Advisor Training and Development in a Multi-Campus System

Presenters: Tyann Cherry, Dr. Michelle Loyet and Ann Kimbrough

Event: NACADA Region VII Conference, March 4-6, 2012

Description: Effective advisor training is the foundation of any successful training program, yet even the most basic training is absent at many institutions (Koring 2005, NACADA Clearinghouse). This session will take your through the development of an advisor training program based on McCllelan's 2007 "Content Components for Advisor Training: Revisited." See first-hand how a training program was organically grown and consciously planned to address key components such as advising and career theory along with relational development. Technologies used include asynchronous online courses, a mentorship program, synchronous webinar series and detailed informational supports. Advisor training - it's not just reading degree audits anymore. 

References and Guides:

NACADA Webinar Series

Comprehensive Advisor Training and Development: Practices that Deliver. 2nd Edition

Koring, H. (2005). Advisor Training and Development. Retrieved December 12, 2011 from the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/adv_training.htm#over 

McClellan, J.L. (2007). Content Components for Advisor Training: Revisited. Retrieved September 9, 2010 from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Training-Revisited.htm 

Embracing the Challenge or Accepting Your Fate? Streamlining an Advising Center on a Limited Budget

Presenters: Tyann Cherry and Dr. Michelle Loyet, Webster University

Event: NACADA Region VII Conference. March 11-13 Overland Park, KS

Abstract: We are in a recession, budgets continue to be slashed, new hiring is frozen but enrollments keep increasing. What to do? Picture an office faced with online enrollments increasing 40% yearly, rolling admissions, no workload management, and no website resources. What did they have going for them? A staff willing to do anything to dig out of the hole. This session is designed to provide real, workable, systems-driven solutions to advising centers like ours. We don’t have the resources to build Second Life Islands or double our staff. However what we DO have working for us is creativity, and a commitment our office to make the system work in the best way possible within the given parameters. We don’t just make lemonade; we build systems using pretty much a paperclip and some gum.

Presentation Materials:
Powerpoint of Presentation
Project Management Template
Sample Reporting Sheet