Professional Development and Involvement
The Office for Student Success promotes and supports quality academic advising for all students. Professional development provides opportunities for Academic Advisors to increase their capabilities and improve their skills, including mastery of the Academic Advising Core Competencies identified by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. The Core Competency areas for Academic Advising are:
- Conceptual component provides the context for the delivery of academic advising. This competency covers the ideas and theories that advisors must understand to effectively advise their students.
- Informational component is the substance of academic advising. It covers the knowledge advisors must gain to be able to guide the students at their institution.
- Relational component provides the skills that enable academic advisors to convey the concepts and information from the other two components to their advisees.
- Academic Advising Professional Development Grants 2024-2025
- Academic Advising Professional Development Grant Application Form
- Academic Advising Professional Development Grant Scoring Rubric
- Professional Development Meetings and Conferences 2025
- NACADA Webinars 2024-2025
- Symposium 2025 Registration Form (limited to Texas A&M University academic advisors who had proposals accepted for the 2025 UAC Symposium - Deadline to submit this form is April 15, 2025)
NACADA Webinars 2024-2025
(2025-2026 TBD)
| Date | Webinar Title | Time | Location | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 | Applying Appreciative Advising Discover and Dream Techniques to Support Student Success | 1:00 PM CST | Hotard 111 | For Academic Advisors Register Here |
| Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 | A Proactive Advising Approach: Using Data to Increase Success While Lowering Stress | 1:00 PM CST | Hotard 111 | For Academic Advisors Register Here |
| Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 | Teach Us How to Lead & Advise You: Learning from the Students We Lead | 1:00 PM CST | Hotard 111 | For Academic Advisors Register Here |
| Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025 | Document Everything, but not that! How to Maximize the Effectiveness of your Advising Notes for Student Learning | 1:00 PM CST | Hotard 111 | For Academic Advisors Register Here |
| Thursday, May 15, 2025 | Watering the Roots, Harvesting Success: Practical Strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health | 1:00 PM CST | Hotard 111 | For Academic Advisors Register Here |