Supporting Students

This workshop is part of the Professional Development for Advisors' series and introduces advisors to the cultural, communication and advising differences they might encounter when working with a deaf or hard-of-hearing student. Specific strategies and tips are shared during this session.

This session is open to the RIT community and all level of faculty and staff advisors who are interested in learning more about working with deaf or hard of hearing students.

Academic strategies are an essential piece of student academic success. Many of our students are not aware of the most efficient ways to approach studying. This session enhances our understanding of the study process and enables faculty and staff to encourage their students to utilize academic techniques and strategies to increase their ability to be successful. It also promotes the numerous resources and services that RIT has to offer to students to further their understanding of academic strategies and the study process.

A shared understanding of what is expected between student and advisor is key to building an advising relationship that is effective. This workshop will help you clarify what is optimal in a relationship and will focus on communication skills, active listening, appropriate referral, and follow-through.

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define their role and responsibilities as an academic advisor
• Identify and describe advisor's expectations of advisees
• Be able to define and describe the ideal advising relationship
• Describe and communicate their role and expectations for students
• Learn and demonstrate active listening skills, appropriate body language and basic counseling skills
• Identify resources and learn useful referral skills

This interactive workshop provides a hands-on approach of using a case management model for working with students. Case management is the process by which colleagues collaborate and communicate to support a student's college experience and academic success. The workshop begins with the theoretical basis of a case management model and its application in higher education. Discussion focuses on triggers and situations in which case management may occur. Participants share their best practices, what works and what does not, and engage in dialogue that prepares them to apply case management techniques/approaches to their daily work with students.

Participants should bring a student situation and academic advising report that may be discussed as a case study during the workshop (please black out any identifying information prior to the workshop).

This training will introduce the new undergraduate early alert system, powered by Starfish Retention Solutions.  The training is specifially designed for course instructors.  The session will take an in-depth look at the new process for submitting an early alert on a student and will provide an overview of the follow-up process with students.  After this one hour session, the trainers will be available for an additional 30 minutes to answer questions and provide hands-on guidance.

This training will introduce the new undergraduate early alert system, powered by Starfish Retention Solutions.  The training is specifially designed for faculty advisors, primary academic advisors, and support advisors who are assigned by committee in SIS.  The session will include an overview of how an early alert is submitted and training on the outreach and follow-up capabilities in the system.  This is a hands-on trianing session.

Additional sessions are listed on registration page.

If you need help registering for this session, please contact the Center for Professional Development at 5-6200, or cpdcoop@rit.edu

This training will introduce the new undergraduate early alert system, powered by Starfish Retention Solutions.  The training is specifially designed for course instructors.  The session will take an in-depth look at the new process for submitting an early alert on a student and will provide an overview of the follow-up process with students.  After this one hour session, the trainers will be available for an additional 30 minutes to answer questions and provide hands-on guidance.

Additional sessions are listed on registration page.

If you need help registering for this session, please contact the Center for Professional Development at 5-6200, or cpdcoop@rit.edu

This workshop is new this year and has been designed especially for RIT advisors.  Both FERPA and RIT's Records Management policy are reviewed and the following topics are covered:

• An explanation of FERPA, (Family Education Rights Privacy Act)
• Situations which allow for the disclosure of educational records without consent
• Practical applications of FERPA
• Recnet amendments to FERPA
• A review of RIT's Records Management Policy, C22.0
• Your responsibilities in reation to records management

Advisors who have completed FERPA for Advisors are welcome to, but not required to complete this class for the certificate.

This session refreshes our knowledge of general characteristics about our students and provides information on being a strong supervisor; beginning with the interviewing and hiring process, through the training period and continuing to motivate your student employees to be long term, strong members of your department. Topics covered in this workshop include the use of various forms, what employer responsibilities are, new social security regulations, proper training, eligibility cards, and more.

This workshop provides a general overview of the Honors Program, with a specific focus on the program’s academic requirements. The workshop’s goal is to familiarize academic advisors, faculty advisors and staff with the requirements students need to fulfill in order to graduate from the Honors Program.
After completing this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Identify honors students whom they are advising
• Assist honors students in developing a plan to meet the Honors Program requirements
• Identify when honors students are not on track to meet program requirements

Have you ever wondered where to send your students for extra academic help? Do you want to know more about the support programs offered through Student Affairs? Come and learn about what, where, and how students can receive extra academic support in a resource fair format. This will include departments such as the Academic Support Center, TRiO Student Support Services, CRP, HEOP, Disability Services, AIM Program, and FYE.

This session will help you explore the diversity of our student population at RIT. You will learn the benefits of having a globally diverse student population and learn how to become more involved with them through communication and understanding.

You will be introduced to some of the areas of compliance that surround international students and learn how the International Student Services Office can offer you support. This session will include a narrative from one of our international students describing their experiences at RIT.

