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Please join us for Professional Development in Academic Advising.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 2-3:30 p.m. in MRV Multipurpose Room<\/p>\n
\u00a0Academic Advising and Trans Equity: Building Our Tomorrow \u2013 NACADA<\/strong><\/p>\n The profile of trans students in the United States has been steadily increasing in recent years. New scholarship is being published that offers deeper looks at the experiences of these students and work that aims to theorize about trans identity and higher education. In addition, highly public legal battles are being waged regarding the rights of trans students, particularly regarding the protections of Title IX and concerns of equal access to education from primary school through higher education.<\/p>\n As advisors and administrators encounter these students more frequently, there is a dire need for resources that move beyond \u201cTrans 101\u201d, which often focuses primarily on terminology and language use. Practitioners need information and direction on how to progress individually in their competence working with trans students, as well as guidance on how to influence their offices and campuses to become more equitable for trans students.<\/p>\n This webinar will focus on encouraging practitioners to identify opportunities for trans advocacy work on their campuses. The presenters aim to move beyond a \u201cTrans 101\u201d perspective by focusing less on vocabulary and issues of awareness and directing the bulk of their effort toward identifying changes in behavior (individual) and culture (organizational) that could have the effect of increasing trans equity on campus.<\/p>\n This webinar embeds trans concerns in frameworks of social justice advocacy and multicultural organizational change theory with the aim of presenting social justice as a process to engage in, rather than simply an end point or goal.<\/p>\n Academic Advising Core Competencies that will be addressed in this presentation include:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n C6 Understanding of how equitable and inclusive environments are created and maintained
\nI5 Knowledge of the characteristics, needs, and experiences of major and emerging student populations
\nI6 Knowledge of campus and community resources that support student success<\/p>\n