Do you have resources from experts in the advising field needed to present training sessions that maximize your investment of time and energy? Why reinvent the wheel? NACADA has created professional development publication packages to enhance your professional development sessions.

The packages include a wide variety of print-based, video, and audio professional development tools that will make advisor training and development easy and effective. Monograph articles and Pocket Guides can make great discussion starters. Videos and CDs with Power Point voice-over can be shown to workshop groups or viewed individually. Choose from the topics listed below.

Package #1 – Conducting Professional Development

Heidi Koring, Director of Academic Advising at Lynchburg College and past Chair of the Advisor Training and Development Commissions, notes that advisor training and development is the foundation of any first-rate advising program; yet even rudimentary advisor training is absent from many institutions. Where do you start when putting together high quality professional development workshops? How do you implement interactive advisor training that teaches advisors needed skills, makes them eager to attend subsequent training events, and has them recommending your professional development sessions to others? This package of NACADA resources provides needed developmental advising materials for both the novice and expert trainer.

• M09 – Advisor Training: Exemplary Practices in the Development of Advisor Skills - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• M16 – The New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Academic Advising Through the First Year & Beyond - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• DCD01A – Foundations of Academic Advising: What is Academic Advising? - CD (Member Price $50)
• PG01 – Foundations of Academic Advising: What is Academic Advising? - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)

Along with one of the following:

• DW01CD – Advising as Teaching - Webinar CD (Member Price $125) OR
• DW06CD – Academic Advising’s Integral Role in the Academic Success & Persistence of Students - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)

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Nonmember Price:  $310 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $105.   To become a member, click here.

If you are developing faculty in-service training, consider the companion Developing Faculty Advisor Training Package #4 – Member Price: $108

Package #2 – Diversity Training

Incoming NACADA Multicultural Concerns Commission Chair Cornelius Gilbert (Academic Advisor, University of Wisconsin-Madison) believes that the preparation advisors receive should "include a consciousness component that allows us to gain an awareness of our beliefs and attitudes as they pertain to multiculturalism" (Academic Advising Today, 2005, September). Blane Harding (Academic Advisor Coordinator, Colorado State University) notes that many campus administrators incorporate diversity awareness into their strategic plans. Successful advisors recognize that diversity extends beyond race and ethnicity to include gender, geographic mobility, traditional/non-traditional student status, military experience, abilities and challenges, and much more. Likewise, advisors know that quality professional development helps us serve the increasingly diverse student populations on our campuses.

Campuses across the country use NACADA resources to help advisors develop their cultural advising skills. The CDs listed below can be used individually or in groups to establish the basic foundation of cultural identity. The Foundations of Academic Advising CD is mandatory for anyone interested in multicultural concerns and advising. The Advising Special Populations chapter “Multicultural Advising in an Increasingly Diverse Academic World” suggests successful strategies, fills in details, and provides additional examples that can be used to broaden understanding and start meaningful conversations.

These resources are excellent starting points for further exploration.

• DCD01C – Foundations of Academic Advising: Understanding Cultural Identity & Worldview Development - CD (Member Price $50)
• DW05CD – Expanding Your Comfort Zone: Strategies for Developing & Demonstrating Cultural Competence in Academic Advising - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)
• M17 – Advising Special Populations - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• PG03 – Foundations of Academic Advising: Understanding Cultural Identity & Worldview Development - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)

Use these Diversity Discussion Questions for your professional development session - click here.

Nonmember Price:  $260 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $85.  To become a member, click here.

Package #3 – Writing an Academic Advising Syllabus & Learning Outcomes

Tonya Trabant, University of Wisconsin advisor and author, tells us that advising syllabi help frame the importance and scope of advising, for our students, administrators, and colleagues alike. By using NACADA's resources, developing a syllabus can be a simple yet powerful act that moves your advising forward. In Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising as Teaching in Action, Karen Thurmond notes that the syllabus is considered the "common language" used by students, faculty, advisors, and administrators to define outcomes, expectations, and assessment of learning.

The resources listed below will provide you with the basics needed to develop and utilize an academic syllabus on your campus. Additionally, information from the Guide to Assessment in Advising, Student Learning Outcomes Pocket Guide, and Learning Reconsidered 2 will help campuses determine and measure the learning outcomes needed by accreditation agencies.

This popular package includes:

• DW02CD – Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising as Teaching in Action - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)
• M15CD – Guide to Assessment of Academic Advising - CD (Member Price $35)
• PG04* – Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising as Teaching in Action - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• PG06 – Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching & Learning Components of Academic Advising - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• P09 – Learning Reconsidered 2: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Campus Wide Focus on the Student Experience - Book (Member Price $10)
  *PG04 is free with purchase of DW02CD; $5/each for additional copies.

Nonmember Price:  $207 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $64.  To become a member, click here.

Package #4 – Developing Faculty Advisor Training

Rhonda Sprague, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Faculty Advising Commission Chair, notes that the majority of colleges and universities depend upon faculty members to serve as advisors. As such, faculty advising responsibilities are deeply embedded in the institutional mission. Yet surprisingly little is being done systemically to encourage quality faculty advising, to craft faculty advisor development programs, and to recognize and offer incentives for excellence in advising. Faculty members who find creative methods of advising while doing teaching, scholarship, or service activities will find it considerably easier to "do it all."

In this package Jayne Drake (Temple University) addresses the need for broad institutional commitment to faculty advising from key stakeholders; the importance of clearly articulated mission, process, and goal statements; the components of a successful faculty advisor development program; and the incentives and "rewards" important in acknowledging and promoting excellence in advising.

Those charged with the development of faculty advisors’ skills will find the “Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program” CD illuminating when paired with Learning Reconsidered 2 and the companion Professional Development package.

