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2016 Conference Planning Committee Members

Anjie Almeda (Illinois State University)

Jeff Chiapello (University of St. Francis)

Elizabeth Chupp (Illinois State University)

Derrek Drenckpohl (Illinois State University)

Teri Farr (University of Illinois Ubrana Champaign)

Arif Fazel (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Hope Fine (Illinois State University)

Megan Gerken (Kishwaukee Community College)

Michelle Malik (Illinois State University)

Stacey Meyer (Illinois State University)

Julie Navickas (Illinois State University)

Kristen Presley (Illinois State University)

Annie Radebaugh (Illinois State University)

Ann Schick (Heartland Community College)

Raz Steward (Illinois State University)

Mark Vegter (Illinois State University)

Heidi Verticchio (Illinois State University)

ILACADA Executive Board 2015-2016

President – Anjie Almeda (Illinois State University)

Past President – Shawn Schultz (Eastern Illinois University)

Vice President/President Elect – Thedford Jackson (Highland Community

College)

Treasurer – Stuart Robinson (University of Illinois Chicago)

Secretary – Eliza Callahan (University of Illinois Chicago)

At-Large Members – Aaron Surratt (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign),

Dan Turner (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Elaine Atwood (Southern

Illinois University Carbondale

Webmaster – Arif Fazel (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Awards, Scholarships and Grants Committee Chairs – Howard Spearman

(Rock Valley College), Kerri Green (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Chicago Area Advisor Network (CAAN) Chairs – Paris Wadwha (Harold

Washington College), Corban Sanchez (DePaul University)

Communications Committee Chair – Jeff Chiapello (University of St. Francis)

Constitution Committee Chair – Holly Herrera (University of Illinois Urbana

Champaign)

Membership and Elections Chair – Megan Gerken (Kishwaukee Community

College)

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Professional Development Committee Chair – Melissa Newell (University of

Illinois Urbana Champaign)

Illinois Representative to NACADA Region 5 – Mark Vegter (Illinois State

University)

Professional Development Opportunities ILACADA Fall Drive at University of Illinois Springfield – September 2016

NACADA National Conference, Atlanta, GA – October 5-8, 2016

NACADA Region 5 Conference, Rosemont, IL – March 15-17, 2017

ILACADA Annual Conference at Northern Illinois University – September 2017

NACADA National Conference, St. Louis, MO – October 11-14, 2017

Congratulations Kathryn Clark, an advisor in the Department of Political Science at University of

Illinois Urbana Champaign, has been awarded the ILACADA Outstanding Academic

Advisor, Primary Role. Katie has won a monetary award to support professional

development, a yearly membership in ILACADA, and registration for the 2017

ILACADA state conference. Katie will also serve on the awards selection

committee next year.

ILACADA Executive Board Elections Numerous positions will be open for election for the 2016 – 2017

year. Nominations are open until May 27. Please follow this link to nominate

yourself or someone else for a position.

http://ilacada.org/ilacada-executive-board-nomination/ilacada-leadership-elections

Nominations are due May 27, 2016

Candidate statements are due June 8, 2016

Voting will be open June 13th through June 30th, 2016

Election results will be posted and new officers will be notified in early July

Terms of office will run August 1st through July 30th each year

To be included on the ballot, candidates must:

1. Secure a nomination – either by someone else, or by self-nomination

2. Be a member of ILACADA for 2016-2017 – see http://ilacada.org/ for

membership information

3. Submit a statement of 250 words or fewer detailing how they envision

themselves fulfilling the position for which they are running. Voters want to

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know a little about each candidates’ backgrounds, experience and goals as well

as why they are the best person for the position.

4. Be Committed – be able to commit to attendance at meetings and

conferences required by the position they’re seeking. The Executive Board

meets, in person, a minimum of three times yearly. The three meetings

coincide with the annual conference, the annual drive-in conference, and a

stand-alone executive board meeting. It is mandatory that you attend at least one

meeting in person. Participation in ILACADA initiatives is an expectation of

office.

The following positions are up for election this year:

Vice President/President-Elect – three year term: one year as Vice President,

one year as President, and one year as Past President.

o The Vice President works with the president and acts as president in

the absence of the president. Must have served a minimum of one year

in an ILACADA leadership role prior to serving as vice president.

