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CAREER ADVISING COUNCILPURDUE UNIVERSITY
TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING ACADEMIC & CAREER ADVISINGColleen Brown, Senior Academic Advisor Jennifer Fecher, Senior Academic AdvisorKaletra Dispennett, Career Services ConsultantBrooke Linn, Assistant Director of Student Services
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGMEET THE PRESENTERS
Colleen Brown – Senior Academic Advisor, Exploratory Studies
Jennifer Fecher – Senior Academic Advisor, College of Health and Human Sciences
Brooke Linn – Assistant Director of Student Services, College of Pharmacy
Kaletra Dispennett – Career Consultant, Center for Career Opportunities
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGOBJECTIVES
Approaches to integration
Examine concrete examples of student activities and advisor training
Brainstorm and create your own personalized action plan
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGWHY IS THIS TOPIC IMPORTANT?
Dominating topic with parents/students All students need some level of career advising unique to
them1
Students feel more satisfied and less anxious when careers are discussed early/often2
Career issues critical to recruitment and retention2/3
Advisors have expressed need for more information4
1 Gordon, V. N. (2009). Career advising: An academic advisor’s guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass2 Hughey. K. F. & Hughey, J. K. (2009). Foundations of Career Advising. In Hughey, Nelson, Damminger, McCalla-Wriggins (Eds), Handbook of Career Advising (1-18). San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass.3Nutt, Charlie L. (ND). Advising and Student Retention Article. Retrieved 4/8/2015 from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View-Articles/Advising-and-Student-Retention-article.aspx#sthash.3pxBCbO3.dpuf 4 NACADA Career Advising Survey. (2007). Results retrieved 4/8/2015 from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View-Articles.aspx
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGAPPROACHES TO INTEGRATION
Many options for integration exist along the formal – informal continuum
1 Formal Institutional level One-stop center Fully cross-trained advisors
Informal Individual
levelAdvisor
Initiative
CollaborativeSpecial EventsSharing ResourcesClassroom Presentations
Professional DevelopmentContinuing education coursesCertificate programs
1 Nelson, D.B. & McCalla-Wriggins, B. (2009). Integrated Career and Academic Advising Programs. In Hughey, Nelson, Damminger, McCalla-Wriggins (Eds), Handbook of Career Advising (1-18). San
Franscisco: Jossey-Bass.
ACTIVITY ONEINDIVIDUAL ACTIVITYDescribe, in writing, the approach to academic and career advising on your campus.
• Is academic and career advising formally integrated into one centralized service center? Or is it decentralized?
• Are people fully or partially cross-trained in academic and career advising? Is it somewhere in between?
• What are some examples of the informal integration of academic and career advising happening on your campus?
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING• West Lafayette, IN
• Undergraduate enrollment: 29,497
• 10 academic colleges or schools and Exploratory Studies
• Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGCAREER ADVISING COUNCIL (CAC)
• Formation
• Leadership & Composition
• Two main goals:• Create a consistent approach to career
advising for all students• Provide opportunities for academic
advisors to gain knowledge in career advising
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGMYCAREERPLAN• Access via the New Student tab
• Activity Menu• Option 1: Interview an Expert• Option 2: Career Investigation• Option 3: Career Time Travel
• Reflection
• Discussion
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGACTIVITIES AND REFLECTION
www.cco.purdue.edu/mycareerplan
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGEXAMPLE 1
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGEXAMPLE 2
What patterns did you discover in your interests and activities over time?
“When I was younger, I tended to choose careers that I wanted to be because they sounded cool or impressive. As I have gotten older, I have become more aware of what I am good at and really interested in and this has affected my career choices.”
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGEXAMPLE 3
What are your next steps?
“After receiving a B.S. at Purdue University, I plan to go to graduate school and become a Doctor of Physical Therapy.”
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGINITIAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT
• CAC Subcommittees
• Student Leader Guidelines
• Advisor Guidelines
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGFOUNDATIONAL AREAS OF CAREER ADVISING• Developed 6-part training module for advisors
• Provide consistent training• Give advisors tools to share with their students
• Training based on career services model• Model used by Career Services to identify where
to begin with a student seeking career advising• Accessible to website visitors• Contains hands-on activities that students can
doindependently or with a consultant
https://www.cco.purdue.edu/students/career-decision-making-model.aspx
FOUNDATIONAL AREAS OF CAREER ADVISING
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGTRAINING MODULES• Planning done by subcommittees of CAC• Limited Registration• Whole Group Orientation
• Overview of CCO Services• Breakout Sessions
• Identifying Strengths • Occupational/Major Exploration • Gaining Experience• Evaluate, Plan, Act
• Final Session – Marketing Self• Certificate of Completion
ACTIVITY TWOINDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
In the second box on your reflection sheet, brainstorm new ideas to help improve your campus’s current practices.
• How can you modify the examples given today to fit your campus?
• What other ideas or activities can you come up with using the resources from the career decision-making model or other career advising resources?
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISINGIMPROVEMENTS & NEW DIRECTIONS
• Student Activity:myCareerPlan
• Advisor Training Program: Foundations of Career Advising
• The Future of the Career Advising Council
ACTIVITY THREESMALL GROUP ACTIVITY
• Form small groups with the individuals sitting around you.
• Share the ideas you came up with during the second activity and anything new you thought of during the last part of the presentation.
• Don’t forget to record your ideas/new ideas in the third box of your reflection sheet!
ACTIVITY FOURINDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Reflect on all of the ideas and activities you’ve learned about here today. What is one action item you can implement right away to improve the career advising practices on your campus? Record that item at the bottom of your reflection sheet.
CAREER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS
