Our biggest episode of the year celebrates NACADA’s Global Advising Week, which takes place during the first week in May every year.

Global Advising Week recognizes and champions the work of advisors, tutors, personal tutors, counselors and coaches who advise students around the globe.

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In this epic episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Melinda Anderson - Incoming Executive Director at NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising. Current Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success (Interim) at Elizabeth City State University

Terrance McClain - Student Development Specialist- Career and Financial Education (CAFE) at Texas State University
     
Charlie Nutt - Executive Director at NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising

Global Advising Week is co-sponsored by UKAT, LVSA, and ELETSA, honours academic advising in its many impactful forms. Further details and the full list of events can be found here. All events for this week are free and open to all.

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Episode 33 of the Adventures in Advising podcast is now available.

In this episode Colum and Matt speak with two fantastic guests; topics discussed include supervising and supporting staff through mentorship, establishing peer advisor programmes, and some of the differences between working at small and large institutions.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Michael Geroux - Assistant Director, Academic Support Center at the University at Albany, SUNY

Allison Scully - Academic Advisor at McMaster University

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

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In episode 32 you'll hear about advising philosophies, being supportive and inclusive of all our students, and switching roles and institutions

In this episode you’ll hear an interview with:

Amy Brock - Director of Advising in the College of Agriculture at Auburn University.

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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The Twitter, Instagram and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast.

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

You can find Matt on Linkedin.

Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

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In this, the sixth episode of 2021, we have two fantastic guests and you'll hear discussion of holistic student support, Internationalization in Higher Education, and reimagining the student experience.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Cynthia Pascal - Director of Student Services at Northern Virginia Community College

Elspeth Jones - Professor Emerita at Leeds Beckett University

Links:

Holistic Student Supports Redesign: A Toolkit

Problematising and Reimagining the Notion of ‘International Student Experience’

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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The Twitter, Instagram and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast.

You can find Matt on Linkedin:

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We've reached episode 30 of the podcast!

In the fifth episode of 2021 you'll hear about narrative theory, interprofessional education, and NACADA's virtual conferences.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Charlie Nutt - Executive Director at NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising

Shantalea Johns - Director of Continuing and Interprofessional Education at Wayne State University

Peter Hagen -  Associate Dean of General Studies and Director of the Center for Academic Advising at Stockton University

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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In episode 29, you'll hear about the upcoming NACADA regional conferences and preconferences. We also discuss aspiration, retention, and student success.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Karen Lewis - Assistant Director of English Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland

Christopher Kirchhof - Director of Transfer Student Services at the University of Pittsburgh

Kevin Thomas - Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at the University of Central Arkansas

Jennifer Arin - Lecturer at San Francisco State University

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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You can find Matt on Linkedin.

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In the third episode of  2021, Colum and Matt delve into the topic of first-generation students with two experts in the field.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Quentin Alexander - Senior Director of Advising for Undergraduate Education at George Mason University

Leah Frierson - Assistant Director, Robertson Scholars Leadership Program 

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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You can find Matt on Linkedin.

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In our second episode of the new year Colum and Matt speak to advisors based in California and Australia about transfer students, implementing proactive advising approaches, and establishing a new advising structure.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Jessica Davis  -  Senior Academic Advisor at California State University, San Bernardino

Brendan O'Callaghan - Senior Academic Advisor at La Trobe University

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

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The Twitter, Instagram and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast.

You can find Matt on Linkedin.

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Welcome to the first episode of 2021! You'll hear about starting a new job in the midst of a global pandemic and advice about onboarding in a virtual environment. You'll also hear about taking on new responsibilities and supporting student success.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Jessica Jensen -  Academic Advisor at Columbia College Chicago

Ernesto Guerrero - Director of Academic Advising at CSU Channel Islands

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

Also, subscribe to our new Adventures in Advising YouTube Channel!

The Twitter, Instagram and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast.

You can find Matt on Linkedin.

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Episode 25 sees Colum and Matt speak with dynamic and passionate higher ed professionals based in three different counties. You'll hear personal stories, pertinent insights, and practical advice on a variety of topics.

In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):

Ian Tyndall - Psychology Lecturer at the University of Chichester

Michael Harrison - Academic Advisor at California State University, San Bernardino

Charlie Nutt - Executive Director at NACADA - The Global Community for Academic Advising

Vivian Rath - Adjunct Teaching Fellow, PhD researcher, Human Rights Activist at Trinity College Dublin.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Raymond Navarro, who worked as the Director, Advising & Academic Services at California State University San Bernardino for 26 years before retiring in 2015. Raymond passed away earlier this month.

We love to hear from listeners. What did you enjoy? Are there improvements we could make? Are there specific topics you’d like us to cover, or people you’d like us to interview?

We now have a website! Check out and bookmark the Adventures in Advising website!

Also, subscribe to our new Adventures in Advising YouTube Channel!

The Twitter, Instagram and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast.

You can find Matt on Linkedin.

Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

The X, Instagram, and Facebook handle for the podcast is @AdvisingPodcast

Also, subscribe to our Adventures in Advising YouTube Channel!

Connect with Matt and Ryan on LinkedIn.