Advising Events

2020 Advising Conference

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Thank you again for your participation in this year's conference.

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Conference Program

Speaker Profiles

Additional Directions and Information

Post-Conference Assessment and Raffle Entry

Conference Program

Thursday - August 13th

• 9:00-9:30 Welcome and Conference Introduction: Instructions for attendance, overview of presenters
• 9:30-10:20 Speaker: Darryl Jones: Working Together to Outlast and Eliminate Bias
• 10:30-11:30 Speaker: Colleen Carmean: Nudging Students to Success

Friday - August 14th

• 9:00-9:20 Dr. Steven F. Barrett: Opening Remarks by the AVP of Undergraduate Education at the University of Wyoming
• 9:30-10:20 Academic Panel Discussion: Research and Scholarship Committee of Region 10, NACADA
• 10:30-11:30 Speaker:Sue Ohrablo: Replicating Face-to-Face Advising via Email

Speaker Profiles

Richard Miller | Opening Remarks on Thursday, August 13th

Associate Director for the office of Advising, Career and Exploratory Studies (ACES) at the University of Wyoming

Richard Miller’s career in higher education has spanned 25 years and included several positions with the TRiO programs as well as his current as the Associate Director for the office of Advising, Career and Exploratory Studies (ACES) at the University of Wyoming. Mr. Miller received his Bachelor of Science in Geography and Master of Science in Counselor Education from the University of Wyoming and is a former licensed counselor.

Darryl Jones | Working Together to Outlast and Eliminate Bias

Senior Associate Director of Admissions Coordinator for Multicultural Admissions & Intercollegiate Athletics Liaison

In 35 years of experience in higher education, Darryl has served as a nationally recognized speaker to schools on a variety of admissions and access related topics, is an innovator of unique partnerships with community-based organizations that serve that traditionally underserved, and a 2020 recipient of the Delwin K. Gustagson Award by the Pennsylvanian Association for College Admissions Counseling (PACAC), the association's highest honor. Read more about Darryl's experience on Emmy nominated HBO series: " We're Here" Esquire Magazine Interview with Bog The Drag Queen & Darryl .

Dr. Colleen Carmean | Nudging Students to Success

Founder and President of Ethical Analytics Group @ University of Washington Tacoma

Colleen is the founder of the Ethical Analytics Group, a consortium supporting education in moving to evidence in practices, decisions and innovations in student success. She is an advocate and strategist for analytics, e-learning, and new pedagogies. Her research is in emerging learning technologies and focuses on systems that bring together discovery, engagement, the user experience (UX), and assessment. Current projects include helping prepare two state of Washington school districts for the re-opening (and possible closing) of school in Fall 2020. Read more about Colleen's work at the University of Washington Tacoma and its relevancy to professional advisor's here: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/teaching-learning-technology/pplus.

Dr. Steven Barrett | Opening Remarks on Friday, August 14th

Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education @ University of Wyoming

Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D., P.E., received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993.  He was formally an active duty faculty member at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now the Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at the University of Wyoming and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dr. Sue Ohrablo | Replicating Face-to-Face Advising via Email

Executive Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising @ Jacksonville University

Sue has over 35 years of experience in higher education administration, working in public and private institutions and with diverse student populations ranging from freshman to doctoral level students. She has held positions as advising administrator, academic advisor, personal counselor, career counselor, and employment specialist. Sue is the author of High-Impact Advising:A Guide for Academic Advisors and The Pocket Advisor: A Family Guide to Navigating College, and currently serves as the Executive Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising at Jacksonville University. Read more about Dr. Ohrablo's career and publications at: https://sueohrablo.com/.

Discussion Panelists | Research and Scholarship Committee of Region 10, NACADA

Wendy Troxel | NACADA Center for Research at Kansas State University

Carita Harrell | Assistant Director of Academic Services at Arizona State University

Rhonda Kyncl | Associate Dean for Students University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences

Hailee Starr | Academic Advisor at the University of Wyoming

Amy Brenton | Academic Advisor at The University of Arizona

Additional Directions and Information

Please note- These sessions will NOT be recorded.

During presentations viewers will be able to interact with speakers via the Q&A function in WyoCast.

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Contact Andrea Colón at acolon@uwyo.edu

 

Post-Conference Assessment and Raffle Entry

Use the link below to access the 2020 Advisor Conference Evaluation and be automatically entered to win one of two copies of High Impact Advising: A guide for Academic Advisors by Sue Ohrablo!

Evaluation Link Day 1: https://forms.gle/8fwFkviicKEiq2Q27

Evaluation Link Day 2: https://forms.gle/FZbHLKABMLNF5iARA