Kim Kushner Coordinator for Student Development amp Leadership KimKushnercoloradoedu 3034925675 Lindy Stein Residence Hall Director LindyStein coloradoedu 3034927732 University of Colorado Boulder ID: 524801
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CPAC 2014Kim Kushner, Coordinator for Student Development & LeadershipKim.Kushner@colorado.edu303-492-5675Lindy Stein, Residence Hall DirectorLindy.Stein@ colorado.edu303-492-7732University of Colorado Boulder
Advising
, Supervising, Mentoring, oh my! What hat do you wear?Slide2
Tell us: Your Name Your School Why you are at this session What you would like to get out of the sessionIntroductionsSlide3
Review terminology for some of our most important job responsibilitiesArticulate and further define difference between advising and supervisingReflect on professional role and its relationship to advisingShare best practices and struggles with student organization advising
Create action plan/goals to better your role as an advisor and student affairs practitioner
Agenda/OUTCOMESSlide4
Managing, Supervising, Advising and Mentoring: Each Requires a Unique Hat for the Professional by Monica Marcelis Fochtman Advisor Resource Training (ART), National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
FrameworksSlide5
Advise (v.): offer advice, to counsel; recommend, suggest; inform, notifyManage (v.): to direct the affairs or interests of; direct or conduct business affairsManager (n.): One who controls resources & expensesMentor (n.): A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
Supervise (v.): To have the charge & direction of
Supervisor (n.): One who supervises
Advise, manage, mentor, supervise: The BasicsSlide6
Draw Your Student Affairs HatSlide7
Advise: Wearing the Hard HatManage: Wearing the Clown HatMentor: Wearing the Wizard HatSupervise: Wearing the Captain’s and First Mate’s HatAdvise, manage, mentor, supervise: The Unique Hats we wearSlide8
ADVISORS SHOULD:ADVISORS SHOULD NOT:Develop a good rapport with the students
Become such an advocate that they lose their objective point of view
Suggest
Impose
Work with the executive board to complete tasks
Do the work of the President or for
other members of the executive board
Help ensure that the group examines all sides of an issue
Lose
their objectivity or sense of the bigger picture/purpose
Help develop
a sense of team spirit and cooperation
Allow
the organization to become a one or two-person operation
Be assertive on necessary issues
Be laissez
faire or autocratic
Have a relationship with the group that allows
challenge, support, and growth
Be the parent or smothering administrator
Attend all of the group’s meetings and programsAssume they are to handle everything and will benefit without your presenceTreat members as individuals and work with those unique styles and skillsPractice the same style of advising throughout the year or as the student leadership changes
Advisor overviewSlide9
A resource person A planner A financial counselor A role model A consultant A sounding board A liaison A developer
Roles of an advisorSlide10
Starting Point:The advisor and group should determine jointly the advisor’s roleLet students discuss what they feel advisor’s role in group should beThe advisor should state a definition of the role, including institutional pressures that affect itRoles of an advisor: Beginning and EvaluationSlide11
Evaluate the Role:Is the advisor following the agreed-upon role? Is there a need to renegotiate the role?Is the advisor available to the group?Is the advisor appropriately involved at meetings?Is the advisor helpful to individual officers and members?Does the advisor offer constructive feedback and appropriate suggestions?Does the advisor share information concerning institutional policies and procedures with the group?
Does the advisor assist leaders in learning and using group development tools?
Roles of an advisor:
Beginning and EvaluationSlide12
What works for you as an advisor and balancer of so many professional responsibilities/hats? Where do you still need to grow? Write down 3 SMART goals you have for this year regarding your advising role SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-FramedFinal thoughts: Best Practices/Goal SettingSlide13
Final Quote