Check out these academic advisor forums for spring 2020 - Academic Expressions

Academic Expressions

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Check out these academic advisor forums for spring 2020

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The academic advisor forums will be included in the Provost Communiqué prior to each event date. If you want to view the entire forum schedule and session descriptions for the spring 2020 semester, visit the Academic Advising and Transfer Center website.

Cultural competence vs. cultural humility? Toward a new paradigm in advising

Effectively advising students from backgrounds distinct from yours can be a challenge. Recent debates have pitted cultural competence against cultural humanity, thus creating two philosophies concerning advising students from diverse backgrounds. In this session, we will look at what the research tells us about some of the pros and cons of each philosophy, and then move toward a model that integrate the two. In presenting this new paradigm, I hope to better equip academic advisors with the tools they need to ensure that our students are successful.

Thursday, March 5
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Plaster Student Union 315 A&B
Presented by Kyler Sherman-Wilkins, Sociology

Registration is appreciated but not required.

General education sampler: Social and behavioral sciences,
part 2

Do you find yourself wanting more information about a general education course than the basic course description? Do advisees ask you to tell them more about general education courses in a specific area? Come and learn additional information about some of our represented departments in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (GEC 110) area. The following courses will be covered: GRY 108, MED 120, PSY 121, REL 131, SOC 150.

Tuesday, March 10
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Plaster Student Union 308
Facilitated by Christina Bowles

Registration is appreciated but not required.

Master Advisor Reception

Come celebrate the Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Winners. President Smart will give opening remarks on academic advising and the Master Advisor Program at Missouri State University. Appetizers and desserts will be available. This celebration is open to all advisors.

Thursday, March 26
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Davis-Harrington Welcome Center
Coordinated by the Academic Advising and Transfer Center

View the entire spring 2020 academic advisor forum series.