Tuesday, August 13

Advising as Teaching

Today's session has been organized by Sarah Malena, as part of the larger HHMI project, to extend the conversation about excellence in inclusive teaching to our work as faculty advisors, which is a bylaws-defined component of our teaching. This day is a "kick off" for other conversations that will come throughout the year and is limited to faculty who have advising rosters. Later conversations will create space for other members of campus to join the conversation.

Breakfast will be available from 8:45-9:15 in the CITL Lobby!

Invited Plenary: Faculty Perspectives on Advising (9:15-10:15)

Elizabeth Hart

Drawing on her 2020 article, "Faculty Perspectives on Advising," (shared below) Hart will invite SMCM faculty to reflect on the ways in which we conceptualize and enact advising as an extension of our teaching. In this session, she will review findings from her own research about what faculty advisors perceive as their responsibility in academic advising, challenges to meaningful advising interactions, and perceptions of institutional support for faculty advising. However, this session will move beyond her research and attendees will…

Discuss particular challenges and strengths of faculty advising at their institution and the forms of support that would benefit faculty in the practice of academic advising
Explore in what ways impactful advising relates to teaching (and learning)
Discuss ways in which faculty advisors can continue impacting the student experience by bridging the advising and learning experiences, moving teaching (and learning) beyond the boundary of the classroom

Speaker Biography

Elizabeth Hart currently serves as the Graduate Program Manager for the MS in Physics- Quantum Computing Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also held roles of Coordinator of Academic Support Services, Academic Advising Manager, and instructor for various courses related to college student success. Hart received her M.S. Ed. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, B.A. in English from Coastal Carolina University, and Professional Certificate in Online Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently working towards the NASPA Certificate in Student Affairs Law and Policy, and looking forward to pursuing a Ph.D. with a focus in education policy. Her research interests in higher education focus on academic advising, specifically the experiences of faculty advisors and support from their institutions—and how institutions and departments can support faculty in ways that allow them to better support and have positive interactions with students.

Hart-Baldridge 2020 Faculty Advisor Perspectives NACADA.pdf

Panel Discussion: Faculty Perspectives on Advising from Beyond SMCM (10:30-11:30)

Sarah Malena will facilitate a panel discussion with faculty from institutions within the HHMI Learning Community and beyond about the ways in which advising systems and structures for faculty are supported at other campus.

Please note: Panelists will be joining over Zoom.

Cooper Battle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, and Co-chair of the Health Professions Advising Committee at Willamette University

Caitlin Brez, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Co-director of IGNITE first year experience program, at UNC Asheville

Kelly Sheppard, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee at Skidmore College

11:30-1:00 Lunch Break

Lunch Tickets will be provided for in-person attendees

Workshopping Advising: Pathways to Extend the Conversation (1:00-3:15)

Though path options could change based on how the earlier-in-the day conversations unfold, here are some proposed workshop options for the afternoon. Group size/interests will guide further 'timing' of this period. Elizabeth Hart-Baldridge will be joining us!

Aligning the 2023 Teaching Values to Advising

Building from the Bylaws: How can/should we think about how advising is evaluated?

How do we further develop the idea of 'advising is teaching' for SMCM?

Final wrap-up and conversation (3:20-4:00)

3:30-4:30 Refresher Workshop/Training on Anthology Timesheets

This is a training session in 2 parts; it will be led by Kristan Thomas, with support from Jennifer Falkowski in OIT. The training will be held in the 3rd floor media lab in Baltimore Hall; there is no Zoom option.

3:30-4 Learn how to enter your monthly leave report sheet as a Full-time faculty member

4-4:30: Learn how to enter payroll information for the following situations: teaching an overload in a semester; receiving a stipend for an extra duty (not added to your base salary); teaching a course in another division.

Because space is limited, and faculty permissions need to be verified, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK.

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