Providing continuous and timely professional development for the Montclair State advising community is critical to ensuring the health of our student support structures, and therefore central to the focus of the Advising 2025 grant. The diverse community of faculty and staff that provide academic advisement to the undergraduate population serve various roles on campus and the structures they work within are nuanced based on College, academic program, and student profile. The Undergraduate Education team, along with the Advising Professional Development Committee, and the Advising Strategy Group, ensure opportunities for on-going professional enrichment are made available to all who do the important work of advising on campus.
Montclair State University bases its advising framework on the SSIPP philosophy of academic advising, which also creates the foundation for the professional development structure within the Advising 2025 grant.
In 2022-2023, the Advising Professional Development Committee expanded its mission to ensure professional development opportunities were inclusive of academic coaching and career services colleagues.
Annual Advising Excellence Awards
In an effort to recognize our faculty and staff for their outstanding work in the areas of academic and career advising, The Office of the Provost proudly sponsors the Advising Excellence Awards, held annually in the spring. Advising is one of the many vital components to student success at Montclair State University.
2023-2024
- Advisor Appreciation: Summer Wind Down Workshop (September 13, 2023)
- Advising Forum: Fall Welcome (September 22, 2023)
- Advising Forum: Academic Action, in collaboration with CAST (November 13, 2023)
- Virtual Advising Forum: Financial Aid and SAP, in collaboration with Red Hawk Central (December 15, 2023)
- De-Stress Fest (December 18, 2023)
- Advising Forum: Resources and Opportunities to Support Timely Degree Completion, in collaboration with University College (February 6, 2024)
- Virtual Advising Forum: Prestigious Scholarships – Fulbright Advising (February 29, 2024)
- D.A.T.E: Disability Awareness Training and Empowerment, in collaboration with the Disability Resource Center (March 14, 2024)
- Dual Career/Advising Workshop: Supporting Students of Color with Maria Vidal, Coordinator for the Urban Male Initiative (John Jay College of Criminal Justice [April 19, 2024])
- Virtual Advising Forum: Financial Aid and SAP Refresher, in collaboration with Red Hawk Central (May 2, 2024)
- Motivational Interviewing Workshop Series with Dr. Milton Fuentes (June 10-11, 2024)
2022-2023
- Advising Forum: Virtual Advising (October 21, 2022)
- Advisor Appreciation: Stress Relief Workshop (November 18, 2022)
- Advising Forum: Advising Pre-Law and Pre-Med Students (December 6, 2022)
- Virtual Advising Forum: Professional Development as an Advisor (February 22, 2023)
- Motivational Interviewing Workshop (April 14, 2023)
- 2-Day Motivational Interviewing Workshop Summer Series (August 15-16, 2023)
- Advisor Appreciation: Summer Wellness Workshop (August 17, 2023)
2021-2022
- Faculty Advisor Session: Managing a High Caseload (October 5, 2021)
- Faculty Advisor Session: Understanding Faculty and Advisor Roles (October 6, 2021)
- Advising Forum: Return to Life on Campus and Welcome! (March 10, 2022)
- Advising Forum: Financial Aid and SAP Advising for Students At-Potential (April 11, 2022)
- Take a SSIPP: Get Refreshed with Advising (May 17, 2022)
- Appreciative Advising Virtual Institute (June 13-17, 2022)
- Next Level Advising Conference (June 16, 2022)
2018-2020
- Advising 2025 Summit: Reframing Advising at Montclair (December 6, 2018)
- Spring Advising Summit: Advising Matters (June 17-19, 2019)
- Blunt Empathy: NACADA Live Web Event & Facilitated Discussion (Virtual May 21, 2020)
- SSIPP The Kool Aid…Advising Doesn’t Have to be Spooky! (Virtual, October 23, 2020)