience by hate crime victims, the impact hate crimes have on the campus community and how to best support student victims of hate crimes.

Are You Doing Your Part to Support Social Justice?
Melissa Lantta, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Are you aware of the effect your students’ backgrounds have on your advising sessions? Come explore the meaning of social justice and how to implement best practices into your work through a “Courageous Conversation”. Locate your personal passion for anti-racism work and make it relevant to your advising practice.

Applying Student Development Theory to Advising
Megan Schmid & Stephanie Osborn, University of Wisconsin - Madison

During this session, an overview of student development theory will be presented. The basics of two theories and their applications to advising will be discussed. A basic understanding of theories can provide advisors with a structure with which they can be more intentional and reflective about advising. Related case studies and additional resources for learning more about theory will be provided.

Best Practices and Proactive Tools to Enhance Advising
John Grant, Justin Willis, Annette Wagner, Amber Michaels, & Brooke Holbrook
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is at a two year mark with a new Academic Advising model. In a proactive effort, Advisors are building bridges with students, faculty, and departments campus wide. This unique and creative team has developed vehicles to drive students toward success! Come, take a drive with us!

Best Practices for Working with Native American Indian Students
Bernadine Vigue, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

This workshop examines Student Services' impact on the achievement and retention of American Indian students. In consideration of the somewhat poor retention of this population, the presenter offers suggestions that may lead to an increase in their retention and graduation rates. Participants are encouraged to examine their basic knowledge of American Indians.

Creating a Culture of Participatory and Collaborative Learning: Relationship-Based Teaching for the Non-Traditional College Student
Steven Stein & Carola Pfortner, Upper Iowa University – Madison Center

Recent research suggests that college students' retention is greatly influenced by the social and academic interaction with faculty and staff. This presentation will explore The Madison Center Upper Iowa University's attempts to create a culture of participatory and collaborative learning. Many of the concepts have been adopted from a relationship-based teaching model successfully used with younger children.

Creating a Welcoming Campus: The Advisor’s Role
Raul Leon & Cornelius Gilbert, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Multiculturalism is increasingly occupying an acute space within higher education. Thus, creating welcoming environments for students from diverse backgrounds has moved toward a sense of urgency. Striving toward enhancing institutional commitment toward cultural diversity, this presentation will present findings from the research literature as well as present advisors the opportunity to express concerns relative toward advising multicultural students to their elected NACADA Multicultural Concerns Commission Chair.

Evolving Career Tools for Academic Advisors
Liz Preston, Stephanie Osborn, & Melanie Jones, University of Wisconsin - Madison

This session will address ideas and techniques for incorporating career concepts into the academic advising setting, both within the individual advising appointment and an entire advising program. The importance of incorporating careers into advising will be discussed. Attendees will take away ideas for their advising programs and discuss their ideas.

Extending First Year Advising Beyond Summer Orientation: Using a Freshmen Seminar to Integrate Academic and Career Advising with Contemporary Issues in Agriculture and the Life Sciences
CALS Undergraduate Programs and Services Office,
University of Wisconsin – Madison

This presentation describes how a freshmen seminar is used to enhance advising. After an overview of the seminar and its relation to advising we describe how the seminar meets both the set of goals identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities' national project, Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) and locally derived goals for first year students. Then we turn our attention to the assessment of the seminar and how the seminar could be adapted to other settings.

From Non-Degree to Degree: A Case Management Model for Academic Advising
Linda Kue Aroonsavath, Madison Area Technical College

Focus of presentation is to encourage support services to racial/ethnic minority students to help them successfully transition from Secondary Education (GED/HSED), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and/or English as a Second Language (ESL) program into Degree Programs. A Transitional Advisor will share practices of academic and career advising to this population.

Making Your Referral to Disability Services
Jim Joque & Andy Held, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

What do I look for in identifying a student’s need for disability services? When and how do I make that referral?  These are important questions relative to assuring students are directed to your institution’s disability services office.  This presentation will address methods of connecting services to students who have or may suspect having a disability; as well as help advisors explore who, what, where, when and how of making appropriate referrals for disability services.

Spirituality in Academic Advising
Howard Spearman, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Students expect academic advisors and spirituality to play a role in their development. Advisors should be prepared to discuss this topic with their students and colleagues. NACADA includes spiritual awareness as 1 of 16 learning outcomes in academic advising programs. This study explored the role of spirituality in academic advising.

Take Your Advising Forward:360° Process for Professional Development Melissa Lantta, Lisa Szromba, & Houa Xiong, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Your professional growth is imperative to your work with students.  This program will teach the basics of a 360° feedback process for professional development and provide the tools and structure for you to design your own process.  The model is borrowed from the business sector and adapted to higher education.