Adventures in Advising

In episode 12 of Adventures in Advising Colum Cronin and Matt Markin chat with Marian, Dane, and Jamie; advisors at three different institutions about their approach to advising and new ideas and programmes they have helped implement at their campuses. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr Christopher Lindfelt, who was associate dean of Undergraduate Education and professor of Health Scien...

Episode 11 of Adventures in Advising sees Colum Cronin and Matt Markin speak with Leander Yazzie and learn about the about the experiences of Native students at Green River College. You'll also hear from advisors at California State University-San Bernardino about obstacles to learning and how to assist students to overcome these. In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appea...

Episode ten of Adventures in Advising sees Colum Cronin and Matt Markin celebrating Global Advising Week and NACADA's 40th anniversary. Global Advising Week recognises and champions the work of advisors, tutors, personal tutors, counselors and coaches who advise students around the globe. NACADA evolved from the first National Conference on Academic Advising in 1977; May 2, 1979 was the offic...

Episode nine of Adventures in Advising sees Colum Cronin and Matt Markin explore advising at the University of South Dakota (USD). They discuss the professionalisation of advising with Craig McGill. And you'll hear from advisors from across USD about their work in supporting students. In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance): Craig M. McGill - Postdoctoral Research...

In episode eight of Adventures in Advising, Colum Cronin and Matt Markin consider how advisors facilitate learning.  Many institutions have been forced to move their teaching and assessments online in the past few weeks; this, in turn, has impacted upon students, faculty and advisors. You'll hear from all three groups, as we discuss the impact of this mid-semester shift.  Additionally two Adv...

In this special episode Colum and Matt explore the idea of community, what it means and how it can be created. They speak to advisers who are creating communities in online spaces due to the social distancing required to slow the spread of COVID-19. They examine the impact of the novel coronavirus on Res Life in universities and how it has affected domestic and international students alike.  In th...

Hello, and welcome to a special episode of Adventures in Advising, a podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin. COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has affected the lives of billions of people around the world.  It has a huge impact on all aspects of the the Higher Education sector; many institutions have moved or are moving all their teachi...

Hello, and welcome to the fifth episode of Adventures in Advising, a podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin. In this episode Colum and Matt examine leadership within Higher Education. What makes a good leader? How can you improve your leadership skills and abilities? What does leadership empowerment look like? They also discuss NACADA's Emerging Leader Program, which Matt graduated fr...

Hello, and welcome to the fourth episode of Adventures in Advising, a podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin. In this episode Colum and Matt consider the impact of technology on academic advising. Do chatbots help or hinder? Can technology be leveraged to improve the experience of both students and advisors?  In this episode you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):  Eric Stoll...

Hello, and welcome to episode three of Adventures in Advising, a podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin . In this episode Colum and Matt reflect upon their own college experiences, and talk to some current students and recent graduates to hear about college life from their perspective. They also discuss how to utilise advising to help transform students' experiences of Higher Educatio...

Hello, and welcome to the second episode of Adventures in Advising, a podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin . In this episode Colum and Matt remind listeners about deadlines! Most specifically proposal deadlines. The deadline for proposals for NACADA's International Conference, which this year takes place in Greece, is Monday, 20th January. And the deadline for NACADA's Annual C...

Hello friends and welcome to the first episode of Adventures in Advising, a new podcast hosted by Colum Cronin and Matt Markin . In this episode Colum and Matt outline the origins of the podcast, discuss their hopes for it, and you’ll hear interviews with (in order of appearance):  Ryan Scheckel - Assistant Director for Pre-Professional Health Careers, Texas Tech University  Ivette Barbosa - Stude...