Adventures in Advising
Passionate about working with students and making a difference in their lives? Join Matt Markin and his advising guests as they bring together the global academic advising community to share knowledge, best practices, and their own advising stories.
Episodes
115 episodes
Passion for the Profession: The 5th Anniversary Episode - Adventures in Advising
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Adventures in Advising podcast, Megumi Makino-Kanehiro from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa interviews podcast co-creator Matt Markin about the history and continued relevance of the podcast, ...
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Episode 115
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Asking ChatGPT How to Leverage AI in Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
In the first episode of 2025, we're continuing the conversation about artificial intelligence, by interviewing ChatGPT's AI about all things higher ed and academic advising! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech U...
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Episode 114
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Santa's Message to Academic Advisors (Using ChatGPT) - Adventures in Advising
A short, fun 7-minute episode to close out 2024! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech University in interviewing Santa (or really the Santa voice mode in ChatGPT). What is Santa-GPT's message to academic advisors...
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Episode 113
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Navigating Curious Minds: Unlocking Opportunities using AI - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Roy Magnuson, Director of Emerging Technologies for Instruction and Research at Illinois State University discusses the powerful opportunities of artificial intelligence and the sound approaches we can take as individuals and as a br...
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Episode 112
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Learning Well: Shaping the Future of Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Peter Fitch and Dr. Kathryn Woods from University College London join the podcast to tell you more about the upcoming UKAT Conference in April 2025! Find out what it means to foster positive emotion and build partnershi...
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Episode 111
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Maximizing the Role of Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Nathan Vickers, associate director for NACADA Consulting, discusses his 20-year career at The University of Texas at Austin before transitioning to the NACADA Executive Office. He'll also address how strategic, data-informed programs can...
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Episode 110
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The Impact of Culturally Relevant Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Gabe Bermea, visiting scholar at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions interviews Dr. Nicole Gonzalez, director of the advising resource center at University of Arizona and Lina Anastasovitou, doctoral ca...
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Episode 109
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Celebrating National Transfer Student Week - Adventures in Advising
To celebrate National Transfer Student Week, Campbell Keele, coordinator of transfer initiatives at Missouri State University offers tips for advisors working with transfer students in various scenarios, planning activities and events fo...
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Episode 108
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Embracing 10 Years or More In Academic Advising: Celebrating Mid-Career Resilience and Growth - Adventures in Advising
Advisors, administrators, and student success practitioners create stronger workplaces through their connections because they understand the full spectrum of highs and lows; challenges, and rewards in their roles. Longevity in the field has cre...
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Episode 107
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Stories that Inspire: Advising is Forever - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 106, we've changed the format as we've invited six authors to read from the NACADA Pocket Guide, Advising is Forever: Sharing Stories to Ignite (or Reignite) Your Advising Spirit that capture the raw, inspiring, and emotional stories in ...
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Episode 106
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39:49
Graduate Level Advising and the Community of Care for Advisors - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 105, Matt Markin chats with Olivia Miller, exploratory studies advisor at Kansas State University. Olivia discusses advising graduate vs undergraduate students, differences in resources and role responsibilities at the graduate level, as...
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Episode 105
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43:50
Unlocking Student Learning & Advising Approaches - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Declan McLaughlin, senior lecturer and lead advisor of studies at Queen’s University Belfast discusses unlocking student learning and advising approaches, the benefits of student participation in their own assessment experience, and the cre...
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Episode 104
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Career Pathways and Cooperative Education - Adventures in Advising
Jim Fasulo, academic advisor for healthcare and emergency professions pathways at Portland Community College discusses working with students in finding career pathways, the importance of career and technical education, and how cooperative educa...
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Episode 103
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Empowering Students to Cultivate Financial Literacy Skills - Adventures in Advising
How much do you know about helping students with financial literacy? Join Dr. Kristen Stutz, director of the Student Assistance in Learning Program and Oscar Flores Gonzalez, peer financial coach at California State University-San Bernardino as...
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Episode 102
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A Sustained Impact in Higher Education - Adventures in Advising
Karen Lewis, assistant director of the English Undergraduate Studies Office at the University of Maryland College Park, discusses serving as an administrator and advising students. She addresses the dynamics of advising different student...
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Episode 101
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43:27
Navigating the Changing Academic Landscape - Adventures in Advising
Join us in celebrating 100 episodes of the Adventures in Advising podcast with special guests: 00:10 - Charlie Nutt, NACADA Executive Office (retired)09:00 - Melinda Anderson, Achieving the Dream44:40 - Josephine Gabi, Manc...
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Episode 100
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Going Beyond the Confines of Traditional Advising Roles - Adventures in Advising
In episode 99, we chat with Tashauna Stewart, academic advisor in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tashauna discusses going beyond the confines of traditional advising roles, developing and co-coordinating advisor...
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Episode 99
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Cultivating Development through Mentorship - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 98, Matt Markin chats with Raezheen Pascua, academic advisor and junior faculty specialist at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Dr. Michael Cersosimo, director of student success at Loyola Marymount University discuss cultivating learni...
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Episode 98
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Self-Advocacy and Supporting our Differences - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 97, Matt Markin chats with Leslie Bell, academic advisor and retention specialist at Rust College. Leslie discusses helping students understand the importance of networking and building a career portfolio. Additionally, Leslie addresses ...
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Episode 97
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A Shared Goal of Student Success - Adventures in Advising
In episode 96, Matt Markin chats with Joan Krush, assistant director for member engagement at the NACADA Executive Office. Joan discusses her past experience in admissions and advising, building positive relationships between primary role advis...
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Episode 96
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Opening the Door to Publications - Adventures in Advising
In episode 95, Matt Markin chats with returning guest Ryan Braeger, assistant dean for advising and student development at Saint Michael’s College. Ryan discusses his experience creating an institution level advising publication, the pros and c...
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Episode 95
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46:36
Curving Passion with Realism - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 94, Bri Harvie, associate director of academic advising at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology discusses how the Canadian higher education system differs from the U.S., how parenting has informed her practice in advising, chan...
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Episode 94
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52:09
How to Continue Best Serving our Students - Adventures in Advising
Matthew Plescia, academic advisor in the Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University discusses navigating the cultural and curriculum changes through switching institutions, advocating for others, synchronous communication tec...
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Episode 93
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43:49
Reducing Barriers through Connection and Engagement - Adventures in Advising
In episode 92, Matt Markin chats with Dr. Dana Zahorik, manager of advising services and retention initiatives at Fox Valley Technical College. Dr. Zahorik discusses the creation of CARES Purpose Driving Advising, what it means for educators to...
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Episode 92
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44:17
What Do You Know About Student Research? - Adventures in Advising
In episode 91 of the podcast, Matt Markin interviews Dr. Ryan Keating, director of the Office of Student Research at CSU San Bernardino. Dr. Keating discusses how academic advising professionals can have a better understanding of what student r...
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Episode 91
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