At-large member – two year term

o The At-large member is a representative from the membership who has

not previously held leadership positions within ILACADA. They

represent membership on the board rather than filling a specific duty,

such as secretary or treasurer.

Committee Chairs – one year term

o Awards, Scholarships, Grants Committee is responsible for

developing selection criteria and distribution of any awards,

scholarships, and grants established by ILACADA.

o Chicago Area Advisor Network: An ILACADA standing committee,

that provides professional development, leadership opportunities,

information-sharing, and networking for advising professionals in the

Chicago-area. CAAN will have a chair (or co-chairs), a secretary, and

subcommittees, as needed. The CAAN Chair will be a member of the

ILACADA Executive Board and will attend ILACADA Executive Board

meetings. In the event that a Chair cannot attend a Board meeting, the

Secretary would be invited to represent the Committee. The Chair,

Secretary, and any future leadership positions will serve a term of two

years and will be elected by a majority vote from ILACADA members in

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the Chicago-area. Chair elections will take place in even years and

Secretary elections will take place in odd years in order to help sustain

the continuity of the committee.

o Communications Committee is responsible for communication and

promotion of the organization, including website, newsletters, social

networking, news and press releases.

o Constitution Committee is required to draft, maintain, and interpret

the constitution and bylaws of ILACADA.

o Membership and Elections Committee is responsible for

maintaining a database of ILACADA members, notifying members when

applications are up for renewal and seeking/recruiting new members as

well as announcing and conducting elections. This includes notifying

members of election status, eligibility and results.

o Professional Development Committee is responsible for

developing and organizing conferences, workshops, and educational

events on behalf of the membership.

Go to http://ilacada.org/ to submit your nomination!

Contact Megan Gerken with questions at (815) 825-2086 ext. 4500 or

[email protected]

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President’s Welcome: Anjie Almeda

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 5th Annual Illinois

Academic Advising Association Conference! It seems like

just yesterday that ILACADA was hosting its first

conference, and here we are celebrating our fifth year as

an organization! It is fitting that this year’s theme is based

on concepts from ILACADA’s mission statement:

Fostering and Inspiring a Vision for Education. A

milestone is the perfect time to reflect on where we

started, and on where we’re going. For those of you

who are celebrating your fifth year as ILACADA

members, thank you for your support, and for helping us

to build ILACADA from the ground up into the

professional development organization it is today.

ILACADA has been an important part of my professional life over the past five years.

I’m proud to have been involved in the organization since its inception, and to see

how it has grown. Of course, there is much work to be done, and I am excited to

see the direction taken by the next executive board. What will be your role in

shaping ILACADA’s next 5 years? Will you run for an executive board position,

chair a committee, nominate a colleague for an award, present at next year’s

conference? There is a place for everyone, and everyone’s talents are needed and

welcome.

For those of you joining the organization this year, welcome! I am confident that

you’ll find ILACADA to be a welcoming group that will offer a variety of options for

you to be involved and to grow as an advising professional. I encourage you to talk

with one of our Executive Board members at the social, at lunch or throughout the

day to learn about involvement opportunities in ILACADA.

This year’s planning committee has worked hard to organize a conference that is

filled with strong presentations, networking opportunities, interesting speakers, and

even a NACADA writing pre-conference session. We’re acutely aware that your

professional development dollars are stretched to the breaking point, and have

planned accordingly. We hope you enjoy your day at Illinois State University, and

find that ILACADA has helped to Foster an Innovative Vision of Education within

your practice.

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Incoming President’s Welcome:

Thedford F. Jackson

My name is Thedford F Jackson and I’m the Transfer

Coordinator/Student Advisor at Highland Community

College. I have been with the college for 15 years. As I

assume the position as President of ILACADA, I

recognize all those who had come before me and

represented our organization locally and nationally.

My goal is to continue the mission, and that is to raise

awareness and advocate for the academic advising

profession among various represented

stakeholders. The only way that can happen is we as an

organization must continue to support and promote

ourselves at our institutions and within the state.

