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Using Critical Reflection to Craft an Advising Roadmap

Cornell University, Gabbie Smith and Steph Cowling New York State Opportunity Programs

New York State Opportunity Program Profile

In our EOP/HEOP office we serve …

• 204 students across all 7 colleges

in Cornell who are low income and predominantly first generation

• Student Cumulative GPA: 3.1 GPA
• Graduation Rate: 95% (6 year rate)
• Our program staff of 6

○ 4 advisors ○ 1 assistant director ○ 1 director

Have you ever?

• identified recurring areas where your

students need the most support

• had a conversation with a colleague about

how best to support your students

• wondered if you are utilizing your advising

sessions and advising sequence in the most strategic way

• considered if your program design and

structures maximize opportunities to support students

Our Project and Rationale

Project: Craft an Advising Roadmap (or Learning Plan) Rationale:

• Formalize our informal thoughts and conversations
• Build a shared understanding of and articulate our students

experiences, their needs and how best to support them

• Determine how to maximize the support we provide to students

Workshop Objectives

Engage in a process of critical reflection with colleagues in order to:

• reflect on our beliefs about students and areas where they need

support

• identify the strengths of and gaps in our programs
• consider how to tailor this process to meet the needs of your

team and student population

Today’s Agenda

• 1. Discuss our beliefs about our students
• 2. Identify where our students need support
• 3. Share example of learning plan
• 4. Debrief our process

What We Believe About Our Students

Individual Activity: Take a moment quietly to consider what you believe about your students. Specifically, what are their strengths (their qualities and talents) and what’s important to them. As a group, chart these beliefs. Group Discussion:

• What do you notice/wonder about the beliefs listed?
• What is the value in reflecting on our beliefs about our students?

In What Ways Do Students Need Our Support?

Individual Brainstorm:

• Identify 3-5 areas where we see

students struggle, need support

• r have room to develop.
• Write each idea on separate

post-it notes.

In What Ways Do Students Need Our Support?

Categorizing Your Ideas:

• Share your post-its with your group
• Notice categories you see emerging
• Groups post-its into categories on

chart paper

• Write a title for each category

What Students Bring and Where They Can Grow

• What do you notice?
• How might you use the

ideas generated from this exercise to inform next steps about your advising program design?

• How might these ideas

inform your advising?

Creation of the Learning Plan

Our 6 Categories

• 1. Financial
• 2. Personal Wellness
• 3. Professional
• 4. Academic
• 5. Social/Community
• 6. Civic Engagement &

Responsibility

Planning Steps

• Currently, we are flushing out by category

the goals and touchpoints for each student year

• Crafting our advising curriculum based on

the learning plan

• Building in structure during team meetings

to discuss progress

• Evaluating: Are we leveraging our

programming to align with these goals?

Group Debrief

• How might you use or adapt this

process?

• What successes/challenges do you

anticipate?

Thank You and Evaluations

Gabbie Smith: gcs24@cornell.edu Steph Cowling: ssc266@cornell.edu