Advising Unique Population Groups on Campus – On-Demand Training

Overcome Uncertainty, Instill Confidence & Provide Support

Working with student organizations in the current regulatory climate can leave advisors uncertain about their role and students struggling.

Join us as our presenter shares a student-centered, research-informed framework that equips advisors with practical strategies to reduce confusion, strengthen collaboration, and empower student leaders to thrive while staying aligned with institutional values. Advise a wide range of student organizations, including unique populations, to help your campus approach student support from a pluralistic perspective.

Help student leaders do their great work and inspire them to lead with confidence. 

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you: 

• Close the gaps through advising by reinforcing partnerships that balance student growth with institutional alignment.
• Establish clear communication and shared expectations with students that clarifies roles, responsibilities, and boundaries to reduce mixed messages and to foster confidence, consistency, and compliance.
• Anticipate common challenges before they arise to help guide students in preparing for complex or sensitive programming with confidence.
• Involve critical campus partners when needed, so students feel supported, not isolated or defensive.
• Demonstrate inclusive facilitation practices to help students establish shared agreements and approaches that sustain healthy dialogue, even during difficult conversations. 
  
• Implement repair and recovery plans when missteps occur by using tools to restore trust, rebuild relationships, and guide accountability with transparency and care to re-establish group cohesion.

Presenter

Ali Martin Scoufield currently serves as the Interim Coordinator for Fraternity & Sorority Life at Baldwin Wallace University and is preparing to defend her dissertation this spring.
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