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Advising Undocumented Students at the UW
On May 7, 2003, Washington State Governor Gary Locke signed House Bill 1079 into law. It allows undocumented students who have lived in Washington state for at least 3 years and have earned their high school diploma or GED to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Attend this free two-hour workshop to learn more about the experiences of undocumented students at UW, including:
- The Basics: learn more about HB 1079 and its impact.
- Recent developments in immigration policy and law.
- Hear the experiences of undocumented students at colleges/universities.
- Q&A with people working at the university to advocate for undocumented students.
- Apply understanding of the issue to advising skills, including awareness of terminology, sensitivity to the student experience, and knowledge of resources and policies.
Please RSVP through Catalyst.
What's your Green Dot? Information Session for Advisers
A Green Dot is any action that reduces the risk of violence in the moment, supports survivors or creates a culture less tolerant of power-based personal violence. A Green Dot is your individual choice to make our campus safer. Learn more about how you can support students, faculty and staff in the effort to actively and visibly reduce power-based personal violence at UW.
Bring a lunch and join us! So we can get an estimate of how many people plan on attending, please RSVP through Catalyst.
How Do My Students See Me?
Part 2, "Applications to Advising," Monday, December 17, 10:00 – 12:00 in MGH 420.
This two-part workshop serves to explore the ways in which our individual and social identities matter in our work environment, especially in the contexts of our interactions with students. In Part 1, entitled "The Boat Game," our main objectives will be to raise our consciousness about identities in relationship to others, challenge the power of stereotypes, and examine the consequences of making decisions that are based on notions of difference and diversity. Many advisers completed this segment last March. This is a repeat performance, as we could not accommodate everyone interested in the session, so advisers who completed it already are not eligible to do it again. In Part 2, "Applications to Advising," we will continue our discussions on identities and difference by considering a range of opportunities for enhancing advising practices that enable conditions of fairness and equality. This segment is limited to those who have completed Part 1.
Our workshop facilitator is Rick Bonus. Rick is primarily an associate professor of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington, but he also has strong interests in the conjunctions among Ethnic Studies, American Studies, Pacific Islander Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies, particularly as they deal with the historical and contemporary phenomena of migration, transnationalism, interdisciplinary work, and multicultural pedagogy. He teaches courses pertaining to U.S. multiracial society, Filipino American history and culture, ethnographies of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America, and education in relationship to race. Rick conducts workshops on teaching for the UW Faculty Fellows program and was a recipient of the UW Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003.
2012 Advising Summit: Expanding Boundaries
In pursuing higher education, students expand their boundaries—they leave their previous lives to join a community of learners; to embark on a journey of discovery, both of self and the world around them; and to look at and think about things in new ways. As their advisers, we help to expand their boundaries, encouraging them to try new things; consider other perspectives; gain empathy, critical thinking, and sound judgment; and define themselves in the process. The sessions chosen for the annual Advising Summit reflect on this theme, encouraging us to break down old ways of thinking and open ourselves to new perspectives and experiences. We can all continue to grow and evolve; we can all continue to expand our boundaries.
Transfer Appointments During Advising & Orientation: Best Practices
Transfer students start arriving for Advising & Orientation this summer on July 18. Do you wonder what all they do while they're here? How best to help them when they are sent to you for an advising appointment? Do you remember how to flag transfer courses in EARS and when you have the authority to do so? Do you have questions about the new scheduling tool for their appointments? Martha Chan (First Year Programs), Megan McConnell (UAA Advising) and Susan Inman (Public Health) will lead a discussion of how best to help incoming transfer students.
Related documents: Transfer Agendas and Insert; Transfer O Training Guidelines; Using the Scheduling Tool for Transfer A&O
UW Champions Program
Sharing is caring! Come learn about the UW Champions Program, serving alumni of the foster care system on campus. Champions Program staff and a peer mentor student will discuss the students that we serve, resources available to them and skills advisers can use when working with alumni of the foster care system. No RSVP necessary.
How Do My Students See Me?
In this workshop, we will explore the ways in which our individual and social identities matter in our work environment, especially in the contexts of our interactions with students. Our main objectives will be to raise our consciousness about identities in relationship to others, challenge the power of stereotypes, and examine the consequences of making decisions that are based on notions of difference and diversity. In the course of fulfilling these objectives, we will dedicate opportunities to think about advising practices that enable conditions of fairness and equality.
Our workshop facilitator is Rick Bonus. Rick is primarily an associate professor of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington, but he also has strong interests in the conjunctions among Ethnic Studies, American Studies, Pacific Islander Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies, particularly as they deal with the historical and contemporary phenomena of migration, transnationalism, interdisciplinary work, and multicultural pedagogy. He teaches courses pertaining to U.S. multiracial society, Filipino American history and culture, ethnographies of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America, and education in relationship to race. Rick conducts workshops on teaching for the UW Faculty Fellows program and was a recipient of the UW Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003.
Related documents: Workshop Handout
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Financial Aid Info & Updates for Graduate Advisers
Darcy Keller, Assistant Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid, will discuss financial aid requirements and procedures for graduate students. Are students who are completing undergraduate or graduate courses that are required for admission to a graduate program eligible for financial aid? What kinds of non-departmental fellowships or loans are available to graduate students? How can you best help your graduate students with financial need figure out how to fund their education?
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Financial Aid Info & Updates for Undergraduate Advisers
Darcy Keller, Assistant Director in the Office of Student Financial Aid, will share basic reminders plus important updates to the Satisfactory Progress guidelines for financial aid recipients. Bring your questions, and learn to help your students plan ahead for financial aid eligibility. Sample topics: What does the FAFSA do? What is the basic financial aid formula? How do scholarships, awards and prizes affect financial aid? What forms are we (advisers) being asked to sign and why? What’s new about Satisfactory Progress for financial aid recipients?
Related Organizations
- Off the Record: Ideas for Blowing Off Steam, March 2008
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
- National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE)
- Undergraduate Academic Advising Council (UAAC)
- UW Association of Professional Advisers & Counselors (APAC)
- UW Professional Staff Organization (PSO)
