Increasingly, faculty across North America are being expected to meet with students in roles as advisor. Yet training for faculty to excel in this role is minimal at best. This interactive workshop is designed with faculty in mind, as well as those who provide professional development for faculty. The first 60 minutes is an energizing and dynamic presentation that will boost the confidence of faculty to successfully advise their students. The remainder of the workshop will serve as an arena to hone and apply advising skills, custom fit to meet the needs of those who attend.

Unique to this presentation is the employment of metaphor as an effective advising tool. Faculty use this dynamic ubiquitously in teaching, and research validates its effectiveness as a powerful learning mechanism. The theory underpinning student advisement today will also be highlighted, including the concept of developmental advising. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to role-play “how to” situations in an advising session, while sharing best practices with colleagues. When and how to make referrals will also be modeled, while legal and ethical issues in the field will be emphasized.

The presenters have many years of teaching and advising experience and promise that every workshop participant will leave satisfied and prepared to be an excellent advisor. Come and re-discover why students’ love to be advised by faculty!

• Region 2 Conference | April 2-4, 2003 | Pittsburgh,