For this to take place and move ILACADA forward, we need to get ILACADA at

the table and in the conversation of those stakeholders and decision makers. Lastly,

there needs to be resources made available to our members on the ILACADA

website such as webinars, best practices, and information that assist universities and

community colleges in serving their students better. That said, I am looking forward

to serving you and representing our organization.

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Preconference Facilitator:

Dr. Wendy Troxel

Dr. Wendy G. Troxel is currently an Associate

Professor in the Department of Educational

Administration and Foundations at Illinois State

University, teaching research methods courses in both

quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and program

evaluation and assessment. Troxel is Past Chair of the

Research Committee for NACADA: The Global

Community for Academic Advising, and has just been

named the Director of the Center for Research and

Excellence in Academic Advising and Student Success.

She will begin her work at the NACADA Executive

Office this summer and will also hold a faculty

appointment in the College of Education at Kansas State

University.

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Conference Welcome: Marlene Dietz Marlene Dietz, First Lady of Illinois State University, is the owner and president of Dynamic Leadership Development. Marlene's strong training and development background, coupled with her industry knowledge, has afforded her the opportunity to develop and implement highly effective leadership and communication-based training programs both locally and nationally. Specializing in training and facilitation, Marlene has worked with a wide variety of government agencies and private sector companies. Her expertise includes leadership development, change management, public speaking and executive coaching. She has also worked with clients to prepare them for Congressional testimony.

A former teacher with degrees from Southwest Missouri State University and Baker University, Marlene remains firm in her belief of bettering a community. She serves as a board member of The Children’s Discovery Museum, and has served as a mentor for the Multicultural Leadership Program, a member of the Normal History Club and a volunteer consultant with the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club.

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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Karen Meyers

Dr. Karen A. Myers is Associate Professor

and Director of the Higher Education

Administration graduate program at Saint

Louis University and co-founder and director

of the award-winning international disability

education project, Allies for Inclusion: The Ability

Exhibit, the Ability Ally Initiative, and the Saint

Louis University Ability Institute. She has

been a college teacher and administrator

since 1979 at nine institutions; is a national

disability consultant and trainer, author of

numerous journal articles, book chapters, and

books; and teaches her self-designed graduate

course, Disability in Higher Education and

Society. She is co-founder of the ACPA

Standing Committee on Disability, past ACPA Foundation Trustee, and co-

author of the ASHE monograph, Allies for Inclusion: Disability and Equity in Higher

Education (Jossey-Bass, 2014).

Celebrating 25 Years of the ADA: Fostering Ally Development

through Disability Education

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990. Join us in its 25th year,

as we explore with Dr. Karen Myers, of Saint Louis University, what it is like to

be a person and a professional with a disability and how to be an ally for persons

with disabilities. Through Disability Education, Dr. Myers will explore how to

avoid labels, use respectful communication and promote comfort and awareness

towards ensuring inclusiveness for all people. Dr. Myers is the Director of the

Higher Education Administration graduate program at Saint Louis University and

the director of the Ability Institute, home of Allies for Inclusion: The Ability

Exhibit.

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Conference Schedule at a Glance

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Concurrent Session # 1 – 9:45am – 10:45am

Building a Transfer Team

West Lounge

Kera Tackett, Illinois State University

Rachel Caracci, Illinois State University

Samantha Meranda, Illinois State University

Representatives from Illinois State University will discuss how collaboration

between Admissions and Advising have positively impacted transfer students.

From pre-admission to enrollment, the transfer team works to make the

transition as smooth as possible. In this session you will hear about pre-

advisement, recruitment efforts, and our campus-wide collaboration.

Reinventing the Wheel: The Advisor’s Role during a Program Redesign

Prairie Room North

Sarah Dolan, Illinois State University

Derrek Drenckpohl, Illinois State University

Annie Radebaugh, Illinois State University

Recently, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) updated endorsement

requirements that required a complete redesign of three programs in our

department – Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Middle Level

Education. Over the last three years, we learned that advisor input can greatly

influence program redesign. Academic advisors can provide faculty and

administrators with a more complete four year picture and represent student

concerns. Advisors can also help build strong and lasting relationships with internal

and external partners, including other academic departments, advising units, and

community colleges. Come hear about advising challenges and rewards when

navigating a program design.

