CAREER ADVISING COUNCIL PURDUE UNIVERSITY TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING ACADEMIC & CAREER ADVISING Colleen Brown, Senior Academic Advisor Jennifer Fecher, Senior Academic Advisor Kaletra Dispennett, Career Services Consultant Brooke Linn, Assistant Director of Student Services

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING MEET 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 ADVISING OBJECTIVES  Approaches to integration  Examine concrete examples of student activities and advisor training  Brainstorm and create your own personalized action plan

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING WHY IS THIS TOPIC IMPORTANT?  Dominating topic with parents/students  All students need some level of career advising unique to them 1  Students feel more satisfied and less anxious when careers are discussed early/often 2  Career issues critical to recruitment and retention 2/3  Advisors have expressed need for more information 4 1 Gordon, V. N. (2009). Career advising: An academic advisor’s guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 2 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. 3 Nutt, Charlie L. (ND). Advising and Student Retention Article. Retrieved 4/8/2015 from Articles/Advising-and-Student-Retention-article.aspx#sthash.3pxBCbO3.dpufhttp:// Articles/Advising-and-Student-Retention-article.aspx#sthash.3pxBCbO3.dpuf 4 NACADA Career Advising Survey. (2007). Results retrieved 4/8/2015 from

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING APPROACHES 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 level Advisor Initiative Collaborative Special Events Sharing Resources Classroom Presentations Professional Development Continuing education courses Certificate 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 ONE INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY Describe, 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, academic colleges or schools and Exploratory Studies Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) PURDUE UNIVERSITY

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING CAREER 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 ADVISING MYCAREERPLAN 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 ADVISING ACTIVITIES AND REFLECTION

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING EXAMPLE 1

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING EXAMPLE 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 ADVISING EXAMPLE 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 ADVISING INITIAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT CAC Subcommittees Student Leader Guidelines Advisor Guidelines

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING FOUNDATIONAL 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 do independently or with a consultant

FOUNDATIONAL AREAS OF CAREER ADVISING ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING

TRAINING 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 TWO INDIVIDUAL 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 ADVISING IMPROVEMENTS & NEW DIRECTIONS Student Activity: myCareerPlan Advisor Training Program: Foundations of Career Advising The Future of the Career Advising Council

ACTIVITY THREE SMALL 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 FOUR INDIVIDUAL 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

QUESTIONS? PLEASE Thank you for your participation in our session!