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Kudos Corner

In November, Aman Malik, Advisor in Student Support Services at

MCC, presented “Working with Culturally Diverse Students: Expanding

your Comfort Zone” to RAC Advising members. Thank you, Aman, for

sharing your personal experiences and helping to keep this topic of

conversation in the forefront of our advising work.

RAC Advising

Executive Committee:

Jen Kinslow Monroe Community College

President

Amanda Thau Rochester Institute of Technology

Vice President

Linda Searing Nazareth College

Treasurer

Britt Semenow UR – Eastman School of Music

Secretary

RAC Advising Assistants:

Chris Keffer

St. John Fisher College

Website Coordinator

Kathryn Warren

SUNY Brockport

Mentoring Program Coordinator

Good advising

may be the

single most

underestimated

characteristic of

a successful

college

experience.

Richard J. Light, Harvard University

Greetings! I hope your semester is off to a great start! The fall

semester was a bit of a blur; and many of you who I’ve

talked to seem to feel the same way. But, not to fret, we’re

planning our RAC Advising conference in June...and it’s

all about MOTIVATION! How can we stay motivated and

support our team while participating in an academic

marathon? How can we assist students along the way?

Let’s connect! Our keynote speaker is lined up and we’re

seeking dynamic presentation proposals! Please consider

submitting your proposal by February 15th.

Best,

Jen Kinslow, President

Winter 2018

Aman Malik

Jen Kinslow and Linda Searing

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WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND RAC?

Nazareth College Update from Linda Searing, Director of Academic Advising

At Nazareth, we rolled out Student Planning this fall to all students. It's part of Ellucian's self-service module and allows students to plan out their pro-

gram (they can plan courses for just the next semester or a few semesters or all remaining semesters) and then register from their plan. Advisors can

review, approve, and archive the plans. On the degree audit view, students can see what they've completed, what they're registered for currently, and

what they have planned for future terms, and what's still missing. It's been a lot of work behind the scenes; we provided a lot of training and created

"help" resources. In general, everyone loves it.

In addition, Nazareth’s “Disability Services” changed their name to “Student Accessibility Services.”

Monroe Community College Update from Sally Dingee, Assistant Director of Advisement & Transfer Services

Community colleges across the nation are realizing that for many of their students, academic advising is fragmented, with students receiving generic

support from generalist advisors, and typically only when the student seeks out the service. Monroe Community College is similar to many community

colleges across the nation in their academic advisement design. Recognizing the importance of advising and its significant contribution to retention

and persistence, MCC is currently undergoing an advising redesign that aligns with the College’s guided pathways model. The method of guided path-

ways moves community colleges from a model that promotes access to enrollment to one the supports access to completion. Led by Sally Dingee

from Student Services and Jessica Wilkie from Academic Services, the strategy involves a holistic student onboarding process focused on education-

al, career and financial planning, assigning faculty caseloads so students can receive ongoing sustained support, the use of analytics to curate out-

reach and targeted interventions, personalized messages to students that provide them with information they specifically need when they need it as

well as address areas of learning, shared advising notes, and use of an early alert system. Through this redesign students will create the relation-

ships and commitment needed to success in college.

Rochester Institute of Technology Update from Lynne Mazadoorian, Director, University Advising Office

RIT’s academic advising program continues to refine processes that encourage and support timely graduation. One example is our non-registered

student outreach process. Academic advisors outreach to students who have not yet registered for the upcoming term to check in and offer assis-

tance. This university-coordinated campaign offers students additional support, including connections to resources that may be helpful for their unique

situations. Advisors log outreach in SIS, which then allows us to provide updates on student progress at both the college and university level. Addi-

tionally, our advising community has partnered closely with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships & the Office of the Registrar to build new tools

and processes around federal financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.

SUNY Geneseo Update from Dr. Celia Easton, Dean of Academic Planning and Advising, Professor of English

In late 2016, Geneseo underwent a reorganization of the Dean’s office, splitting off academic planning and advising from curriculum, scheduling, and

assessment. The new “Academic Planning and Advising” office (DAPA) remains small — Geneseo is still following a faculty advising model — but it is

now focused on direct support for students. The DAPA office works with students in academic difficulty, celebrates with students who earn Dean’s List

and President’s List honors, and coordinates with the office of New Student Programs for registration and student success. We hope to bring in a

NACADA consultant during spring 2018 to help the office clarify its mission in coordination with our new (since July 2017) Provost, Stacey Robert-

son. We are also interested in creating clearer pathways for students transferring to Geneseo, especially from MCC and GCC.

Does your campus have advising news to share? Send your news to rac.advising@gmail.com!

Alfred University

Colgate Rochester Divinity

Finger Lakes Community College

Genesee Community College

Hobart & William Smith College

Houghton College

Keuka College

Monroe Community College

Nazareth College

Roberts Wesleyan College

Rochester Institute of Technology

St Bernard’s School of Theology & Ministry

St John Fisher College

SUNY Alfred

SUNY Brockport

SUNY Empire State College

SUNY Geneseo

University of Rochester

Wells College

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2018 Conference Planning Committee

Jen Kinslow

Co-chairperson Monroe Community College

Sheila Oakden Co-chairperson

Rochester Institute of Technology

Kelly Barbic University of Rochester

Elizabeth Baxter

Monroe Community College

Megan Fritts Rochester Institute of Technology

Betty Hillman

Rochester Institute of Technology

Joshua Hine SUNY Brockport

Chris Keffer

St. John Fisher College

Melissa Masline Rochester Institute of Technology

Mary Anne Parker Nazareth College

Linda Searing

Nazareth College

Save the Date!

RAC Advising Conference

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Monroe Community College

Advising for Student Success:

Participating in the Academic Marathon

We are looking forward to this opportunity to network

with our advising colleagues!

Proposals are due February 15.

Registration information

will be sent in March.

See conference information and proposal form at:

https://racadvising.wordpress.com/2018-rac-advising-conference/

“Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you

believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.”

Meb Keflezighi, U.S. Olympic Marathoner

WNY Advising Annual Conference

February 15th

Niagara Falls http://wnyadvising.weebly.com/wny-advising-

conference.html

NACADA Region I Conference

March 7-9th

Springfield, MA https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Community/Regions/Region-

1.aspx

NACADA New York Drive-in Conference

April 27th

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nacada-new-york-drive-in-

conference-at-marist-college-april-27-2018-registration-

42632190028?aff=es2

NACADA Annual Conference

September 30th-October 3rd

Phoenix, AZ https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/Annual-

Conference.aspx

Additional Professional Development Events: