Professional Development

Hi All,

We are happy to announce an exciting Disability Studies event: Disability and Advocacy in Action.

Disability Activist and UO alum Ming Canaday will give a lecture and Q&A on MONDAY MAY 5, 2025 at 4:30 P.M. CHAPMAN HALL, RM 220

Through compelling storytelling and real-world case studies, Canaday will examine how narratives around disability shape public perception and policy decisions.

Disability advocacy is not just about fighting for accommodations. It’s about reimagining the systems that determine who belongs.

Sponsors for this event include Disability Studies; Department of English; IRES; Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and the AEC.

Brian Trapp
Kidd Program Director and Disability Studies Director
https://crwr.uoregon.edu/kidd-workshops/

https://disability.uoregon.edu/
https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/creative-writing-program-faculty/all/trapp
(541) 346-0508
trapp@uoregon.edu

Hello ACAA, and happy Friday!

The Professional Development committee is excited to invite you all to a virtual panel called Making the Most of Advising Associations: Resources, Membership Benefits, and More on Wednesday, April 23^rd, from 3-4pm.

The panel will feature advising leaders from regional universities who will be sharing their experiences with advising associations such as OAAA and NACADA. We will discuss how to navigate a NACADA membership (whether you are a new member, a longstanding member, or are considering whether to become a member), how to access involvement opportunities with local associations including NACADA Region 8, and how to stay connected to resources and professional development opportunities through these and other associations.

Panelists will include:

Thomas Shelly – Oregon State University, College of Education Academic Advisor and NACADA Region 8 Steering Committee Chair

Mary Chuindard – Oregon State University, Director of Undergraduate Student Services and Head Advisor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Rachel Allen, University of Oregon, Associate Director of Student Services, School of Journalism and Communication, Oregon Academic Advising Association (OAAA) committee member and NACADA Region 8 Liaison

Melanie Jones, University of Oregon, Senior Director, Arts and Sciences Advising, long time NACADA member

No RSVP Necessary; please use the link below to join the panel. We hope to see you there!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95534238574

Meeting ID: 955 3423 8574

Sam Smith, PhD (he/him)

Academic and Career Advisor

“Social” Social Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences

CAS Advising | University of Oregon

Hello ACAA Friends,

I hope that your Spring term is starting out well!

I’m writing on behalf of the ACAA Professional Development Committee to invite all of you to the next installment in our Practice to Presentation workshop series. This session is called “Getting Started with Your Research Project.” Though we will be building on topics we covered in the first session, you do not need to have attended the first workshop to be able to attend the second! We are designing the series to function both as a series and as a set of one-off sessions, and so we welcome newcomers and returning folks in equal measure.

In “Getting Started with Your Research Project,” we will be focusing on the how of doing research in advising. We hope to talk about how to take advantage of UO Library resources, discuss considerations for doing research project that involve human participants, and provide an overview of scholarly venues that publish research relevant to advising and higher ed. We will also have dedicated time and space for participants to share any thoughts they are having about topics and/or projects that they are interested in developing into a project or presentation, so bring your ideas!

The event will be from 9-11am on May 9^th in James Commons in Tykeson Hall. If you are interested in attending, please take a moment to fill out this RSVP form: https://forms.office.com/r/61N0TNN1FW

Looking forward to it!

Sam

Sam Smith, PhD (he/him)
Academic and Career Advisor
“Social” Social Sciences; College of Arts and Sciences
CAS Advising | University of Oregon

Hello ACAA Community,

I’m writing to encourage you to submit a proposal for the upcoming Oregon Academic Advising (OAAA) Conference on Friday, May 30^th in Bend, Oregon.

Please consider submitting a proposal by the extended April 6 deadline. The conference fee is waived for those presenting! This will be a small drive in conference (around 100 people) so it is a great opportunity to share your knowledge, build your confidence and meet wonderful advising colleagues in the state of Oregon. We will also offer an online track as well if you can’t make it over the mountain.

Proposal form: http://www.oregonadvising.org/call-for-program-proposals.html#/

Conference registration: http://www.oregonadvising.org/conference-registration.html#/

Please let me know if you have any questions at all. I’m currently serving as the NACADA Region 8 Oregon Liaison and OAAA committee member and would be happy chat.

Respectfully,
Rachel Allen
Associate Director of Student Services
School of Journalism and Communication

Hi all,

The deadline to RSVP to the first of the “Practice to Presentation” workshops is coming up quick!
Sign up to start working on developing ways to share your advising expertise in a conference setting. Breakfast included!

See details below.

Sincerely,

The ACAA Professional Development Committee

Hello ACAA Members,

The Professional Development Committee is excited to announce the first event in our forthcoming series “Practice to Presentation.” The series is designed to help advisors turn their advising practice and experience into something they can share at a regional or national advising conference. The series will culminate in an advising conference at UO for folks to:

• Share their advising knowledge
• Learn new advising processes and approaches
• Connect with other advisors on campus
• Practice presenting their research in a safe and welcoming space

Our first event, “Turning Advising Practice into Shareable Knowledge” will be held on March 13th from 9:00 -11:00 am in Tykeson Commons. 

Breakfast will be included, and seats are limited to 40, so please RSVP by Feb 14 via this link.

