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No Best Practices Event in 2010

Georgia Institute of Technology is hosting

2010 Region 4 Conference & 4th International Conference on Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising

March 21-23, 2010

overview

Sample from the 4th Annual Academic Advising Best Practices Event
Georgia Institute of Technology
Which was held on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Academic Advisors Network

what is a "Best Practices" event?

As advising colleagues, we have much to share and teach each other about our advising methods. Our goal is to share our best practices, our best "secrets" you might say, for creating efficient and effective academic advising systems. Please join us to learn how Georgia colleges and universities are reaching students through innovative advising strategies. This is also a great opportunity to network with our peers at other institutions.

event agenda

8:30 - 9:00 Registration


9:05 - 9:45 Welcome
Keynote Address
Dr. Nancy King - Executive Assistant for Strategic Initiatives, Student Success and Enrollment, Kennesaw State University


9:50 - 10:30 Concurrent Session #1
Michael Hall Georgia Perimeter College
Organizing the Initial Student Advising Session (4MB PDF)
Room 100

Mary Peek, Georgia Institute of Technology
Survival Fitness: Promoting Career Development for Undergraduates (14MB PDF)
Room 102


10:30 - 10:50 Networking Coffee Break


10:50 - 11:30 Concurrent Session #2
Brian E. Buckwald, Georgia State University
Streamline Degree Planning, Forms and Records with Adobe Acrobat (12MB PDF)
Room 103

Cheryl Rice, University of West Georgia
Too Many Students Too Little Time: Maintaining Developmental Advising During Crunch Time
Room 102


11:35 - 12:15 Concurrent Session #3
Elizabeth Miller, Georgia Institute of Technology
Transforming Student Communication Through Blogging
Room 103

Beatriz Hegidio, Georgia Institute of Technology
Connecting with our Hispanic Students (4MB PDF)
Room 102


12:15 - 1:45 Lunch


1:45 - 2:25 Concurrent Session #4
Kathy Earwood, Georgia Institute of Technology
Special Recognition for Honors Graduates in CoC
Room 100

Brian E. Buckwald and Deborah Beach Bradford, Georgia State University
Utilizing Social Media to Enhance Communication in Advising (12MB PDF)
Room 102


2:30 - 3:10 Concurrent Session #5
Jennifer Kimble and Mirjana Brockett, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mentoring and Advising through Student Organizations (903KB PDF)
Room 100

Kristi Mehaffey, Georgia Institute of Technology
Using Interactive Curriculum Guides to Increase Student Accountability (3.5MB PDF)
Room 102


3:20 - 4:00 Plenary Session
Cedric Stallworth
Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mr. Stallworth's career has centered on helping students and their parents make successful transitions from high school to college and from college to the work place. He has developed and run bridge programs that give students and parents practice at the college experience. He has run mentoring programs that oversee a student's development and provide parents with supportive feedback. He is in constant contact with undergraduate students, providing them with encouragement, advice and a sympathetic ear. He has recently taken on the duties of Assistant Dean in the College and is working to build a program that can effectively recruit and retain computing students from all talent pools.


Interested in Topics and Presenters from our past Best Practices Events? Check them out.
Best Practices 2008 (121KB PDF)
Best Practices 2006 (119KB PDF)
Best Practices 2005 (56KB PDF)