2024-25 Day of the Advisor Conference

How to Help Students Regulate Emotions

Dr. Rachel Baumsteiger

Attendees will learn about concrete emotion regulation skills (strategies for controlling one’s affective experiences) that can help students to manage stress, improve their productivity, and persevere through challenges. Attendees will also receive guidance on how to discuss these topics with students.

Advising with Empathy: Empowering Students with Social Skill Challenges

Nicole Bobadilla and Miguel A. Martinez

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) and Student Conduct & Integrity (SCI) will examine common social skill challenges that students face and how these challenges can impact advising sessions. Advisors will gain practical one-on-one advising and mentoring techniques to foster a supportive and inclusive environment. By practicing empathetic listening and student advocacy, advisors will enhance communication with students who may struggle to effectively express their needs.

Undocu Allyship in Advising: Making Holistic Support Possible for Undocumented Students

Areli Castro and Nicolle Hernandez

In this presentation, Undocumented Students Services (USS) intends to start the conversation on how academic advisors can support Undocumented Students while they attain their academic degree at CPP. Some of the questions we will be posing are: What does an academic advisor need to know to support undocumented students? If a student discloses, what resources to share with them? What is the role of the advisor when helping to develop an identity?

Scaling Care: The Future of Career Advising Through Technology

Beth Lee and Xio Ruvalcaba

Explore how technology can revolutionize the advising experience. This presentation will highlight the Career Center's strategic use of digital tools to strengthen one-on-one connections, improve student engagement, and create equitable access to career resources, ultimately enhancing student success outcomes across campus. 

Faculty Advising of URM Students: Intentional Practices and Tips for the Promotion of Black Student Success at CPP

Dr. E'Lisha Victoria Fogle-Enang and Leslie Butler

This lecture presentation offers attendees insight into collaborative efforts to support Black students in the Collins College of Hospitality Management through various advising and mentorship practices that promote a culture of care. Attendees will also develop a personal plan of action for collaborating with internal campus departments (e.g. advising, career services) and external partners (e.g. employers, scholarships) that may aid in supporting a student group of interest.

The EOP Movement: Supporting the Transformational Growth of First-Gen Students

Rogelio Contreras, Christina Jacobo, Kim Huynh, Mireya Martinez and Fatima Uc

Join this session to learn how EOP integrates community cultural wealth in advising to enhance first-generation student success. Attendees will learn about EOP culturally relevant interventions, explore strategies to leverage cultural strengths, and learn how community cultural wealth transforms the growth of all students.

Pathways to Success: Support for Returning Students at CPP

Traci Lew and Nancy Mejia Terriquez

This session explores the current returning student process at CPP. Established to address the growing need for academic reintegration, this initiative was launched in response to the increasing number of students seeking to return to the university after academic challenges. We examine enrollment numbers and ongoing outreach efforts, and detail how the returning student process has adapted and will continue to evolve to meet the unique needs of our returning student population. Our focus is on ensuring their success as they embark on their academic journey a second time around.

Jeanette G. Baez, Ed.D.

Closing Equity Gaps in Higher Education: The Impact of Dual Enrollment and Academic Momentum on Black and Latinx College Success

Erin Lion DeRosa, Ed.D.

Academic Advising’s Hidden Role in Fostering Validation/Belonging, Leading to Improved Grades

Denise Mariko Garretson, Ph.D.

Career Commitment of Women in University STEM Leadership Roles: Professors, Chairs, and Deans

Brittany A. Henry, Ed.D.

Exploring Black Feminist Leadership Identity of Black Undergraduate Women Leaders

Jacqueline Naranjo, M.A.

The Trauma of Education: The first-generation Latinx college student experience

Brandon Tuck, Ed.D.

Test Free: The Effects of High-Stakes Exams on Black Admit Rates