Advising Perspectives Program

Professional Growth and Development听

Advising Perspectives is an in-depth engagement program for advising staff from all levels of the organization. Participants will gain a cross-campus network of professional peers and deeper knowledge of CU Boulder operations. This experience will enhance their perspective on their daily work and on advising as a profession.听

The Office of Undergraduate Education sponsors the program.听
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Through a series of workshops and networking events, participants gain insights into:听

The strategic direction of our campus.

Organizational structures of advising at CU Boulder.听

Career ladder mentoring that supports their professional growth.听听听

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Instructors

Suzanne Classen, Assistant Dean for 乐播传媒, Continuing Education

Suzanne Classen serves as the Assistant Dean for 乐播传媒 in the Division of Continuing Education (CE) at CU Boulder. Prior to moving into leadership roles, she was an academic advisor for ten years in CE, working with students from all schools and colleges, non-degree, online, and returning adult students. In addition to overseeing the Student Services team at CE, which comprises academic, career, and pre-health advisors and academic coaches, Suzanne teaches the EDUC 5020, College Academic Advising course through CU Boulder鈥檚 MA in Higher Education (MAHE) program.听

Shelly Bacon, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Shelly Bacon serves as the senior associate vice provost听in the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE). She began her CU Boulder career in 2000 as a professional academic advisor. Before moving to OUE in 2016, she served as Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, where she oversaw advising and student support services. Holding the most senior advising-related position on campus, Shelly sponsors the CU Boulder Advising Leadership Council and oversees a campuswide framework for undergraduate advising, which encompasses broadly shared practices and priorities. She created and taught the inaugural two semesters of EDUC 5020, College Academic Advising, for CU Boulder鈥檚 MA in Higher Education (MAHE) program.听

Program Details
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All are welcome to join the Advising Perspectives Program, regardless of role or experience level.

Participants will be in cohorts of 15-25 people with in-person modality.听

The program is offered once a year in the spring semester.

There will be light reading outside of sessions but no homework.听

The program begins during the last week of January and ends in the second week of March.听
Participants can expect to meet for 1.5 hours weekly for five weeks, with two longer half-days for the program launch and conclusion.听

Dates and Topics
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Jan. 30 | 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Program launch, introductions and team building

Feb. 6 | 9-10:30 a.m.
University structures

Feb. 12听| 4-5:30 p.m.
Private networking reception at the Student Success Conference

Feb. 13听| 9-10:30 a.m.
Budget models

Feb. 20听| 9-10:30 a.m.
Campus leadership panel

Feb. 27听| 9-10:30 a.m.
Introduction of case studies 听

March 6 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Case study discussion鈥攚here is the profession going from here?听

March 13听| 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Career mentorship鈥攚here do you go from here?

Applications open Oct. 14.听

Questions? Reach out to Shelly Bacon or Suzanne Classen.听听

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Through a series of workshops and networking events, participants gain insights into:听

Instructors

Suzanne Classen, Assistant Dean for 乐播传媒, Continuing Education

Shelly Bacon, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education