Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) Workshops

These workshops will focus primarily on advisor skill-building and knowledge-building. Potential topics include:

• Technical/Software/Administrative skills (Excel, TEAMS, ARGOS, reading high school transcripts, etc.)
• Advising approaches and best practices
• Legal/Ethical issues in advising
• Inclusive Excellence 

Workshops will be offered twice a month, and will generally be worth 1 point (unless otherwise stated). Workshops will vary in terms of being offered in-person or via zoom.

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Description: Can’t make it to the NACADA Annual Conference this year? No problem — we’re bringing the experience to you! AMP will be streaming selected virtual conference sessions right here on campus in multiple rooms. This is a great opportunity to engage with the latest ideas and best practices in academic advising, connect with colleagues, and gain professional development — all without leaving MTSU! Drop in, watch sessions that interest you, and join in on the conversations.  

NACADA Core Competencie(s): Conceptual, Information, Relational 

Points: 1 per every 2 hours attended  

Location: SU 224

Option 1 - Managing Your Peace: Making the Shift from Servant Leadership - Servant leadership is commonly practiced and embraced in advising communities and within higher education. Perhaps it is time for a new, and arguably, more applicable approach for advising administrators to better manage their peace in the current climate of competing priorities and stakeholder desire for high returns on investment. This session is designed to provide an understanding of the adaptable leadership model, contrasting it with servant leadership, by demonstrating its use for effective leadership and well-being. Participants will be better informed on how to integrate adaptable leadership strategies into their professional practices, fostering more responsive and supportive advising environments through the use of an informative presentation with interactive discussions and real-world applications.

If we decide for an Option 2 - The Power of Your Purpose in Action: "Why"-Focused Advising - What is your purpose in life? Have you thought deeply about it? Does it matter? Does it impact your work in academic advising? Purpose in life has been both an individual pursuit and a line of research for individuals and scholars for decades. Research on purpose in life has grown substantially and has revealed that individuals who have a clear sense of their purpose exhibit a variety of positive life characteristics both personally and professionally. This presentation reveals the findings of a study that explored how the process of bringing awareness to an individual's purpose in life inspired a deeper level of self-understanding, informed future professional goals, and enhanced the focus on the advising relationship with students