The Center of Effective Teaching (CET) is offering its first workshop of the academic year with the emphasis on recognizing the challenges of first-generation students and working with them, especially at an advisement level.
To register for this workshop, please visit the CET registration page at: http://www.hvcc.edu/cet/workshops/register.html
Academic Advising for “Double Dose” First Generation Students (NEW!)
All students face challenges when they begin higher education. A considerable body of research explores the added challenges that first-generation students encounter, including developing a sense of belonging. But what about first-generation students who have the added challenge of being first-generation in a new culture as well?
This webinar’s presenters refer to these students as double-dose first-gen students, and as members of this population themselves, they have experienced first-hand many of the challenges and obstacles they will discuss. In this NACADA First Generation College Student Advising Community-sponsored event, the presenters will begin with a brief explanation of the concept of double-dose first-gen students, and then explore the cultural challenges that arise as these students navigate higher education.
They will frame this exploration through Geert Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory, taking a closer look at some specific differences between the U.S. national culture and other national cultures (such as Pakistan, China, Kenya, Mexico, Philippines, and India) that are often the place of origin of double-dose first-gen American students. They will then review select advising approaches through this cultural lens to determine the pros and cons of each approach as it relates to the double-dose first-gen population, considering ways to overcome the potential downfalls to ensure that advisors and students are able to work collaboratively to better ensure the students’ sense of belonging, engagement, and success in higher education.
Academic Advising Core Competencies that will be addressed in this presentation include:
• Understanding of theory relevant to academic advising.
• Understanding of academic advising approaches and strategies.
• Understanding of how equitable and inclusive environments are created and maintained.
• Knowledge of the characteristics, needs, and experiences of major and emerging student populations.
• Ability to create rapport and build academic advising relationships.
• Ability to communicate in an inclusive and respectful manner.
When: Wednesday, September 12, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Marvin Library Multipurpose Room
Facilitator: Karen Ferrer-Muniz
Certificate Credit: Academic Advising
Category: Advising Special Groups and Foundations of Advising
Published: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:05:30 +0000 by t.bocketti