By Tristen Shay and McKenzie Huber

Have you ever worked with a student who had a Non-Traditional gender identity? Were you left wondering how you can support that student more knowledgeably? The presentation covers working with Gender Variant and Transgender students. Take aways – You will leave with tools, information and a fresh perspective on the challenges faced by Gender Variant and Transgender students.

AllSidesOfTheRainbow-OSU

By Michelle White and Sarah Kyllo

Advising professionals are always saying that the key component to academic advising is forming relationships. But how can these relationships begin when students appear uneasy or withdrawn? How can advisors (who are typically strong interpersonal communicators) create an environment where outward reflection is welcomed and encouraged? In the presentation, basics in advising and counseling theory were explored to address connective responses to some awkward/difficult conversations. We explored the use of verbal and non-verbal cues with various populations of students. Attached is the supporting materials to support the take aways of some bright and fresh practices for opening up conversation in advising setting.

Heartofconnection handout

Dear professional advisors, faculty, and instructors:

The Advisor Coffee Talks Committee uses the summer months as preparation for the upcoming year. This survey below allows a wide array of input from advisors, faculty, and staff of the wider university community to have a voice in the development process.

The ACT committee is dedicated to representation from all schools, colleges and departments. Please take the survey and share it with other faculty and staff. As we move into the summer months, the committee will commence conversations around beneficial professional developmental opportunities and conversations that can be had in our university community.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7S3WM32

If you are interested in becoming involved in the coordination of Advisor Coffee Talks please e-mail katrina.machorro@oregonstate.edu.

Thank you and see you all in the fall!

Best,

The Advisor Coffee Talk Committee

Katrina Machorro – Academic Advisor, New Media Communications

McKenzie Huber – Academic Advisor, Sociology

Kameron Kadooka – Academic Advisor, College of Engineering

Alex Aljets – Pre-Health Advisor, College of Science

Judy Dahlem, assisted by Mickey Reynolds came in to share a little about the world of Transfer Credit and how Advisors and Admissions can work together to provide students with the best transfer credit articulations possible.

Currently, Admissions does all of the transfer credit articulation by hand (may be changing soon) with International Admissions and the Bend Camps doing their own. The entire database of all articulated courses is housed in the Banner Page: SHATATR. They are also open to the public via our Single Course Search Tool, the Oregon Equivalency Page, and the Bacc Core @ Oregon CC and Hawaii DPP page.

Courses will not be evaluated to Writing Intensive or DPD courses – there is a transfer petition for that.

The rest of the time was spent answering questions from advisors – Judy wanted to follow up on one question specifically. IGETC  does clear the lower division bacc core requirements just as the AAOT does.

Questions and for any clarification around transfer credits, advisors can contact Judy Dahlem at Judy.Dahlem@oregonstate.edu