OAAA Virtual Annual Conference
Under the Advising Umbrella
Save the Date: April 13, 2023
Under the Advising Umbrella
Save the Date: April 13, 2023
Conference Schedule
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9-9:10am
Welcome
9:10-9:50am
Opening Keynotes: Miranda Atkinson & Rachel Allen
Parts of the Whole: Why the Sum is Greater with Holistic Student Support
10-10:50am: Concurrent Session 1
Hiring in Higher Education: An Insiders Panel
Sally Garner, Director of Student Services, UO
Jennifer Koshnick, Associate Director, WOU
Claudia Hamilton, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, OSU
Panel Moderator: Thomas Shelly, OSU
Join our moderated panel of Higher Education insiders who have tips and tricks for applicants looking to get into higher education, administrators building position descriptions, and advocating for equitable search practices.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Rylie Vallo and Lilly Avery, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
*NOTE: Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective - is the same presentation offered during three different concurrent sessions. Each session will be presented by different peer advisors from Oregon State University's Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) to offer insight on having financial conversations with students. OAAA encourages & supports student involvement in our organization & are excited to host peer advisors from CAFE at our conference.
11-11:50am: Concurrent Session 2
Transformational Mentorship: Connecting with and Empowering Students through Leadership Techniques, Theory and Practice
Rebekah Short, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student, OSU
Higher education is a time where students experience tremendous growth and change. This pivotal time in students’ lives is often experienced through the exploration of new independence, relationships, and personal identities. By combining methods of transformational leadership with mentoring best practices, higher educational practitioners can offer support that challenges our students not only to grow academically, but also holistically during this transitional time.
Canvas as an Advising Tool
Janell Johnson, Senior Instructor I, AnRS Head Academic Advisor, OSU
Tired of sending e-mails to students? Learn how your LMS can help you with advising! Participants will recognize how Canvas can be used as a communication tool in academic advising; identify types of information that can be shared with students using a Canvas studio site; develop ideas that pertain to how Canvas can benefit academic advising within a unit or academic program. Although a listserv has a place and purpose, designing a Canvas studio site can streamline communication and avoid e-mail fatigue for students. This lecture presentation will discuss how an LMS (i.e., Canvas) can be used as a tool to communicate important advising information to students.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Jacob Brucker and Aaden Poindexter, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
12-1pm: Lunch on your own
1-1:50pm: Concurrent Session 3
LGBTQIA+ 101 - Supporting Students & Colleagues
Jason Beckerman, Student Services Analyst, Glendale Community College
Students often come to us with questions and conversations that go well beyond the classroom. Many of us feel pressure to know the right thing to say or do to help, but we don’t always have the answers. Educating ourselves about inclusive practices for those with an oppressed sexual orientation or gender identity better equips us to support our students. This session is a safe space to learn and explore terminology, processes, and ally development for LGBTQIA+ students and colleagues.
Building Success in College Math Through Corequisites
Elizabeth Cox Brand, Executive Director, Student Success Center, Oregon Community College Association
Keith Schloeman, Math Instructor & Math Program Co-Chair, Chemeketa Community College
The low rate at which students enrolling in developmental math courses go on to successfully complete a college level math course has been well documented, as have the impacts on student retention and degree completion. Corequisite models provide an alternative to traditional sequences of developmental mathematics courses. Data from college systems that have scaled corequisite models will be presented along with a discussion of math corequisite implementation in currently underway in Oregon community colleges.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Angel Bowe and Atom Rousseau, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
2-2:50pm: Concurrent Session 4
Building Transfer Pathways from Community Colleges to Private Institutions
Linda Samek, OTP-LA Project Director, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities,
Elizabeth Cox Brand, Executive Director, Student Success Center, Oregon Community College Association
For a variety of reasons, transfer-intending students from public institutions, including community colleges and 4-year universities, do not regularly consider private institutions as viable transfer destinations. We will be discussing barriers, opportunities, and new pathways under construction that we believe will change the desirable options for transferring students. A project goal is to develop compelling informational materials for advisors and students, so we will be soliciting feedback on what would be helpful for you and your students.
Financial Aid to Advising: The Transition
Kelly Mason, Academic Advisor, UO
Has your experience in other positions in higher ed helped or hindered your transition to advising? Lets talk about it! This presentation will explore the pros and cons of existing institutional knowledge during and after becoming an advisor. This interactive discussion about the audiences experiences working in higher ed. The presenter will share my experience working as a financial aid counselor and then transitioning to academic advising and how this institutional knowledge has been both a blessing and a burden.
