Programs and Events
AC@IS offers several opportunities throughout the year for our professional and faculty advisors.
Our professional development events are an opportunity to learn about and discuss topics relevant in advising and higher education. Participants attend (in person or through Zoom) together and discuss the topic afterward during a debrief session.
- Nominations for Annual Advising Awards open March 3rd-31st 2025
- NACADA Webinar: Document Everything, but not that! How to Maximize the Effectiveness of your Advising Notes for Student Learning. March 20th, 3:30-4:30pm, Sargent Board Room.
- NACADA Webinar: A Different Kind of Magic: Reimagining our Work with Neurodivergent Students and Advisors. May 1st, 3:30-4:30pm, Sargent Board Room.
- Annual Advising Awards Ceremony. May 8th, 3:30pm, Salmon River Suite
- NACADA Webinar: Watering the Roots, Harvesting Success: Practical Strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health. June 5th, 2:30pm, Sargent Board Room
Webinar: Incorporating the NACADA Academic Advising Core Competencies into Advising Practice
Date: September 21, 2022 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
Webinar: Bringing Cultural Humility to Academic Advising
Date: February 2, 2022 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
Webinar: Academic Advising in an Era of Instant Gratification: The Pathway to Empowerment.
Date: March 8, 2023 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
In Person Training: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students with the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) club
Date: December 11, 2023 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
Webinar: Accessible Language for Better Advising: Inviting Dialogue for Student Success
Date: February 13, 2024 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
Webinar: From Transactional to Transformational Referrals: Equipping Advisors and Students for Success
Date: March 14, 2024 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
Webinar: Small Fish in a Big Pond: Advising Rural Students at Large Institutions
Date: April 30, 2024 at 12 pm MDT, followed by debrief session
2024 Advising Symposium
Date: September 6, 2024 at 8 am MDT, half day event ending at 2 pm
The Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA) hosts national and regional events that advisors can attend. Upcoming conferences and other professional development opportunities are available on the NACADA website.
This year's NACADA Annual Conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be from October 26-29, 2025.
AC@IS plans to partner with Staff Council, Program for Institutional Effectiveness (PIE), and other organizations on campus to offer opportunities and promote non-ISU opportunities to its members.
For promotion of other events and opportunities, please contact advcommunity@isu.edu.