Syracuse University’s 2nd Annual Undergraduate Advising Conference
Advisors: Key Pieces in the Student Success Puzzle
Syracuse University will host its second annual conference for the undergraduate advising community on May 14, 2024. Advising is a critical component of higher education and advisors hold unique positions in which they guide students in developing both educational and career plans.
This year, we are excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Jenny Bloom, author, tenured Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology and the Founder of the Office of Appreciative Education at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and 2017 winner of NACADA’s Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in the Field of Advising, along with our own SU advising leaders, academic advisers, and student success personnel, to share and experience best practices, innovative ideas about advising, the future of advising, strategies to support students and more.
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Whitman School of Management
Breakfast and lunch provided.
Registration required: Register here by April 19.
Presentations will include:
- Being a Student-Athlete: A Piece of the Puzzle
- Supporting Post-Traditional Students at Syracuse University
- Advising Students Impacted by Trauma
- A Tool for Equitable Access in Advising Appointments: The Universal Design for Learning
- Advising with a Life Design Lens
- If Advising is Teaching, Where’s the Lesson Plan? How to Help Plan, Assess and Assist Student Discovery
2024 Advisors Conference DRAFT Schedule-As of 4-10-24
Presentation abstracts and presenter bios