3:00-3:15 pm
Membership Business
3:15-3:30pm
Closing and Thank Yous
9-9:10am
Welcome
9:10-9:50am
Opening Keynotes: Miranda Atkinson & Rachel Allen
Parts of the Whole: Why the Sum is Greater with Holistic Student Support
10-10:50am: Concurrent Session 1
Hiring in Higher Education: An Insiders Panel
Sally Garner, Director of Student Services, UO
Jennifer Koshnick, Associate Director, WOU
Claudia Hamilton, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, OSU
Panel Moderator: Thomas Shelly, OSU
Join our moderated panel of Higher Education insiders who have tips and tricks for applicants looking to get into higher education, administrators building position descriptions, and advocating for equitable search practices.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Rylie Vallo and Lilly Avery, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
*NOTE: Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective - is the same presentation offered during three different concurrent sessions. Each session will be presented by different peer advisors from Oregon State University's Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) to offer insight on having financial conversations with students. OAAA encourages & supports student involvement in our organization & are excited to host peer advisors from CAFE at our conference.
11-11:50am: Concurrent Session 2
Transformational Mentorship: Connecting with and Empowering Students through Leadership Techniques, Theory and Practice
Rebekah Short, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student, OSU
Higher education is a time where students experience tremendous growth and change. This pivotal time in students’ lives is often experienced through the exploration of new independence, relationships, and personal identities. By combining methods of transformational leadership with mentoring best practices, higher educational practitioners can offer support that challenges our students not only to grow academically, but also holistically during this transitional time.
Canvas as an Advising Tool
Janell Johnson, Senior Instructor I, AnRS Head Academic Advisor, OSU
Tired of sending e-mails to students? Learn how your LMS can help you with advising! Participants will recognize how Canvas can be used as a communication tool in academic advising; identify types of information that can be shared with students using a Canvas studio site; develop ideas that pertain to how Canvas can benefit academic advising within a unit or academic program. Although a listserv has a place and purpose, designing a Canvas studio site can streamline communication and avoid e-mail fatigue for students. This lecture presentation will discuss how an LMS (i.e., Canvas) can be used as a tool to communicate important advising information to students.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Jacob Brucker and Aaden Poindexter, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
12-1pm: Lunch on your own
1-1:50pm: Concurrent Session 3
LGBTQIA+ 101 - Supporting Students & Colleagues
Jason Beckerman, Student Services Analyst, Glendale Community College
Students often come to us with questions and conversations that go well beyond the classroom. Many of us feel pressure to know the right thing to say or do to help, but we don’t always have the answers. Educating ourselves about inclusive practices for those with an oppressed sexual orientation or gender identity better equips us to support our students. This session is a safe space to learn and explore terminology, processes, and ally development for LGBTQIA+ students and colleagues.
Building Success in College Math Through Corequisites
Elizabeth Cox Brand, Executive Director, Student Success Center, Oregon Community College Association
Keith Schloeman, Math Instructor & Math Program Co-Chair, Chemeketa Community College
The low rate at which students enrolling in developmental math courses go on to successfully complete a college level math course has been well documented, as have the impacts on student retention and degree completion. Corequisite models provide an alternative to traditional sequences of developmental mathematics courses. Data from college systems that have scaled corequisite models will be presented along with a discussion of math corequisite implementation in currently underway in Oregon community colleges.
Paying for College: A Peer Advisor’s Perspective*
Angel Bowe and Atom Rousseau, Peer Mentors with the Center for Advancing Financial Education (CAFE) at OSU
Hear from our CAFE Peer Mentors who will talk through the steps we often take with students in one-on-one appointments, we would use OSU as an example - but know that as we work with students from other schools, we help them identify what is true at each school. We will encourage Advisors to connect students to some of these financial planning steps, such as making an appointment with CAFE. Additionally, learning some basics around billing, financial aid, scholarships, etc. can help them help students identify issues or connect to resources early on in a proactive way.
2-2:50pm: Concurrent Session 4
Building Transfer Pathways from Community Colleges to Private Institutions
Linda Samek, OTP-LA Project Director, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities,
Elizabeth Cox Brand, Executive Director, Student Success Center, Oregon Community College Association
For a variety of reasons, transfer-intending students from public institutions, including community colleges and 4-year universities, do not regularly consider private institutions as viable transfer destinations. We will be discussing barriers, opportunities, and new pathways under construction that we believe will change the desirable options for transferring students. A project goal is to develop compelling informational materials for advisors and students, so we will be soliciting feedback on what would be helpful for you and your students.
Financial Aid to Advising: The Transition
Kelly Mason, Academic Advisor, UO
Has your experience in other positions in higher ed helped or hindered your transition to advising? Lets talk about it! This presentation will explore the pros and cons of existing institutional knowledge during and after becoming an advisor. This interactive discussion about the audiences experiences working in higher ed. The presenter will share my experience working as a financial aid counselor and then transitioning to academic advising and how this institutional knowledge has been both a blessing and a burden.
3:00-3:15 pm
Membership Business
3:15-3:30pm
Closing and Thank Yous
