CAREER ADVISING COUNCIL
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING ACADEMIC & CAREER ADVISING
Colleen Brown, Senior Academic Advisor
Jennifer Fecher, Senior Academic Advisor
Kaletra Dispennett, Career Services Consultant
Brooke Linn, Assistant Director of Student Services
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
MEET THE PRESENTERS
Colleen Brown – Senior Academic Advisor, Exploratory Studies
Jennifer Fecher – Senior Academic Advisor, College of Health and Human Sciences
Brooke Linn – Assistant Director of Student Services, College of Pharmacy
Kaletra Dispennett – Career Consultant, Center for Career Opportunities
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
OBJECTIVES
 Approaches to integration
 Examine concrete examples of student activities and
advisor training
 Brainstorm and create your own personalized action
plan
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
WHY IS THIS TOPIC IMPORTANT?
 Dominating topic with parents/students

All students need some level of career advising unique to them1
 Students feel more satisfied and less anxious when careers
are discussed early/often2
 Career issues critical to recruitment and retention2/3
 Advisors have expressed need for more information4
1 Gordon, V. N. (2009). Career advising: An academic advisor’s guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
2
Hughey. K. F. & Hughey, J. K. (2009). Foundations of Career Advising. In Hughey, Nelson, Damminger, McCalla-Wriggins (Eds), Handbook of Career Advising
(1-18). San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass.
3Nutt, Charlie L. (ND). Advising and Student Retention Article. Retrieved 4/8/2015 from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/ViewArticles/Advising-and-Student-Retention-article.aspx#sthash.3pxBCbO3.dpuf
4 NACADA Career Advising Survey. (2007). Results retrieved 4/8/2015 from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View-Articles.aspx
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
APPROACHES TO INTEGRATION
 Many options for integration exist along the formal – informal
continuum
1
Informal
Formal
Institutional level
One-stop center
Fully cross-trained advisors
Professional Development
Collaborative
Special Events
Sharing Resources
Classroom Presentations
Continuing education courses
Certificate programs
1
Nelson, D.B. & McCalla-Wriggins, B. (2009). Integrated Career and Academic Advising Programs. In Hughey, Nelson,
.
Damminger, McCalla-Wriggins (Eds), Handbook of Career Advising (1-18). San Franscisco: Jossey-Bass
Individual level
Advisor Initiative
ACTIVITY ONE
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Describe, in writing, the approach to academic and career
advising on your campus.
• Is academic and career advising formally integrated into
one centralized service center? Or is it decentralized?
• Are people fully or partially cross-trained in academic and
career advising? Is it somewhere in between?
• What are some examples of the informal integration of
academic and career advising happening on your campus?
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
• West Lafayette, IN
• Undergraduate
enrollment: 29,497
• 10 academic colleges or
schools and Exploratory
Studies
• Center for Career
Opportunities (CCO)
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
CAREER ADVISING COUNCIL (CAC)
• Formation
• Leadership & Composition
• Two main goals:
• Create a consistent approach to career
advising for all students
• Provide opportunities for academic advisors to
gain knowledge in career advising
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
MYCAREERPLAN
• Access via the New Student tab
• Activity Menu
• Option 1: Interview an Expert
• Option 2: Career Investigation
• Option 3: Career Time Travel
• Reflection
• Discussion
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
ACTIVITIES AND REFLECTION
www.cco.purdue.edu/mycareerplan
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
EXAMPLE 1
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
EXAMPLE 2
What patterns did you discover in your interests and
activities over time?
“When I was younger, I tended to choose careers that I
wanted to be because they sounded cool or
impressive. As I have gotten older, I have become
more aware of what I am good at and really interested
in and this has affected my career choices.”
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
EXAMPLE 3
What are your next steps?
“After receiving a B.S. at Purdue University, I plan to go
to graduate school and become a Doctor of Physical
Therapy.”
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
INITIAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT
• CAC Subcommittees
• Student Leader Guidelines
• Advisor Guidelines
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
FOUNDATIONAL AREAS OF CAREER ADVISING
•
Developed 6-part training module for advisors
• Provide consistent training
• Give advisors tools to share with their students
•
Training based on career services model
• Model used by Career Services to identify where to
begin with a student seeking career advising
• Accessible to website visitors
• Contains hands-on activities that students can do
independently or with a consultant
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
FOUNDATIONAL AREAS OF CAREER ADVISING
https://www.cco.purdue.edu/students/career-decision-making-model.aspx
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
TRAINING MODULES
• Planning done by subcommittees of CAC
• Limited Registration
• Whole Group Orientation
• Overview of CCO Services
• Breakout Sessions
• Identifying Strengths
• Occupational/Major Exploration
• Gaining Experience
• Evaluate, Plan, Act
• Final Session – Marketing Self
• Certificate of Completion
ACTIVITY TWO
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
In the second box on your reflection sheet, brainstorm new ideas
to help improve your campus’s current practices.
• How can you modify the examples given today to fit your
campus?
• What other ideas or activities can you come up with using the
resources from the career decision-making model or other
career advising resources?
ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING
IMPROVEMENTS & NEW DIRECTIONS
• Student Activity:
myCareerPlan
• Advisor Training Program:
Foundations of Career Advising
• The Future of the Career Advising Council
ACTIVITY THREE
SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY
• Form small groups with the individuals sitting
around you.
• Share the ideas you came up with during the
second activity and anything new you thought
of during the last part of the presentation.
• Don’t forget to record your ideas/new ideas in
the third box of your reflection sheet!
ACTIVITY FOUR
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Reflect on all of the ideas and activities you’ve learned
about here today. What is one action item you can
implement right away to improve the career advising
practices on your campus? Record that item at the
bottom of your reflection sheet.
CAREER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS
QUESTIONS?
PLEASE EMAIL
CAC@PURDUE.EDU
Thank you for your participation in our session!