Mapping Multiple Summits: Advisors as Program Coordinators Mike Jaramillo Katya Stewart-Sweeney Kathy Thornhill Felicia Zamora
Jan 17, 2016
Mapping Multiple Summits: Advisors as Program Coordinators
Mike JaramilloKatya Stewart-Sweeney
Kathy ThornhillFelicia Zamora
Brief overview of our department History of program development
Achieve mission and goals of department Department philosophy
Developmental Advising Utilize expertise
Brief synopsis of each program Business Diversity Leadership Alliance Business Leadership Institute Mentoring Program Social Justice Workshop Series
Benefits to advisors Benefits to students and programs
Agenda
Brief overview of our department Structure within the College
2200 students, five professional advisors History of program development
Achieve mission and goals of department Department philosophy
Hire based on fit not skills Developmental Advising Utilize expertise
Brief overview of our department
Responsibilities
Programs
Business Diversity Leadership Alliance (BDLA)
Business Leadership Institute (BLI) Mentoring Program Social Justice Workshop Series (SJWS)
Student group focusing on issues of social justice, diversity, and leadership
Co-led by a student coordinator Members assist with recruitment:
lead tours and class visits for prospective students present at visit days
Members take a Social Justice and Leadership class 24 Business majors, all years and concentrations
High achieving group that is very involved across campus Highly diverse with regard to race and class Volunteering and service- on and off campus Tight knit group
Business Diversity and Leadership Alliance
Program OverviewOvernight leadership conference for high school juniors and seniors
Ethnically and racially diverse and first-generation students
Interactive experiences with current faculty, staff and students
Experiences include case competitions, and leadership/team building activities
Goals Engage academically strong students to encourage
pursuit of higher education Recruit high caliber and diverse students Provide scholarships
Highlights
Business Leadership Institute
GoalsSupport the transition process of underrepresented/nonresident new students Increase student’s connection with the campus & college communities Provide informal academic, career/professional & personal guidanceGive participants opportunities for leadership, both as mentees and mentorsParticipantsProgrammatic ElementsMentor Training, Mentor Regroups & Mentor HandbookMentoring EventsMentee SocialsBi-monthly Mentoring Pair MeetingsProgram Coordinator and Student CoordinatorMid-Semester and End of Year EvaluationsHighlights
Mentoring Program
Workshops seek to develop cultural competence in our community Developed six years ago Two to three workshops offered each semester
Engaging topics broaden perspectives on diversity and social justice issues Conversations about Class Diversity in the Workforce Race and Gender in Advertising
Presenters include industry members, advisors, and professors Opportunities for BDLA students to facilitate
College of Business students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend
Open to the entire university through partnerships
Social Justice Workshop Series
Interconnectivity of Programs
Business Leadership Institute
Mentoring
Program
Business Diversity and Leadership
Alliance
Social Justice
Workshops
Reality
Increased advising staff retention—diversified job responsibilities Counteract repetitive nature of advising Use and build a different skillset Expand professional network Interact with students that are not our
advisees Broaden horizons
Programming benefits to advisors
Strengthening the advising team through supporting each other’s programs
Opportunities for creativity for advisors outside the advising role
Opportunity to know students on a personal level, despite large advising loads Personal interactions versus task-driven
interactions More likely to go the extra mile and get extra
satisfaction
Programming benefits to advisors
Benefits to students and programs
Within advising take time to recruit/highlight programs Camaraderie of department’s ownership of all
programs Each team member supports (attends) each program
which allows each member to feel supported by presence
Openness to other ideas to improve program Understanding our advisees involvement helps to
better advise them because we understand the multiple roles they play
Tapping advisor’s knowledge to help fuel success for students involved in the program
Opportunity to expand student knowledge beyond major curricula
Strengthened connections between programs and academic colleges
Increased student retention and institutional buy-in
Leadership opportunities for students as Student Program Coordinators
Benefits to students and programs
Questions?