In light of RIT’s framework for Inclusive Excellence, this interactive workshop presents academic advisers with a variety of tools and knowledge that promote *multicultural competencies; these competencies can be applied to the special needs of students from a variety of underrepresented populations, including (AALANA) races, genders, and sexual orientations.

The program provides:

• The opportunity to learn more about each population
• Opportunities to identify strategies for interaction
• Accessible resources for on-going references and referrals
• A common model/strategy that can be used to assess and engage students effectively. Discussion draws on the experience and expertise of the professionals who work within the office of the Chief Diversity Officer, and also the program participants.

After completing this workshop, learners are able to:

• Present tools and knowledge that help Academic Advisers assess students from underrepresented populations
• Develop a set of skills to interact with them in a way that facilitates academic student success
• Gain insight into the perceptions of students from under represented populations (as solicited by facilitators)
• Help advisers develop an appropriate assessment model that identifies helpful insights into the advising process

The RIT student conduct process addresses student misconduct in an educational manner.  This session focuses on educating staff and faculty on how they can assist students as advocates and mentors throughout this process. A description of the conduct process is reviewed throughout the session, along with expectations and self-care for advocates.

In this session participants learn general information about study abroad at RIT, including how to help undergraduate students choose courses overseas that will count toward their major, how study abroad appears on a transcript and how to work with the Study Abroad and Fellowships (SA&F) office.  Through group discussion, participants will be given the opportunity brainstorm ideas and detail best practices.

Detailed information about Study Abroad programs, forms, approval criteria, transcripts and grading is covered.

Students often use their new freedom at college as a doorway to experiment. This session focuses on both national and RIT trends in alcohol and drug use. The session will explore how faculty and staff can support students who may be using substances and will offer resources for referral.

With the incidence of autism rising, a growing number of college students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are choosing to pursue their college degree at RIT.  We value these students as part of our diverse community and acknowledge that some individuals may need additional support in transitioning to college.   This workshop will discuss the strengths and challenges students with ASD bring to the college experience and some strategies that can be used to support their collegiate success. 

In this workshop participants will gain information about the mission, functions and procedures of the RIT Disability Services Office (DSO). Information discussed will include how a student with a disability requests accommodations, how reasonable and appropriate accommodations are determined, as well as how the DSO test center works. The workshop will conclude with an opportunity for questions.

This workshop will shed light on the challenges facing first generation/low income college students; in particular, it will help increase your awareness of these students at RIT.  This workshop will provide you with helpful strategies and useful tools to use in your work with first generation/low income students, as well as the larger population of students we serve.

After completing this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Understand the strengths of and challenges facing first generation/low income students
• Understand the barriers to education for this population
• Know national trends in higher education relating to this population
• Learn concrete tips and tools for working with this student population
• Be involved in case studies and role plays involving issues facing this population

This session explains the importance of student engagement in the formula for student success and retention. The understanding of how to identify a student who is not engaged in the campus community, resources to assist in introducing the student to opportunities on campus and contacts for advisors to use if they have questions is focused on throughout the session.

After completing this workshop, learners are able to:

• Have a basic understanding of engagement theory and the importance of students being engaged
• Begin to identify students who aren’t engaged in the campus community
• Refer students to engagement opportunities
• Identify campus partners who can offer assistance if needed
• Discuss resources available in each college

This course provides an overview of relevant student development theories and offers application to everyday interactions with students. If you've ever wondered why students act a certain way, make poor choices, or how to explain behaviors, this introduction provides you with a tool kit to enhance your future interactions with students.

After completing this workshop, learners will be able to:

• Trace a wide range of student development theory throughout the lifespan
• Articulate how student development theory can inform everyday practice in higher education
• Gain awareness of the developmental issues associated with students
• Recognize the role of student development theory across campus including in and out of class

This workshop introduces RIT Advisors to the tools and processes used to coordinate the effective delivery of access services to RIT classes.  Participants will also have the opportunity to have questions answered and learn where to go for assistance when issues arise.

After completing this workshop, learners will be able to:

1)     Understand the scope and complexity of access services at RIT and the approaches taken to maximize success for students within resources available.

2)     Understand the methods used to plan and deliver services more efficiently, including

1. Reserving seats
2. Early enrollment
3. NTID sections

3)     Locate and use on-line tools that provide information helpful to the advisement and placement of NTID-supported students in courses of other RIT colleges and programs including:

1. LCBQ responses on communication
2. SIS display of planned services
3. myAccess.rit.edu

4)     Understand the dynamic processes used to respond to requests for services and how best to assist students in navigating a process which is very unlike their pre-college experience with services. 

5)     Meet members of the DAS staff who coordinate and manage the services to different colleges and academic groups

This class is most appropriate for all levels of faculty and staff advisors who are interested in learning more about supporting deaf or hard of hearing students.

Details about where this class is located can be found here http://www.rit.edu/ntid/radscc/