Adventures in Advising

Feb 02 2025 117 ep. 86 mins 24
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Passionate about working with students and making a difference in their lives? Join Matt Markin and his advising guests as they bring together the global academic advising community to share knowledge, best practices, and their own advising stories.

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Higher Ed Synergy: Advancing Student Equity & Belonging - Adventures in Advising

Feb 02 2025 36 mins  
Dr. Duan Jackson from the California State University Office of the Chancellor discusses the evolution of her role as director of student advising initiatives in which she oversees advising and career services, new student orientation, and learning support. Duan highlights the importance of collaboration among California's higher education institutions, including the University of

The Evolution and Legacy of Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising

Jan 26 2025 54 mins  
In this episode, Ben Hopper from the NACADA Executive Office shares information about the upcoming NACADA Region Conferences and why you should attend. Then, Dr. Tom Grites, a founding member of NACADA and retired provost from Stockton University, discusses his journey from a high school athlete to a higher education professional, highlighting his roles in academic advising, reside

Passion for the Profession: The 5th Anniversary Episode - Adventures in Advising

Jan 14 2025 81 mins  
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Adventures in Advising podcast, Megumi Makino-Kanehiro from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa interviews podcast co-creator Matt Markin about the history and continued relevance of the podcast, NACADA Involvement, and what’s next. Melinda Anderson from Achieving the Dream interviews Kyle Ross from the NACADA Executive Office about the directi

Asking ChatGPT How to Leverage AI in Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising

Jan 01 2025 62 mins  
In the first episode of 2025, we're continuing the conversation about artificial intelligence, by interviewing ChatGPT's AI about all things higher ed and academic advising! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech University on this episode.3:52 - Matt interviews ChatGPT about how it differs from other AI platforms, in what ways other universities have already used A

Santa's Message to Academic Advisors (Using ChatGPT) - Adventures in Advising

Dec 22 2024 7 mins  
A short, fun 7-minute episode to close out 2024! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech University in interviewing Santa (or really the Santa voice mode in ChatGPT). What is Santa-GPT's message to academic advisors? Did advisors make the naughty or nice list this year? Let's find out. Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform! The X, Instagram, and

Navigating Curious Minds: Unlocking Opportunities using AI - Adventures in Advising

Dec 15 2024 51 mins  
Dr. Roy Magnuson, Director of Emerging Technologies for Instruction and Research at Illinois State University discusses the powerful opportunities of artificial intelligence and the sound approaches we can take as individuals and as a broader institution. How can we leverage AI to enhance the student/advisor relationships and are there avenues we are not considering with AI? Guest

Learning Well: Shaping the Future of Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising

Dec 04 2024 25 mins  
Dr. Peter Fitch and Dr. Kathryn Woods from University College London join the podcast to tell you more about the upcoming UKAT Conference in April 2025! Find out what it means to foster positive emotion and build partnerships and connections by "Learning Well." Also learn about UCL, Peter and Kathryn's career journeys, and where their inspiration is drawn from to enhance the studen

Maximizing the Role of Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising

Nov 17 2024 87 mins  
Nathan Vickers, associate director for NACADA Consulting, discusses his 20-year career at The University of Texas at Austin before transitioning to the NACADA Executive Office. He'll also address how strategic, data-informed programs can maximize the role of academic advising. Dr. Zoranna Jones, assistant dean for student support at Texas Christian University, discusses navigating

The Impact of Culturally Relevant Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising

Nov 03 2024 46 mins  
Dr. Gabe Bermea, visiting scholar at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions interviews Dr. Nicole Gonzalez, director of the advising resource center at University of Arizona and Lina Anastasovitou, doctoral candidate at National University on the unique experiences of Latino students in higher education. The panel explores the role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HS

Celebrating National Transfer Student Week - Adventures in Advising

Oct 20 2024 38 mins  
To celebrate National Transfer Student Week, Campbell Keele, coordinator of transfer initiatives at Missouri State University offers tips for advisors working with transfer students in various scenarios, planning activities and events for transfer students with no budget, and receiving the Transfer-Champion Rising Star award.Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platfor