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SSARPG Advisor Training

Faculty Advisory Training

Student Success through Advising for Retention, Progress and Graduation (SSARPG) is a committee appointed to develop and deliver a program to SPSU faculty (full time and part time) to increase their knowledge and skills in academic advising and to provide easily accessible advising support materials and resources for their use. Effective in 2012, the advising program will include the opportunity for faculty to be designated as a Master Advisor.

Spring 2013 Workshops

2013 Advising Updates

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Location: Online

This workshop is required for all full-time faculty and provides an update of advising-related information and initiatives for the current academic year. The workshop is fully online and asynchronous. All full-time faculty should register for the workshop through the CTE; you will be given log-in information once registered.

Outcomes:

  • Participants will be able to describe SPSU's Complete College Georgia initiative
  • Participants will be familiar with updates to the DegreeWorks program
  • Participants will be able to describe the purpose of the Master Advisor track
  • Participants will be able to define the role of the faculty in advising at SPSU
Asynchronous Must be completed by April 30, 2013

Advising Military Students: A Campus-wide Collaboration

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Location: CTE Flexible Classroom Moderator: Dan Branham

This seminar will be a panel discussion feature speakers from Career and Counseling, Financial Aid, the ATTIC and the Registrar’s office. Each panelist will speak on the services they provide to our military students and what advisors should be aware of when referring military students to these specific offices.

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe the role of Financial Aid in assisting military students
  • Describe the role of Career and Counseling in assisting military students
  • Describe the role of the ATTIC in assisting military students
  • Describe the role of the Registrar in assisting military students
  • Determine when it is appropriate to refer military students to specific offices on campus
Dates & Times February 25 12pm - 1:30pm

Appreciative Advising: What Every Advisor Needs to Know

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Location: CTE Flexible Classroom Presenter: Sonia Toson

Appreciative Advising is the collaborative practice of asking positive, open-ended questions that help students optimize their educational experiences and achieve their dreams, goals, and potential. It is encompasses a fully student-centered approach to student development. Come learn how appreciative advising can be used to increase student retention and success rates!

Participants will be able to:

  • Define appreciate advising
  • Describe the six phases of appreciative advising
  • Discuss the application of appreciative advising to current advising duties
Dates & Times March 27 12pm - 1pm
April 2 12pm - 1pm