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Mapping Multiple Summits: Advisors as Program Coordinators Mike Jaramillo Katya Stewart-Sweeney Kathy Thornhill Felicia Zamora

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Mapping Multiple Summits: Advisors as Program Coordinators

Mike JaramilloKatya Stewart-Sweeney

Kathy ThornhillFelicia Zamora

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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

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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

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Responsibilities

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Programs

Business Diversity Leadership Alliance (BDLA)

Business Leadership Institute (BLI) Mentoring Program Social Justice Workshop Series (SJWS)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Interconnectivity of Programs

Business Leadership Institute

Mentoring

Program

Business Diversity and Leadership

Alliance

Social Justice

Workshops

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Reality

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Questions?