• DW03CD – Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)
• PG05* – Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• P09 – Learning Reconsidered 2: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Campus Wide Focus on the Student Experience - Book (Member Price $10)
  *PG05 is free with purchase of DW03CD; $5/each for additional copies.

Use these Faculty Advising Discussion Questions for your professional development session - click here.

Nonmember Price:  $152 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $44.  To become a member, click here.

Companion Professional Development Package #1: $205

Package #5 – Welcoming New Students – Smooth Transitions

After many years of observation and study, the significance of recognizing the needs of college students in transition cannot be overlooked or dismissed. Specifically, how the transition from high school to college and the subsequent first year of college is negotiated is critical to the success of the student. Likewise, the transition from one institution of higher education to another is also a time for a potential misstep. How to assist these students in their transitions and who has the responsibility, obligation, and opportunity to foster smooth transitions is covered in the following publications. Peers, family, academic advisors and a host of other individuals need to be aware of the nature of these transitions for college students; the strategies available to them; and the research and theory behind these strategies and new approaches.  Retaining students and increasing graduation rates is important to society in general, to the institutions which the students attend and, specifically, to the students and their families. The resources in these publications are useful to anyone concerned with these transitions and the subsequent success of students.  Eric White, Penn State University-University Park Engaging the First Year Student has received a lot of attention in the past few years. Colleges and Universities have implemented classes, mentoring programs, support groups, peer programs, and other innovative initiatives. Many of these programs are backed by a strong philosophical background of student development, positive psychology and generally improving the student’s self-efficacy. The statistics are truly indicative of improved student retention and success. As a community college, we have piloted courses, programs, and studied all of the new philosophies. After all was said and done and evaluated, we have found all of the philosophies and programs can be an inherent part of an integrative Academic Advisement System by using the “idea of one”. It has been said by many that it only takes the connection and the engagement of one person to make a difference in the success of a student. Our students have expressed over the years, that one of the most important components of their success has been individual academic advisement.  Becky Boyd, Johnson County Community College

How welcoming is your campus to new students? What proven advising strategies help incoming students successfully transition to become seasoned students who are retained? The four NACADA resources in this package are filled with ideas that make real differences on campuses across the country. These strategies will help your campus embrace the tremendous potential academic advising has for making today’s college students successful.

• M14 – Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching & Learning in the First Year - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• P06 – A Family Guide to Academic Advising (Member Price $3)
• M13 – Peer Advising: Intentional Connections to Support Student Learning - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• M12 – Advising Transfer Students: Issues & Strategies - Monograph (Member Price $35)

Nonmember Price:  $153 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $60.  To become a member, click here.

Package #6 – LGBTQA Training

Jennifer Joslin, author, advisor, and NACADA Commission chair, suggests these NACADA resources for academic advisors wanting to know how to meet the special advising needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. *A Note about Language* As advisors, it is necessary for us to help all of our students with their academic needs and goals. Therefore, we should take the time when professional development opportunities arise to become more knowledgeable about our GLBTQA student population so that we are able to provide best practices within our institutions and provide all of our students with an inclusive environment conducive to learning.   Brian Hinterscher, University of Southern Indiana

• M14 – "Advising Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender First-year Students". Chapter in Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year - This chapter lays the foundation for understanding student progress through individual sexual identity stages. - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• M17 – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Students. Chapter in Advising Special Populations - Featuring “What We Can All Do as Advisors, Administrators, and Institutional Stakeholders,” this chapter helps advisors improve their understanding of working with this often misunderstood student group. - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• DW11CD – Shared Responsibilities: What Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist GLBTQA Students. Webinar CD - This CD allows individuals and campus groups to view an outstanding presentation that ties together the basic educational components of SafeZone training with the effective advising strategies presented in the two monograph chapters. - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)

Use these LGBTQA Self Assessment Questions for your professional development session - click here.

Nonmember Price:  $230 – With a NACADA membership, you can save $70.   To become a member, click here.

Package #7 - Thriving as a New Academic Advisor

If you are beginning your career as a new academic advisor, the resources in Package #7 are for you!  The following publications will help you survive and thrive!

• M16 – The New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Academic Advising Through the First Year & Beyond - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• P12 – Academic Advising:  A Comprehensive Handbook (2nd Ed.) - Book - (Member Price $55)
• M11 – Giving Advice to Students:  A Roadmap for College Professionals - Monograph (Member Price $35)
• DW14CD – Ensuring Advisor Success: Mastering the Art of Advising through the First Year of Advising and Beyond - Webinar CD (Member Price $125)
• PG01 – Foundations of Academic Advising: What is Academic Advising? - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• PG02 – Foundations of Academic Advising: Academic Advising Delivery Models - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• PG03 – Foundations of Academic Advising: Understanding Cultural Identity & Worldview Development - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• PG04 – Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising as Teaching in Action - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)
• PG06 – Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching & Learning Components of Academic Advising - Pocket Guide (Member Price $5)

Additional Resources (To accompany any of above packages.)

	DW07CD – Legal Issues in Academic Advising (Webinar CD) This CD addresses the single most requested professional development topic in academic advising. Longtime NACADA member Steve Robinson provides advisors with answers to the legal issues surrounding the delivery of academic advising on our campuses. This voice-over Power Point can be utilized in group presentations or on an individual’s computer to supply up-to-the-minute answers to the most commonly asked legal questions in the field.
	DW08CD - College Student Mental Health: Information and Suggestions for Academic Advising (Webinar CD) Following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, NACADA list serves were abuzz with discussions on how educational institutions respond to students showing signs of emotional distress. NACADA members emailed the Executive Office asking for resource material related to mental health issues and academic advising. As a result, the NACADA Webinar Advisory Board placed this topic at the top of its list for the 2007-08 Webinar season.