Afternoon Chat Series Fall 2019
Friday, September 6th, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Newman Library, Multi-Purpose Room
Global Education Office Team:
- Marielle Wijnands, Assistant Director for Student Services
- Maureen Deisinger, Assistant Director, Partnerships and Affiliations
- Rachel Fitzgerald, Associate Director, Global Education
- Allie Oberoi, Assistant Director, Global Safety and Risk Management
- Theresa Johansson, Director, Global Education
The Global Education Office team informed us about the values of study abroad, types of opportunities to study abroad, risk management while abroad, college credit for these types of opportunities, and how to connect students to their office.
Date: 09/20/2019
Location: Newman Library, Multipurpose Room (RM 101)
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Guest: Janet Hilder, PhD, Instructional Design and Technology
Instructional Design & Technology will present research-based best practices for the design of electronic slides, based on what we know about how people learn.
Date: 09/24/2019
Location: Newman Library, Multipurpose Room (RM 101)
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Guest: Katie Mey, Gender Based Violence Prevention Coordinator, The Women’s Center
Learn more about preventing gender-based violence, supporting survivors, and inspiring community members and courageous leaders.
Date: 09/30/2019
Location: The Inn at Virginia Tech, Solitude Room
Time: 8:30 - 10:30 AM (all advisors); 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (college advising directors only)
Guest: Ross J. Hawkins, Assistant Director in the Academic Advisement Center at Missouri State University
Ross has been a member of the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) and The Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA) since 2005. He serves as database administrator for the university advising notes system. He can access all electronic advising notes and make revisions or deletions as necessary. During this chat, Ross will discuss the importance of advising notes in supporting student success and participants will have opportunities to practice writing effective notes using a case study approach. The College Advising Directors are invited to stay for an additional small group workshop (until 12:30 PM) intended to help implement a cohesive note-taking system for their respective colleges.
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Date: 10/30/2019
Location: Newman Library, 101 Multipurpose Room
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Guest: Ellie Sturgis, Associate Director for Clinical Services, Cook Counseling Center
Come learn about the ways in which the Cook Counseling Center serves student mental health needs and how advisors can effectively refer students to those services.