Advising and Career Services: Creating a Powerful Partnership
March 4th, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. EST - 1:15 p.m. EST | $395
Explore a collaboration model and successful case study for creating effective partnerships between advising and career services program to reach more students, avoid student run-around, decrease numbers of undeclared students and better meet student needs.
Who Should Attend?
This program is ideal for college professionals in the areas of career services and academic advising or other campus departments who are looking to develop or improve a partnership between advising and career services to better serve students’ needs, including:
Vice presidents, deans and provosts overseeing academic advising and/or career services
Vice presidents, deans and provosts overseeing student success and/or retention
Academic advising directors and assistant directors
Career services directors and assistant directors
Advising professionals
Career services professionals
Overview
Many college advising units and career centers support students separately or with limited collaboration. This approach leads to inconsistent messaging, over-messaging and competition for students’ attention. Creating a strong partnership between advising and career services that begins when students attend orientation provides a strongly supportive environment that improves students’ access to services and simplifies such processes as deciding and declaring a major.
In this webinar, you will explore a collaboration model through the lens of an effective case study. Florida Atlantic University’s partnership has yielded success data showing increased first-year student use of career services, fewer second-year students with undeclared majors, higher service satisfaction rates and high job placement rates related to early engagement resulting from this critical campus partnership.
This interactive webinar will help attendees:
Consider how positive collaboration drives student success and increases customer services
Explore a partnership assessment model to help you evaluate your current partnership stage and determine your goal stage
Walk through steps to develop or improve a partnership following the case study of FAU
Learn how to positively collaborate between advising and career services without being in the same division or under the same reporting structure
Look at key elements to a successful partnership and potential challenges
Pricing and Webinar Connection Information
Live Webinar Site Connection and On-Demand Recording $395
Includes:
5 connections for staff members from your institution with each registration
Connection information sent one week prior to the event and again the day before the event. Any questions can be emailed to the program contact at the bottom of this web page.
An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar and resources emailed to you within 7 business days following the live webinar date (active for 30 days). The link can be shared with your entire staff to view the recording.
Follow-up resources and assignments to help you implement your learning.
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Instructors
Joe Murray, MSHR, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, University Advising Services, Florida Atlantic University
In addition to managing undergraduate advising focusing on first and second year students, Joe also oversees the University Honors Program, undecided/undeclared students, Academic Success coaching and Peer Success coaching, Pre-Law, Dual Enrollment, First Generation, Student support classes, Summer bridge programs, student athletes, and Foster youth and homeless student support. Prior to joining the FAU team, Joe served as Director for Academic Advising and Retention Services at Miami (OH) University’s Hamilton Campus for 22 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management degrees from Purdue University.
Joe has helped to develop and refine the Appreciative Advising Inventory and has been part of a national task force aimed at advancing the concept of Appreciative Advising. In addition to teaching the Appreciative model to professional and faculty advisors, Joe has provided multiple training workshops and retreats to deliver the model from a customer service and employee management perspective. Joe has adopted the framework to all offices across campus, including Financial Aid, Admissions, Registration, Student Recruitment, International Student Services, Residence Life including the student RA’s, Library support personnel, Disability Services, Student Ambassadors and other student groups, Testing, Career services, and Student Life. Joe specializes in supporting and encouraging cultural change within higher education institutions.
Brian M. Montalvo, Assistant Vice President, Career Center, Florida Atlantic University | Certified Career Counselor | National Certified Counselor | NCDA's 2021 Outstanding Career Practitioner Award Recipient
Brian Montalvo has worked in higher education since 2000. He joined the national award-winning Career Center at Florida Atlantic University in July 2006 and is currently the Assistant Vice President (AVP). As the AVP, Brian oversees career services at Florida Atlantic University and is recognized for his outstanding leadership skills. Brian leverages his background, experience, and leadership skills to engage with employers, the community, faculty, and staff to support students and alums building toward a successful future. Brian is actively committed to the career development profession.
Active with the National Career Development Association (NCDA), Brian was honored with a selection into NCDA’s Leadership Academy. Additionally, Brian served on the Board of Directors for NCDA as a Trustee for Higher Education Career Coaches and Specialists. NCDA recognized him as the National Practitioner of the Year in 2021.
In 2020, South Florida Business and Wealth recognized him as an up-and-comer in education. In addition to leading career services, Brian has taught career development and career counseling theory courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He has published national and international articles, essays, and a book chapter on multiple career development topics. Brian is a regular speaker and consultant and most recently had the chance to work with the University of Wisconsin State System and Universities in the U.K. to discuss embedding career programs into the onboarding process. Brian earned an Ed.S. in Counseling and Human Systems, an M.S. in Counseling & Human Systems, and a B.S. in Psychology, all from Florida State University. Brian is a National Certified Counselor (#214457) and a Certified Career Counselor (CA-9051492737).