Elevate Your Onboarding: Innovative Training for New Advisor Success-Presented by the Virginia College Personnel Association (VACPA)

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Academic advisors are crucial in student engagement and support and thus a well-developed onboarding program is a critical component that can distinguish between a prepared employee and one lacking confidence. Presenters will share their experience in developing a comprehensive advisor onboarding program that teaches advising theories, fosters belonging, identifies essential campus constituents, and equips advisors with necessary tools. Participants will leave the session with tools to implement an onboarding program for professional academic advisors and other units.This webinar is part of the "Lunch and Learn" series presented by ACPA's Virginia Chapter (VACPA). For more information about this and other VACPA programs and initiatives, visit our website.

Registration Fees:

Complimentary for ACPA Individual & Chapter Only Members

$10 for Non-Members Based in U.S.

$5 for International Non-Members

Professional Competencies:

Webinar participants will develop their professional competencies in the areas of: Leadership; Organizational and Human Resource; Personal and Ethical Foundations; Social Justice and Inclusion; and Values, Philosophy, and History. For more information about the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners, visit our website.

Presenters:

Vivek Shastry (He/Him), Associate Director of Undergraduate Advising & Student Success, Virginia Tech
Taylor Moore (She/Her), Professional Academic Advisor, College of Science, Virginia Tech

Elevate Your Onboarding: Innovative Training for New Advisor Success-Presented by the Virginia College Personnel Association (VACPA)

Tuesday May 06 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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