DIVERSITY – It’s Not a “Bad” Word!

Prairie Room Center

Celia L. Warr-Hightower, Illinois Central College

Do you sometimes become fearful, speechless or uncomfortable when the word

"diversity" is discussed on campus? If so, relax, diversity is not a bad word! In fact,

diversity actually is the one true thing we all have in common. Oftentimes,

misinterpretations occur primarily when we lack awareness of our behavioral

rules and project them on to others. Diversity is "positive" and needs to be

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celebrated on a daily basis.

This presentation will generate awareness and allow academic advisors to

introspectively look at their personal attitudes, values and beliefs as they relate to

diversity in higher education. In addition, participants will acquire knowledge and

skills needed to celebrate diversity and understand the role our individual

identities play in building bridges of diverse relationships.

9FIVE “Thoughts” on Fostering and Inspiring an Advisor’s Vision and

Education

Prairie Room South

Todd Spinner, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Arif Fazel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Wolali Dedo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Advising can be a rewarding career but it can also be stressful if you fall into one

of the many pitfalls. Advising loads are up, budgets are non-existent. Constantly

changing policies and procedures may serve as an additional stressor in our day-

to-day lives. This presentation will introduce sage advice for seasoned and new

advisors covering strategies, tips, tricks, and advisor hacks to manage and further

your career and help you to lead an enriched, inspired, rewarding and meaningful

life and career. Attendees will get the Fostering and Inspiring an Advisor’s Vision

and Education Guide and website access.

Fostering and Inspiring a Vision for Fine Arts and Design Advisors

Founder’s Suite

Valerie Brooks Wallin, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Advising fine arts and design students comes with unique challenges with regard to

our population, portfolios, transfer credit, AP credit, required technology, studio

workload, and time to completion, among others. This session aims to foster

participant discussion of these issues and more. By sharing our collective

experiences, strategies, and best practices, we can learn from and inspire each

other as we re-envision education in Illinois, both for ourselves and our students.

While this presentation is geared toward the fine arts, all liberal and media arts

advisors could contribute to and benefit from this conversation.

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Concurrent Session #2 – 11:00am – 12:00pm

Professional Development on a Budget

West Lounge

Ann Schick, Heartland Community College

Erin Kuntz, Heartland Community College

Laura Bruns, Bradley University

Looking to professionally develop and engage an advising staff on little to no

budget? It’s not impossible! We can flex our creative muscles to create ways to

continue developing professionally without spending a ton of money to do it. In

this workshop, we will…

Define professional development and look at its range of benefits

Provide examples of cost-effective opportunities

Learn how to implement them in an advising office

Participate in a free professional development workshop

Create a low/no cost professional development program

Attendees will receive a booklet, which will assist them in creating, finding, and

implementing professional development opportunities at their home institutions.

Advisors will also be invited to participate in a 20 minute impromptu

professional/public speaking workshop that costs almost nothing to implement.

Lastly, there will be a chance to join in a group discussion about how to bring

professional development back to your institution based on the sessions from

ILACADA.

Utilizing Instructional Technology Resources in Academic Advising

Prairie Room North

Heather Moore, Highland Community College

Awarded Best of the ILACADA Drive In Conference in September 2015

As advisors of young adults who are accustomed to utilizing multiple sources of

media, it seems only fitting that we also take advantage of the technology available

to us. This presentation will explore available instructional technology resources

and how we can use them in academic advising. Some technologies that will be

discussed are remind.com, PowToons, and Khan Academy.

ILACADA Orientation for First-Time Attendees

Prairie Room Center

Shawn Schultz, Eastern Illinois University

Anjie Almeda, Illinois State University

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Aaron Surratt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Moises Orozco Villicaña, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Stuart Robinson, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tee Jay Jackson, Highland Community College

This session is designed to provide new or first-time conference attendees with an

overview of ILACADA, exploring various membership benefits and opportunities

to partner with the organization for your success! Come and meet new members,

as well as members of the ILACADA leadership team, and learn more about how

you can get involved and/or become a part of this exciting and growing group.

