Advising for Diversity: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions
8:30-9:30 a.m. Registration (Marriott Center, 11th floor)
9:30-9:40 a.m. Welcome
• Martha Baker, UMASS Amherst, College of Natural Sciences, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
9:45-10:45 a.m. Session 1
• Akli and Lee: Thinking Broadly: Combined Session: Students of Color & First-Gens (Marriott Center)
• Twyman: How Major is your Major? (Room 804-08)
• Shydlo: Advising for Diversity: How the ASAP Program Addresses the Challenge (Room 805- 09)
10:55-11:55 a.m. Session 2
• Jamieson: Engaging Online Students through Advising, Community Development and Support Services, and Course Design (Room 804-08)
• Dusseault: Success by Design (Room 805-09)
• Reyes-Dawes: Connecting, Embracing, and Advising FGs (Marriott Center)
12:05-1:05 p.m. Lunch & Keynote (Marriott Center)
• Tyson Rose, Director of Upward Bound, UMASS Amherst
1:15-2:15 p.m. Session 3
• Valle: Beyond Recruitment: Advising Students of Color at PWIs (Room 804-08)
• Frezza and Cohen: Proactive Advising (Room 805-09)
• Henry: The Brotherhood: An Advising Model for Increasing Achievement Outcomes for Male Students of Colors (Marriott
Center)
2:25-3:25 p.m. Session 4
• Edwards: High-Impact Practices and Advising to Support Diverse Student Populations (Marriott Center)
• Kapinos: Building an Academic Coaching Model from the Ground Up: Using Preexisting Resources to Better Serve Our
Students (Room 804-08)
• Beedes and Chen: International Students and Language Support: Combined Session (Room 805-09)
3:30-4 p.m. End Reception & Raffle (Marriott Center)
9:30-9:40 a.m. Welcome
• Martha Baker, UMASS Amherst, College of Natural Sciences, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
9:45-10:45 a.m. Session 1
• Akli and Lee: Thinking Broadly: Combined Session: Students of Color & First-Gens (Marriott Center)
• Twyman: How Major is your Major? (Room 804-08)
• Shydlo: Advising for Diversity: How the ASAP Program Addresses the Challenge (Room 805- 09)
10:55-11:55 a.m. Session 2
• Jamieson: Engaging Online Students through Advising, Community Development and Support Services, and Course Design (Room 804-08)
• Dusseault: Success by Design (Room 805-09)
• Reyes-Dawes: Connecting, Embracing, and Advising FGs (Marriott Center)
12:05-1:05 p.m. Lunch & Keynote (Marriott Center)
• Tyson Rose, Director of Upward Bound, UMASS Amherst
1:15-2:15 p.m. Session 3
• Valle: Beyond Recruitment: Advising Students of Color at PWIs (Room 804-08)
• Frezza and Cohen: Proactive Advising (Room 805-09)
• Henry: The Brotherhood: An Advising Model for Increasing Achievement Outcomes for Male Students of Colors (Marriott
Center)
2:25-3:25 p.m. Session 4
• Edwards: High-Impact Practices and Advising to Support Diverse Student Populations (Marriott Center)
• Kapinos: Building an Academic Coaching Model from the Ground Up: Using Preexisting Resources to Better Serve Our
Students (Room 804-08)
• Beedes and Chen: International Students and Language Support: Combined Session (Room 805-09)
3:30-4 p.m. End Reception & Raffle (Marriott Center)