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Recruiting , Training, and Retaining Advisors. Stacy L. Jones, Ed. D. The University of Alabama. Recruiting. Identify Faculty or Staff: Student Recommendation Current Advisor Recommendations Campus Media Outlets
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Recruiting , Training, and Retaining Advisors Stacy L. Jones, Ed. D. The University of Alabama
Recruiting • Identify Faculty or Staff: • Student Recommendation • Current Advisor Recommendations • Campus Media Outlets • Contact Office that Registers/Recognize Student Organizations for Recommendations • Contact College or Department related to Specific Discipline or Focus of Honorary
Recruiting • Highlight the Value of Service: • Extrinsic Rewards • Public recognition • Networking opportunities • Professional development • Tenure • Others?
Recruiting • Indentifying Rewards: • Intrinsic Rewards • Organization’s success • Individual student success • Personal growth and fulfillment • Others?
training • Define role of advisor: • Mentor - serve as resource, sounding board • Team Builder – turn students with individual goals and expectations into a team • Conflict Mediator – remind students of common goals and what is in the best interest of the organization • Reflective Agent – help students identify their strengths and weaknesses • Educator – model behavior, guide students in reflection, and answer questions
training • Motivator – encourage and recognize accomplishments. • Policy Interpreter – guide students through policies, procedures, and rules.
training • Clearly Define Role: • Use job description that you created for recruiting • Help advisor identify skills or knowledge that they have that they can use in these roles • Encourage the advisor to make the role their own
training • Define Policies and Procedures: • National organization’s policies and procedures • Institutional policies and procedures • Legal concerns
training • Advisior Training using Case Studies • Directions: You can use the following progressive case study with groups of advisors. • Distribute the initial case to the participants and allow them time to complete the first two questions. • When the questions are completed, take ten to fifteen minutes to discuss participants’ answers. • and so on…
Retaining • GRAPE Theory of Motivation • Growth – advisors will experience growth through opportunities for personal development. • Recognition – advisors may be recognized in a variety of ways such as personalized emails, letters to their supervisors, formal recognition ceremony, etc.
Retaining • Achievement – advisor could experience achievement through assisting students with goal setting, opportunities to scholarly activities provided by your organization. • Participation – advisors will play a integral part in evaluating the effectiveness of the organization both internally and externally. They will also benefit from ongoing training opportunities.
Retaining • Enjoyment – advisors will enjoy being a part of an organization that enhances their life and that rewards them both intrinsically and extrinsically.
References ACPA Commission for Student Involvement. Advisor Manual. Dunkel, N. W., & Schuh, J. H. (1998). Advising student groups and organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publisher. Pearson, F., & Bownan, R.L. (2000) The faculty role: Implications for collaboration with student affairs. College Student Affairs Journal: Spring 2000: 18.2, 29-40. Contact Stacy L. Jones, Ed. D. Director of Student Development Office of the Dean of Students The University of Alabama sjones@sa.ua.edu (205) 348-DEAN