Student Success Equity, Respect, and Belonging Advising Special Populations

The unique and constant communications academic advisors have with students in higher education can be difficult to navigate and require special attention to the intention behind our words and actions. Research in higher education shows that interactions between institutional actors regularly influences student sense of belonging and motivations (Seymour, 2019). As a result, further reflection as a professional advisor on our own shadow self, as coined by Carl Jung (2023), provides advisors with valuable insight on some of the most difficult empathetic situations that we face. Including, but not limited to, first year student experiences, generational differences in readiness, and connections to aspirational thinking. By borrowing knowledge from the psychological and philosophical context of shadow self, we can learn how our experiences influence the way we speak, act, and think about our students' experiences. 

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 1:45pm to 2:45pm

Room 204