In our winter workshop, we’ll reflect on our advising practices, brainstorm potential research questions, and collaborate on presentation projects. We will also discuss what “research” means in a professional advising context. No experience or familiarity with research, advising or otherwise, is required or expected!

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The ACAA Professional Development Committee

Emma Bjorngard-Basayne

Angela Dornbusch

Lauren Eichler

Jennifer Greenlaw

Sam Smith

Hello ACAA community,

I wanted to draw attention to the Region 8 & 9 NACADA Conference in Anchorage, Alaska in March. Scroll to the bottom of the below email for more info.

Thank you to the Professional Development committee for plugging it in their last email!

They have moved the deadline for early bird registration to February 18^th since the 17^th is a national holiday in Canada and President’s Day here in the U.S.  (although we don’t get it off at UO).

I am on the planning committee for the conference, so if anyone has questions about it, I am happy to do my best to answer them!

Come join us in Alaska! 😊

Best,

Emily

Emily Henkelman-Parker | she/her/hers
Assistant Director of Undergraduate Student Services

Undergraduate Student Success Center
School of Journalism and Communication
University of Oregon
(541) 346-8709 | ehenkel@uoregon.edu

From: NACADA Region 5 <nacada@ksu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
To: Emily Henkelman <ehenkel@uoregon.edu>
Subject: Region 3/Region 7 and Region 8/Region 9 Conferences | Early Registration Deadlines

Early Registration Deadline

11:59 p.m Tuesday, February 18, 2025

One meaning of the word Alyeska (Alaska) is “great land.” What could be better than great minds gathering in a great land? Join us for the Region 8/Region 9 Conference in Anchorage, Alaska March 17-19, 2025.

Leverage nature’s wonder by Navigating the Waters of Advising. Expand your horizons! Illuminate your advising practice with inspiration from the Northern Lights.

Team up with a fellow advisor or travel with a friend who has Alaska on their bucket list. Either way, make your way to this conference! Registration fees are going up Tuesday, February 18. Register now!

Wondering what to do before or after the conference? Click here.

Region 8/Region 9 Conference | Anchorage, Alaska | March 17-19, 2025

*Update: thank you all for your responses! To accommodate a larger audience than expected, we are changing the venue for the panel to James Commons in Tykeson Hall. Looking forward to it! – Sam

Good afternoon advising colleagues,

During Winter term, the CAS advising team has been participating in a training series called Graduate Pathways, designed to help us advise students who may be interested in grad school. This series is culminating in a panel on February 5^th in Pacific Hall 030 from 3-4:30, and you are all invited to attend!

The Graduate Pathways Panel will feature participants who have different kinds of investments in and experiences with graduate school, from senior administrators to current students.

The panelists are all affiliated with UO and are:

• Lara Bovilsky, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
• Patricia Lambert, Professor and Interim PhD Director in PPPM
• Dee Jolly, PhD Student in Anthropology
• Sofia Carlson, PhD Student in Biochemistry

This moderated panel will begin with set questions about the panelists’ experiences with graduate school, after which we hope to have a robust Q&A. Please feel free to bring your own burning questions about how to help students who have expressed interest in grad school!

Pacific 030 is a tight space, so we would appreciate having a head count in advance. Please RSVP to this event invitation in Outlook if you hope to or plan to attend.

In anticipation,

The Grad Pathways Planning team:

Ellen Fields

Sam Smith

Nate Wilkerson

Good afternoon advising colleagues,

During Winter term, the CAS advising team has been participating in a training series called Graduate Pathways, designed to help us advise students who may be interested in grad school. This series is culminating in a panel on February 5^th in Pacific Hall 030 from 3-4:30, and you are all invited to attend!

The Graduate Pathways Panel will feature participants who have different kinds of investments in and experiences with graduate school, from senior administrators to current students.

The panelists are all affiliated with UO and are:

• Lara Bovilsky, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of English
• Patricia Lambert, Professor and Interim PhD Director in PPPM
• Dee Jolly, PhD Student in Anthropology
• Sofia Carlson, PhD Student in Biochemistry

This moderated panel will begin with set questions about the panelists’ experiences with graduate school, after which we hope to have a robust Q&A. Please feel free to bring your own burning questions about how to help students who have expressed interest in grad school!

Pacific 030 is a tight space, so we would appreciate having a head count in advance. Please RSVP to this event invitation in Outlook if you hope to or plan to attend.

In anticipation,

The Grad Pathways Planning team:

Ellen Fields

Sam Smith

Nate Wilkerson

Hello ACAA Members,

The Professional Development Committee is excited to announce the first event in our forthcoming series “Practice to Presentation.” The series is designed to help advisors turn their advising practice and experience into something they can share at a regional or national advising conference. The series will culminate in an advising conference at UO for folks to:

• Share their advising knowledge
• Learn new advising processes and approaches
• Connect with other advisors on campus
• Practice presenting their research in a safe and welcoming space

Our first event, “Turning Advising Practice into Shareable Knowledge” will be held on March 13th from 9:00 -11:00 am in Tykeson Commons. 

Breakfast will be included, and seats are limited to 40, so please RSVP by Feb 14 via this link.

In our winter workshop, we’ll reflect on our advising practices, brainstorm potential research questions, and collaborate on presentation projects. We will also discuss what “research” means in a professional advising context. No experience or familiarity with research, advising or otherwise, is required or expected!

We hope to see you there!

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