Academic Advising Seminars
What are they? Forums for discussing academic advising
Who’s invited? All faculty and staff (please spread the word)
Why attend? To network, share how-tos, and learn about advising resources
When and where? The first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in Zoom. Please note: The first academic advising seminar for the 2024–2025 academic year will be held off-cycle on Thursday, October 31. The regular schedule of the first Wednesday of the month will begin in December.
2024–2025 Schedule
- Thursday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, December 4, 11:00 a.m.
- (No seminar in January 2025)
- Wednesday, February 5, 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, March 5, 11:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 a.m.
Academic Advising Seminar: December 4, 2024
“Relationships in Academic Advising: Establishing rapport and building trust with students”
- Dr. Heather Atkinson, Undergraduate Studies Adviser, Division of Undergraduate Studies
In the previous advising seminar, Advising Matters: The importance of a shared understanding of academic advising, Dr. Smith and Dr. Schulenberg emphasized the importance of building trusting relationships with students within academic advising. Academic advisers need to quickly build relationships with diverse students in a variety of capacities and modes. These relationships are bolstered by having rapport and a sense of trust. Developing rapport and trust between individuals requires specific skills, such as active listening and non-verbal communication, which assist advisers in getting to know each student as an individual. This seminar will review these skills and others that help create strong relationships with students within the academic advising context.
Please review our Academic Advising Seminars Archive to view previous seminars. Many of these contain a recording of the presentation and additional notes and documentation.