Susan Madsen (Keynote #1)– She discussed her research findings regarding women in Utah and completion of higher education. I found her research findings interesting. One in particular that caught my attention was that if a young woman indicated she had no leadership roles from grades 9-12 then likelihood of graduating from college was very low. Also, if she worked while in high school it also lowered the likelihood of graduating from college. A few things weren’t a surprise like the younger a girl was when college discussions began happening, the more likely she would go. Also, the earlier a girl started saving money as a child for college, the more likely she attended. There was a distinction made between attendance and finishing college in her research. Many of the female students said they planned to attend college, but less said they actually planned to finish. We need to start having the discussions with young ladies about not only attending but completing a college education. She talked about transformational moments (that could be very small), but could change a student’s trajectory.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Excerpts from Terese Pratt's Reflection on the NACADA Region X Conference
May 2013 – Tucson Arizona
The theme for this year’s NACADA Region X conference was “Advising Under the Stars”. This theme reflects that fact that the location of the conference, Tucson, is considered to be the astronomy capital of the U.S. This title also seems appropriate to me when considering the conference presentations that I attended. In each case presenters took a broad and expansive view of the subjects they covered and did an excellent job tying in their specific topic to the underlying philosophy and goals of advising.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
2013 Advisor Recognition Reception and Social Photos
The 2013 Advisor Recognition Reception and Social happened on Tuesday
May 7th at the Crimson View in the Union building. Over 70 advisors
attended to eat food, mingle, and wait for the announcement of the 2013
UAAC Academic Advising Awards.
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There was great food options catered by Chartwells.
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| Bobbi Davis and Jen Wozab grab some snacks during the social portion of the event. |
Recent Award Recipients
2013 UAAC New Advisor Award Recipient
Jen Wozab
Jen Wozab
2013 UAAC Wise Advisor Award Recipient
Bobbi Davis
Monday, April 29, 2013
Heather Crum's experience from the National NACADA Conference 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee
Empowering Student Career Stories in Times of Change and Challenge: Dan Wilcox, Kansas State University
*One of my favorite sessions I attended at the conference was on career counseling. I found it to be very enlightening. One reason for this is that my MBTI type is ISFJ. Attending this session helped me to get a taste of the Intuitive and Perceiving personality types. I felt energized after attending this session because I feel that the presenter gave important tips for advisors to consider when engaging in major exploration with a student.
*One of my favorite sessions I attended at the conference was on career counseling. I found it to be very enlightening. One reason for this is that my MBTI type is ISFJ. Attending this session helped me to get a taste of the Intuitive and Perceiving personality types. I felt energized after attending this session because I feel that the presenter gave important tips for advisors to consider when engaging in major exploration with a student.
Published on NACADA's Academic Advising Today: Be a Part of the Future: Start your Research Today
Jason Barkemeyer , Joshua Larson and Anna Adams, University of Utah
For those who live in the world of research, the notion of research as part of everyday life is a given. But for the typical academic advisor, research is usually not included as part of their job duties. Advising administrators will often take on this role to contribute to the body of knowledge yet it is not always an expectation for primary role advisors.
As the call is sounded for advisors to begin fulfilling the role of “practitioner scholar,” it is quickly met with a myriad of reasons why advisors are not able step into this arena. “How do I get started?” “It is not part of my job.” “I have no funding to support doing research.” Aiken-Wisniewski, Smith and Troxel (2010) explain the danger of frontline advisors not taking part in research that directly affects their occupation: “Unless researcher-practitioners make a concerted effort to reverse the historical trend, the lack of scholarship in advising, particularly scholarship produced and consumed by professional and faculty advisors, will persist” (p.5). Given the current lack of research on the advising field and profession, if advisors are not to pick up the banner, what are the implications?
For those who live in the world of research, the notion of research as part of everyday life is a given. But for the typical academic advisor, research is usually not included as part of their job duties. Advising administrators will often take on this role to contribute to the body of knowledge yet it is not always an expectation for primary role advisors.As the call is sounded for advisors to begin fulfilling the role of “practitioner scholar,” it is quickly met with a myriad of reasons why advisors are not able step into this arena. “How do I get started?” “It is not part of my job.” “I have no funding to support doing research.” Aiken-Wisniewski, Smith and Troxel (2010) explain the danger of frontline advisors not taking part in research that directly affects their occupation: “Unless researcher-practitioners make a concerted effort to reverse the historical trend, the lack of scholarship in advising, particularly scholarship produced and consumed by professional and faculty advisors, will persist” (p.5). Given the current lack of research on the advising field and profession, if advisors are not to pick up the banner, what are the implications?
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