Academic Early Warning System: Creating a Culture of Care

Prairie Room South

Lillianna Franco, Loyola University Chicago

Rosemarie Garcia-Hills, Concordia University Chicago

Retention and completion rates have remained unchanged for the past decades

(University Leadership Council, 2009). However, universities have dedicated

themselves to implementing proactive intervention systems that identify at-risk

students. Some are called early alert systems and utilize technology to discover

and outreach to students with academic issues. Concordia University Chicago

started their Academic Early Warning System (AEWS) in 2006 in order to “alert

undergraduate student support personnel of any issues that may impede

undergraduate student success” (Concordia, 2015). Its effectiveness is inconclusive

because of the lack of buy in from faculty, the large amounts of work bestowed

upon responders, and the absence of results. To transform this system, it was

important to interview all stakeholders and utilize that data to help develop a

stronger culture of care. This presentation will overview the AEWS system at

Concordia, share the results from the surveys, and discuss recommendations

made to improve the system.

Serving those that Serve: Understanding our Military-Connected

Students

Founder’s Suite

Jess Ray, Illinois State University

Military-connected students are a growing population in higher education. We

need to address this growth by gaining some cultural competency to understand

and meet the needs of this population. This session will help advisors learn the

basics about military-connected students and information on how military learning

might be used to meet degree requirements.

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Concurrent Session #3 – 1:45pm – 2:45pm

What is my boss thinking? (And her boss, and his boss)? How the

University Views Academic Advising

West Lounge

Amelia Noël-Elkins, Illinois State University

Jonathan Rosenthal, Illinois State University

Wendi Whitman, Illinois State University

Ever wonder how different levels of university administration think about the role

of academic advisors? How does advising fit into the “big picture” of the

university? This panel presentation presents the viewpoint of the immediate

supervisor of first-year and undeclared student advisors; her boss, the Director of

University College; and her boss, the Associate Provost / former Associate VP for

Enrollment Management. Join us for this insider's view of how different levels of

administration collaborate--and occasionally collide--on the role of advisement

from an educational and economic perspective.

Beyond Brainstorming: Developing Problem-Solving Options with

Students

Prairie Room North

Joseph Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Even when students come to advisors with well-defined problems, developing

alternatives to solve those problems is difficult. To come up with solutions,

sometimes, advisors suggest “brainstorming,” an idea generation process

emphasizing spontaneity and withholding of criticism to produce a list of ideas for

further consideration. This talk considers how to expand that list using objectives,

consequences and context and then to refine the list to a usable set of choices by

research and reflections. The talk will address qualities of different choice sets and

identify how issues of learning and memory connect to that refinement process as

well as suggest some strategies to help move students through the process of

option development.

“Survey Says…” FIVE Financial Aid Facts Every Advisor Should Know

Prairie Room Center

Christina Gilroy, John A. Logan College

Despite not being trained members for our respective Financial Aid staffs, every

academic advisor has been asked financial aid questions. You may be thinking “I

have enough job responsibilities as an advisor, why should I have to know about

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financial aid too?” Having some basic financial aid knowledge is to our benefit as

academic advisors, to assist our students and recognize when we need to direct

them to the professionals. This information is universally valuable, whether you

advise 2-year or 4-year college students. Through a Family Feud style game, this

session will provide a brief overview of different types of aid, general eligibility

requirements, and limitations to receiving aid of which our students may not be

aware. Our primary goal as academic advisors is for our students to graduate, in a

timely fashion. Knowing some financial aid basics will help you to better serve your

students in accomplishing this goal.

Advising Challenges? Yes, But… Opportunities to Foster Student

Success

Prairie Room South

Lee A. Helbert, Prairie State College

Loretta Kucharczyk, Prairie State College

In response to the demands for higher levels of student retention and completion,

Prairie State College connected its highest level developmental English course with

an assigned and seasoned advisor. One of the things we learned from this effort

was that at the busiest times—right before and early in the term—we needed to

deal with huge challenges. Schedule errors, financial aid problems, and missed

opportunities were slowing or impairing student success before they even started

classes. We knew we had to think of different ways to approach these challenges

quickly and affordably. In this presentation, we will share three examples of how

we were able to effect positive changes. In addition, participants will have an

opportunity in a group activity to help discuss, brainstorm and create solutions to

the persistent challenges at their campus.

