Advancing Practice

Discovery and the Value of Experiential Education for Social Capital Development

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Join members of the Discovery Advising & Student Services Staff Council to hear about strategies you can implement into your daily practice to enhance the student discovery process, using an engaged approach to deepen purpose-driven experiences, make reflective observations, construct critical inquiries, and partake in active experiments. Participants will walk away with an understanding of student opportunity windows for accessing relevant and impactful projects, advancing intellectual agency and power,...

Fall 2020 Enrollment Updates for Student Services Staff

Monday, July 6, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Presenters: UC Berkeley Office of the Registrar staff

Please join us for a presentation about the upcoming Fall 2020 enrollment period in light of Berkeley’s plans to offer in-person and remote classes to students in the Fall. We will review decisions that have been made, how to use the class schedule to find classes, new terminology, and document any issues that still need follow-up.

For immediate information as it is released, please see the Instruction FAQ:...

Digital Community Building & Hazing Prevention

Monday, August 31, 2020 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

A new school year means opportunities for students to join organizations, teams, and clubs. According to national data, up to 55% of undergraduate students experience behaviors classified as hazing. Despite remote learning, students will find ways to connect and engage- most of them positive, some of them not.

Join members of the...

Creating Your Statement of Advising Philosophy (Part Two of Two)

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

The campus advising and student services community is invited to join Advancing Practice Certificate Program participants in this 90-minute session to reflect on your professional and personal journeys as educators. We will continue writing our statements of philosophy in highly interactive small and large group conversations. Participants will leave this session with specific examples of statements and a professional statement of philosophy workbook.

While Amy's Spring 2021 workshop (Part 1 of 2) is not a...

Creating Virtual Spaces of Belonging

Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

This workshop discussed opportunities, challenges, and tips on how to create a sense of belonging in digital landscapes for undergraduate and graduate students. The educational theory of TechnoInclusion was discussed along with a few digital tools the presenters have used to support community building efforts. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions, share resources, and collectively strategize towards sustainable and engaged virtual spaces of belonging. ...

Community Conversations: Exploring Equity-Oriented Academic Coaching

Thursday, June 4, 2020 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Moderator: Marissa Valdez Reynoso, Director, Student Organization Advising & Leadership Development; LEAD Center Associate Director

Panelists:
Alicia Mandac, Assistant Director, Economics Undergraduate Student Services
Jan Carmelo Bautista, EOP Degree Completion Counselor
Amy Azuma, L&S College Advisor
Andrew Estrada Phuong, Chancellor's Fellow, Consultant, Program Developer, and Head Graduate Student Instructor, PhD student in the College of Education

The...

Circle of Care: The Journey and Joy of Thriving Together

Monday, June 13, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Our care for students is often what drives and fulfills us as university professionals. However, this work can also drain us and lead to tension within ourselves and among our teams. Caring for ourselves is essential to the sustainability of our mission, but this must be met by a system that is equally committed to our care. Today's session will help us clarify what we need to thrive in our work as individuals and how to foster a culture of care that nurtures us as a collective. When we co-create a more healthy...

Center for Support & Intervention: Supporting Students in Distress

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

In this session tailored to student-facing staff and faculty, learn about the Center for Support and Intervention's campus community prevention initiatives, how to recognize indicators of distress in students, and about how to refer students to key campus resources. For situations that are more intense or concerning, learn how CSI can provide additional insight, consultation, and direct assistance to you and to our students. This session will be recorded.

Presenters:

Alfred Day, Associate...

Career Readiness: A Framework to Support Students' Career Launch

Monday, October 17, 2022 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

In 2015, Employers and career services professionals came together under the Career Readiness Initiative - a shared understanding of what is needed to launch and develop a successful career, a common vocabulary by which to discuss needs and expectations, and a basic set of competencies upon which a successful career is launched. Career Readiness provides us with a framework for addressing career-related goals and outcomes, regardless of what a student is studying. This introductory presentation will...

Career Pathways In-and-Out of Advising and Student Services, Part 2

Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Interested in growing your experience and ready for a change? Feeling called in a new direction? Curious about a different job family? Believe it or not, you have many transferable skills to apply in other higher ed roles and even other employment sectors. Learn from colleagues who have successfully transitioned from one area of student services to another, or to other areas in higher education. Come ready to be inspired and leave with a tangible next step in mind. This is the second in a two-part series.

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