Meeting #4

Hello fellow CSUSB advisors!

Here's the notes from today's meeting:

Date: Monday, December 21, 2015
Time: 9 - 10 a.m.
Location: UGS Conference Room UH-397

Attendees: Matt Markin, Evelyn Knox, Michael Harrison, Lydia Pearson

Topics of discussion:

• GradesFirst and live date of SSC CAMPUS
• Notetaking functionality
• Benefits of advisor notes
• Public vs private notes and settings
• Trainings
• Connecting English courses & composition to real world scenarios
• Ingredients to success
• Student choice
• Student autonomy

Text given out in meeting:

• NACADA Statement of Core Values of Academic Advising Introduction
• NACADA Statement of Core Values of Academic Advising Declaration 
• NACADA Statement of Core Values of Academic Advising Exposition

Next meeting: Doodle will be sent in early January

See you in January!  Happy Holidays!

Matt

Meeting #3

Hello fellow CSUSB advisors!

Here are the notes from today's meeting:

Date: Friday, December 11, 2015
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Location: Santos Manuel Student Union

Attendees: Lydia Pearson, Michael Harrison, Matt Markin

Today was a coffee and collaboration meeting :)

Topics of discussion:

• How each attendee has grown through advising this quarter
• Tips for searching for classes 
• Discussion of academic advising article, The Professionalization of Academic Advising: Where Are We in 2010?

Next meeting: Doodle will be sent for availability

Take care,

Matt

Meeting #2

Hello fellow CSUSB advisors!

Here are the notes from today's meeting:

Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Time: 11 a.m. - noon
Location: UH-380

Attendees: Lydia Pearson, Evelyn Knox, Matt Markin

Topics of discussion:

• Academic advising role/responsibilities for each attendee
• Student population(s) each attendee works with
• Student scenario (case study)
• Networking
• Future meetings for consideration:
• Brown bag lunches (Lunch & Learn)
• Morning or afternoon coffee (Coffee & Collaborate)
• 1 hour meetings in office/conference room

Book/Article given out at meeting:

• The New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Academic Advising

• This book is divided into 6 parts:
1. Mastering the Art of Advising
2. Foundations: The Conceptual Component
3. Foundations: The Informational Component
4. Foundations: The Relational Component
5. Delivering Advising
6. Advisor Development for Foundational Mastery

• The Professionalization of Academic Advising: Where Are We in 2010?
• http://www.nacadajournal.org/doi/pdf/10.12930/0271-9517-30.1.66 
• A recommended article by NACADA (National Academic Advising Association)
• Homework- read article and plan for discussion at next meeting

Next meeting:

• Doodle will be sent for availability

Take care,

Matt

Meeting #1

Hello fellow CSUSB advisors!

Here are the notes from our 1st New Advisors Group meeting:

Date: Monday, November 23rd, 2015
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: UH-397

Attendees: Matt Markin, Michael Harrison, Lydia Pearson

Topics of discussion:

• Goals for new advisors group
• Types of literature (academic advising articles) to use in reading/discussions
• Struggles and successes of advisors
• Understanding academic advising
• Utilizing group as a community of academic advisors
• Utilizing group as a sounding board 
• Next meeting

Article given out at meeting:

• Ten 'Must Have' Tips for New (and Not So New) Academic Advisors
• https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Academic-Advising-Today/View-Articles/Ten-Must-Have-Tips-for-New-(and-Not-So-New)-Academic-Advisors.aspx 
• This article is great for those new to advising, but as the title suggests, this article can also serve as a refresher & reminder to veteran academic advisors.
• Tips 2, 5 and 7 seemed to have the most talking points among the group

Next meeting:

• Doodle will be sent for availability

Take care,

Matt

Welcome to our CSUSB New Advisors Group

Hi Advisors!

Welcome to our new advisors group blog!

This blog will serve to:

• Post meeting notes/discussion items from past meetings
• Reminders for upcoming meetings
• A way for us to interact with other CSUSB academic advisors
• Post any information that may be useful to other advisors (academic advising articles, campus resources, etc.)

I look forward to learning from and working with all of you!

Take care,

Matt