Pre-Semester Workshop & Welcome Back Lunch

Academic Affairs Pre-Semester Workshop & Welcome Lunch - January 12 in Kittredge Dining Hall, 10am-1pm. Advising Workshop (10am): Guiding Students' Journeys: Effective Advising Practices Welcome Lunch & Social (12pm): Connect with colleagues and kick off the semester

The workshop builds upon our updated Criteria of Evaluation and the importance to engage in professional development to support our capacity for mentoring and advising. It is led by faculty and staff leadership in APEX. We look forward to lively conversations across faculty from all disciplines! Below is a short description:

Guiding Students’ Journeys: Effective Advising Practices

This workshop will help faculty develop a structured approach to academic advising by focusing on planning, organizing, and integrating developmental academic advising into their semester workflow. Participants will share their best advising practices. Additionally, we will explore practical ways academic departments can actively nurture strong advising skills among their faculty through structured support, shared resources, and collaborative mentoring.

To allow an accurate count for catering and arrange groups for the workshop, please RSVP (yes or no) by January 5.