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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 24-25

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

 

Professional Development Meetings and Conferences

Professional development programs are also delivered by UAC and the Professional Development Department in the Division of Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness
 

University Advisors and Counselors (UAC)

UAC is a professional organization at Texas A&M University that provides support through increased professional communication. UAC offers regular programs, an opportunity to provide leadership to the profession, and a valuable connection between Academic Advisors.