Academic Advising Administrators' Institute

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort Clearwater Beach, Florida February 15-17, 2009 (Sunday-Tuesday)

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The Institute is designed for all levels of advising administrators: New To Advising Administration at all levels - Learn the basics and network with others new to administration as well as those experienced administrators from whom you can learn valuable "hands-on" information. Advising administrators who are looking to improve their academic advising programs.
Participants will develop an ACTION PLAN for implementation on their campus:
The Institute will utilize learning community groups facilitated by institute faculty who are experienced advising administrators and leaders in the field. The faculty and groups will assist in the development of the participant actions plans. The action plan will focus on a key issue or concern on your campus that you want to focus on for improvement or change and will assist new administrators and experienced administrators alike in making significant changes and improvements at their institutions. The Institute welcomes both individuals and administrative teams. Action Plans can be developed individually in cooperation with institute faculty or with your own personal team with a faculty member overseeing your plan. View sample action plans.

The Institute Learning Communities & Institute Faculty will also provide a foundation for participants to:

• Guide you in the development of an implementation plan for improvement or change on your campus.
• Respond to the latest issues appearing on campuses and facilitate a process through which you may better understand the issues, skills and knowledge.
• Help you address issues within your academic advising programs.
• Assist you in utilizing the resources and expertise available to you.
• Help develop a clearer sense of your academic advising programs, how to effectively administer them, and how your programs should fit within your own institution.
• Network and learn from administrators from a variety of institutional types and sizes.

Faculty Consultations - An afternoon will be set aside for participants to sign up for one-on-one time with faculty members. Sign up to receive feedback from one faculty member or several different faculty! This is your opportunity to network with other faculty members besides your small group faculty member. We are here to answer questions!

Meet the Faculty!
Susan Campbell       University of Southern Maine	Nancy King  Kennesaw State University	Pamela Marsh Williams University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2008-09 Advisory Board Chair
Freda McClean  Borough of Manhattan Comm College	Maura Reynolds    Hope College	Casey Self Arizona State University
	Mark Taylor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

                                                                       

Note: This is an intensive, working institute; you may want to schedule an extra day to enjoy all that Clearwater Beach has to offer!     

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