Student Organization Advisor Training

Program Description

Student organization advisors play a central role in the success of student organizations. This training will focus on three key components of student organization advising: understanding the roles & responsibilities of advisors; group dynamics and student development; and training. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in dialogue around real student organization advising issues and increase their capacity for serving as more effective advisors. Lastly, participants will leave with a wealth of resources to support the training of student organization advisors.

Participant Outcomes

• Participants will understand and identity the varied roles, responsibilities and expectations of student organization advisers.
  
• Participants will know and be able to apply principles of group dynamics to groups they advise.
•  Participants will be equipped to provide training and resources for colleagues engaged in student organization advising.
  
• Participants will be able to identity and apply appropriate strategies to resolve conflicts and problem within an organization or with an individual advisee.
  
•  Participants will be able to discuss the value of a learning centered student development approach to student organization advising.
  
• Participants will be able to identity challenges with, and strategies to, advising multi-cultural and identity-based student organizations.
  
  Training Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 29 (tentative)
  

  Location: SAC W310

  4:00pm - 5:00pm: Introductions & Student Organization Advising Roles and Expectations
  5:00pm - 6:00pm: Understanding Group Dynamics and Behaviors
  6:00pm - 7:00pm: Understanding University of Louisville Policies and Procedures
  7:00pm: Dinner
  
  
  For questions or more information please contact:
  
  
                                  Michael D. Anthony                                           Sharon Mudd
                                  Interim Director                                                  Program Coordinator Sr.

                                  Cultural Center                                                    Student Activities Department
                                  University of Louisville                                    University of Louisville
                                  Louisville, KY 40292                                         Louisville, KY 40292
                                  502-852-0229                                                     502-852-0240