Comprehensive Student Advising: An Integrated College-Wide Approach to Facilitating Student Success Wednesday, February 10th ~ 1-3:00EST
If you can not make this date and time, you can watch the recording. Each participant will receive a link to the recording which is good for one year and can be distributed to your entire faculty and staff via email for viewing anytime, anywhere!
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Please note: Payment is not required prior to event date but is greatly appreciated.
Overview
Established vi a Legislative mandate, South Texas College opened its doors in 1993 and has grown from 1,038 to over 27,000 students in sixteen years. Serving a 95% Hispanic Student body, the College has taken bold steps to balance student access with student success. This session will focus on the holistic case-management approach to student advisement utilizing cross-divisional strategies and resources to ensure student engagement. The session will include a detailed description of the five pronged approach to student advising connecting every student to the College through a faculty member, advisor, success coach, mentor, or counselor.
Objectives
Participants will learn:
A process for establishing institutional commitment to student success initiatives
Strategies to establish college-wide responsibility for student advisement including: *Faculty Advising *Beacon Mentoring (Financial Aid , Course Based ) *First-Time-In-College (FTIC) Case Management *At Risk Counseling
Techniques utilized to assess existing advising processes
Tools for implementing a comprehensive faculty and staff advising and professional development program
Evaluation and assessment tools for monitoring the impact of advising strategies on student success outcomes (course completion, term to term persistence, fall to spring persistence, etc.)
Who should attend?
Most institutional representatives will benefit from this workshop, including Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Deans, Directors, Institutional Researchers, faculty, and staff.
Who are the speakers?
Luzelma G. Canales, Interim Associate Dean of Community Engagement & Workforce Development
Luzelma G. Canales currently serves as the Interim Associate Dean of Community Engagement & Workforce Development at South Texas College. She oversees the development and implementation of initiatives related to community engagement and nontraditional programs (non-credit) for the College. She establishes and maintains collaborative relationships and partnerships with community organizations, members of the community, institutions of higher education, public school districts, and other private/public organizations and agencies. Luzelma oversees the development and delivery of all continuing education and corporate training programs. She is also responsible for identifying and responding to grant opportunities, ensuring compliance with College grants/contracts, and facilitating accountability and management reviews for all college offices and departments. She serves as the College lead on the Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count initiative, which is a national project addressing the achievement and attainment gap for underrepresented students. She is also the lead in the Excelencia in Education Starting Point: Community College and the Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) at Texas Border Institutions initiatives, which focused promoting Latino student success. Luzelma is also serving as the lead for the Public Agenda/MDC Community Engagement and Leadership Development pilot, which engages the diverse stakeholders in the region in community conversations focused on student success issues. To date, Luzelma has worked with four area School Districts and STC Division of Academic Affairs to establish four early college high schools. Canales has over 20 years of higher education experience. Luzelma was awarded the Meritorious Service Award in 1995 by the President of the University of Texas Pan American and the Presidential Jaguar Excellence Award in 2005 by the President of South Texas College.
Paul Hernandez, Dean of Student Support Services
Paul Hernandez currently serves as Dean of Student Support Services for South Texas College. He is responsible for providing leadership in the Office of Counseling and Advising. The department of Counseling and Advising provides academic advising, career and personal counseling, special services for students with disabilities, and assistance with special populations. Mr. Hernandez also oversees the College Success Coaches (previously Retention Specialsists) assigned to Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Mr. Hernandez leads the training for all faculty advising, Beacon Mentoring Program, a case-management approach to holistic student advisement. Mr. Hernandez has over 18 years of higher education experience including time as a full-time faculty member and Program Chair in Social Behavioral Sciences and continues to teach as an Adjunct faculty member. He has presented at numerous national conferences on the development and application of Bilingual Counseling Education Curriculum and the Promoting of Counseling Services via the Internet. He has served as an institutional leader for the National Science Foundation as a member of the Foundation Coalition Program. The primary goal of this program was to expand math and science education to Minority Serving Institutions of Higher Education. Paul was awarded the Student Services & Development Jaguar Excellence Award in 2006 and. He is currently a Licensed Professional Counselor by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and serves as a Licensed Professional Counselor Board Approved Supervisor. Mr. Hernandez holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science in Psychology from Texas A&M University Kingsville.
Registration Information
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A webinar is an interactive seminar conducted over the web and is typically 1.5 to 2 hours long.
What is the process? Webinar participants log into the webinar site with a username and password sent via email. Participants can print handouts, as we send you a link to the presentation via email approximately 2 days prior to the event. Once logged in, you are able to see the PowerPoint slides, ask questions and make comments via chat, very similar to instant messaging.
Is there a recording available? Approximately one week after the conclusion of the webinar, you will receive a link to the recording which is yours for one year and can be forwarded to all faculty and staff at your institution for viewing anytime, anywhere.
What equipment is required? An Internet connection, computer speakers and LCD projector if a large group is present.
What are the benefits of a webinar?
Cost-Effective: No travel required. Webinars are an innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train the more you save, as the registration fee is per institution, not per person. Easy: You will receive a detailed list of instructions via email a week prior to the event. And if you run into any problems, were always here to help. Interactive: Chat online with presenters, participate in online polling questions, discuss specific situations with your colleagues, and receive implementation strategies for your campus (included when appropriate). You can even join a discussion group to continue the discussion with the presenter and webinar participants. Join discussion groups at www.weeklyinnovations.org Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions. Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.
Value Added: When you purchase a webinar, you also receive access to the recording, which is good for one year. You can use it wherever and as often as you want, offering consistent training to your faculty and staff.
Flexible Training:
Live: Promote and attend a live webinar and debrief immediately following.
Hybrid: Distribute a recording to all faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.
On-Demand: Distribute a recording to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org
In-Service Training: Plan an in-service around a live webinar or schedule a day and time to show the recording in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend - brainstorm and discuss implications for your college. Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the webinar with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.
Team-Building: Utilize these webinars to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.
