NACADA

and

Kansas State University's College of Education

present

"Shared Responsibilities: What Advisors and Administrators Need to Know to Better Assist GLBTQA Students"

Thursday, February 7, 2008

A Live Internet-broadcast Webinar Event

*A Note about Language*

Many advisors and administrators are interested in knowing how to better serve diverse populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied (LGBTQA) students but don’t know how to assess their current efforts and create an action plan for the future. In this Webinar, Jennifer Joslin (LGBTA Concerns Commission Chair) and Casey Self (NACADA Vice-President and former LGBTA Concerns Commissions Chair) discuss how education, assessment and action are necessary to better assist LGBTQA students on our campuses. Join Jennifer and Casey for an informative session and learn about current issues that LGBTQA students face, assess the current strategies in your office and on your campus, and take steps to  utilize resources and  better assist this student population. After the Webinar, participants may submit their Action Plan to the presenters for feedback and consultation. As advisors and administrators, we have a shared responsibility to improve the work that we are doing!

Key Points:

• Education, assessment and action are necessary to improve the ways in which we work with LGBTQA students on our campuses.
• As advisors, administrators, and as representatives of our institution we have a responsibility to learn about diverse student experiences, analyze the work we currently do, and work together to take action!

Participants will learn:

• current terminology and understand myths and stereotypes about LGBTQA issues.

• about the needs of different LGBTQ student populations.

• about NACADA resources   and other general resources  that are available for advisors and administrators.

• how to assess current office and institutional strategies for success.

• how to create an action plan for assessing and improving services for LGBTQA students.

*A Note about Language:

Thank you to NACADA members who have asked questions about the different terms used in this Webinar. There have been questions about the use of the term “Queer,” and Jennifer and Casey assume that colleagues have questions about the other terms as well. Different terminology is used by different members of the LGBTQ community, and the goal in this Webinar is to talk about the terms in use by students, advisors, and researchers. Jennifer and Casey believe that these questions demonstrate the need for open dialogue on these important issues that affect our students, and they look forward to your participation in this event!

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Who are our Presenters?

Jennifer Joslin

Senior Associate Director for Advisor Training and Development

Academic Advising Center

University of Iowa

Along with her duties as the Senior Associate Director for Advisor Training and Development at The University of Iowa Academic Advising Center, Jennifer Joslin currently serves NACADA as the 2006-2008 LGBTA Concerns Commission Chair. Her commitment to NACADA also includes serving on the Content Review Board for the Foundations of Academic Advising CD Series: CD3, Understanding Cultural Identity and Worldview Development (2006-2007); the Editorial Board for the Special Populations Monograph (2007); Commission Division Representative for the Emerging Leaders Program Development Team; the Content Review Panel for the Academic Advising Handbook (2nd Edition); chapter author of Advising Special Populations: LGBTQ Students in the Special Populations Monograph (2007); collaboration with Frank Yoder as a chapter co-author for the New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Advising Through the First-Year of Advising and Beyond (2007); co-chair with Pat Mason-Browne and Kathy Keasler of the 2006 NACADA Region 6 Conference; and collaboration at NACADA Annual Conferences with Pat Folsom, Frank Yoder, and Maureen Schaffer on Advisor Training and Development programming. Her presentations on LGBTQ and diversity training, and Advisor Development programming have been chosen for commission-sponsorship at the Salt Lake City, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis NACADA national conventions. Jennifer is a Safe Zone facilitator, lesbian activist and currently serves on The University of Iowa’s LGBTQ Staff and Faculty Association Executive Board.  Jennifer earned her PhD and Masters degrees at The University of Iowa and her undergraduate degree at Occidental College.

Casey Self

Executive Director for University College Academic Advising

Arizona State University

In addition to his duties as the Executive Director for the University College Center for Academic Advising at Arizona State University, Casey Self is the NACADA Vice President-elect and will assume those duties at the close of the Annual Conference in October 2007.  His current responsibilities at Arizona State include oversight of academic advising centers on four ASU campuses serving over 3500 exploratory/undeclared majors.  Casey served as an academic advisor at ASU from 1994-1996 prior to becoming primarily involved in academic advising administration.  Previous to academic advising, Casey has experience in residence hall administration and student leadership development. 

Casey became a NACADA member in 1994 when attending his first conference in Washington, D.C.   In 2000, he was elected to become the Chair for the NACADA LGBTA Concerns Commission.  After NACADA reorganized the national board structure in 2002, Casey was elected to become the first Commission and Interest Group Division Representative through October 2005.  Casey has also served on the Summer Institute planning committee and as a faculty member at the Summer Institute.   He has been involved in NACADA diversity committee efforts and has served as Chair for the NACADA Membership Committee.  He was elected to the NACADA Board of Directors for the 2006-2009 term, and as Vice President for 2007-2008. Casey has presented at numerous NACADA national and regional conferences. Casey also recently authored a chapter addressing LGBTQ Issues in the NACADA/FYE Monograph: Academic Advising: New Insights for Teaching and Learning in the First Year.