A Feminist Approach to Academic Advising

Founder’s Suite

Mia Garcia-Hills, Concordia University Chicago

A feminist approach to academic advising is rooted in faith, hope, fellowship, and

love. A feminist approach is critical, meaningful and transformative and has the

potential to elevate the work and role of academic advisors and their daily

practice. Academic advisors who engage in a feminist approach focus on cultivating

future cultural contributors and leaders who are committed to social justice,

equality, and promote a deep respect for humanity through their thoughts, words,

and actions.

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Concurrent Session #4 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Enhancing Transfer Success from Recruitment to Advising

West Lounge

Moises Orozco Villicaña, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kristy Valentin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

To strengthen the support of transfer students from recruitment to advising in the

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, a collaborative relationship was developed

between the Recruitment & Admissions unit and the college-level Transfer

Advisor. Through this partnership, the College of LAS has been proactive in

identifying academic and non-academic issues that might increase transfer shock

among first-semester transfer students in the College. All incoming transfer

students are notified of resources that are transfer student specific such as: LAS

199: Transfer Advantage Course, Transfer Advisory Group!, Transfer Welcome

event, and a college-level Transfer Advisor. In addition, first-semester transfer

students enrolled in LAS 199 have increased the College’s understanding of issues

surrounding transfer students through responses given in a self-reflection

assignment about their transition to campus. This presentation offers examples on

how a collaborative approach to transfer students can help mitigate their transfer

shock at all phases—recruitment and advising.

Flipped Advising: Utilizing Technology to Make Your Advising Sessions

“Flipping” Awesome

Prairie Room North

Shawn Shultz, Eastern Illinois University

Do you want to utilize technology to turn the tables on students, “flipping” the

advising process on end? By using flipped classrooms as a conceptual framework,

current and emerging tools and technology are used to pre-engage students and

complete advising related tasks prior to the advising appointment. This process

promotes the holistic development of students by making them take initiative and

be proactive in their educational journey. Learning and advising become active and

self-directed processes rather than passive and transactional ones, inviting new

patterns of exchange and offering new opportunities for interaction and

engagement. Discover various strategies of flipped advising, learn the benefits of

this model, and engage in discussion about how to integrate this model in your

current advising practices. This session is for anyone who wants to gain a new

perspective on advising.

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When One Advisor Isn’t Enough

Prairie Room South

Elizabeth L. Kellington, Illinois Central College

Kristina A. Peckmann, Illinois Central College

The purpose of this presentation is to recognize and address that one advisor may

not be enough to sufficiently meet the needs of students. Many students can and

will benefit from a more intrusive form of advising. Utilizing a triangular approach,

we will explain how combining efforts among college employees will lead to

greater student success and retention. While maintaining a focus on student

confidentiality and right to privacy, we will explain how to develop an

individualized team for students who need additional assistance in at least one

area. We will share case studies that are dramatically different and range from an

honors student in his final semester to a student in the final phase of academic

suspension with under 30 hours of credit. We will close with a question and

answer session.

Homeschooled College Students: Understanding Transitional

Experiences to the Public College

Founder’s Suite

Gina Turton, Illinois State University

The homeschool movement is becoming increasingly popular in America and

homeschooled students are also increasingly enrolling in higher education. For

some of these students, entering college is their first exposure to the formalized

American educational system. Homeschooled college students experience unique

transitions academically, socially, and morally when in college, yet are often not

considered or well understood. This presentation will explore the transitional

experiences discovered from a qualitative study of homeschooled first-year college

students, as well as provide applications to advisors and higher education

administrators.

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Special Thanks:

Special thanks to the following for donations of funds, goods, and expertise

allowing this conference to succeed:

The NACADA Executive Office

The Office of the Registrar at Illinois State University

The College of Applied Science and Technology at Illinois State University

The College of Business at Illinois State University

The Career Center at Illinois State University

The Department of Health Sciences at Illinois State University

NACADA Region 5

Dr. Wendy Troxel

Mrs. Marlene Dietz

Dr. Karen A. Myers

The ILACADA Executive Board

The 2016 ILACADA Conference Planning Committee

We look forward to

seeing everyone next

year at ILACADA 2017!