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Links to college/university podcasts on advising related issues

Advisor Training  

•   Suggestions on how to use The New Advisor Guidebook, by monograph editor Pat Folsom - from the June 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today. Narrated by Marsha Miller. (Text)
•   Jeffrey McClellan (Utah Valley State College) has authored the article “Content Components of Advisor Training: Revisited” that can help you delineate the content components essential to effective advisor training and development. Narrated by Marsha Miller. (Find the text in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.)

Best Practices

•   "The Role of Silence in Academic Advising" - written and narrated by Sarah May Clarkson (Juniata College) for the September 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today. (Text)

Diversity Issues

•   "A New Trend in Advising: ESL Advising" - Article written and narrated by Aura Rios Erickson (Shoreline Community College), Chair, ESL/International Student Advising Commission from the June 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today. (Text)
•    "Adapting Academic Advising Strategies to Meet the Needs of a Diversified Student Body" - Article written and narrated by Alison Grewe (University of Miami) from the June 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today. (Text)
• "Sexual Minority Students: An Academic Advisor’s Thoughts" - Article by Kathy J. McCleaf (Mary Baldwin College) from the June 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today.  Narrated by Leigh Cunningham.  (Text).
•   "Multicultural Issues for Academic Advisors" - Leigh Cunningham, NACADA Coordinator of Educational Programming, reviews an article orginially written in 2003.  (Find the text in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.)

Mental Health

• "The Student You've Met But May Not Know" - Article by Jeffrey Herman (Lehigh Carbon Community College) from the June 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today.  Narrated by Leigh Cunningham. (Text)
• "Mental Health Issues and the College Student: What Advisors Can Do" - An overview including warning signs.  Written by Ruth Harper and Meghan Peterson (South Dakota State University); Narrated by Marsha Miller. (Find the text in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.)

Technology and Advising 

•  Virtual Advising Demo - created by Art Esposito (Virginia Commonwealth University) for December 2007 Webinar, On the Horizon: The Future of Academic Advising and Technology.  [NOTE: 46MB - may take a minute or so to open.]
•  "Saving Face(book): Engage Through Facebook and Retain Relevance" - written and narrated by Art Esposito (Virginia Commonwealth University) for the September 2007 edition of Academic Advising Today. (Text)
• Want to better connect with students? “Instant Messaging: Powerful Flexibility and Presence” - written by Wes Lipshultz and Terry Musser (Pennsylvania State University) and narrated by Marsha Miller (NACADA's Assistant Director-Resources & Services) - can help you explore the issues surrounding this popular way to connect with today’s students.  (Find the text in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.)
•   Jennifer Endres and Danielle Tisinger (University of Minnesota) discuss "Digitial Distractions: College Students in the 21st Century" in the Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.  (Text)