High-Impact Foster Youth Student Success Initiatives for Academic Advising and Student Success Professionals
On-Demand Recording | $379
Academic advisors and college student success professionals will learn best practices for supporting foster youth and other at-risk students through innovative campus initiatives to increase student success and retention.
Who Should Attend?
This program is ideal for academic advisors and college student success professionals who are charged with improving retention for and overseeing success initiatives for foster youth and other at-risk student populations.
Overview
Without an adequate campus support system, many at-risk students will not complete their college degrees. Florida Atlantic University (FAU) developed initiatives to connect with foster youth students and created a network of support that has improved their success, retention and well-being. These same initiatives have been effectively applied to a variety of student populations, including first-generation college students.
FAU University Advising Services reaches out early to at-risk students, providing access to a variety of on-campus resources and success services. The program provides academic coaching, academic advising, mentoring and connections to student success resources within the university and local community. Learn about their support initiatives and the process they took to build their multi-faceted, collaborative program to assist foster youth students on campus. This webinar will:
explore the needs of foster youth college students
consider an array of initiatives to best support students
look at how to build a collaborative campus effort to support student success
discuss partnering with existing community organizations, such as non-profits, to support student success
explore training recommendations for academic advisors, staff and faculty
Pricing and On-Demand Recording Access Information
Purchase Price: $379
Your purchase includes:
An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar, slides and resources
All-staff recording access for 30 days
Follow-up challenges to help you apply the webinar content
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Instructors
Joe Murray, MSHR, Assistant 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.