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Book Review: The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival (2020) written by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan. New York: Bloomsbury.
Get PDFSelf-Advocacy in Communication Centers
Get PDFThe mission of university communication centers is to help all students succeed, and part of this mission is helping students with disabilities. The first component of helping students with disabilities within communication centers is to check that communication centers comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However, compliance with the ADA alone will not give communication centers the resources and guidelines they need to fully empower students with disabilities. Communication centers must be proactive in helping students with disabilities take full advantage of their college education. This paper will explain why communication centers are uniquely positioned to help students with disabilities by teaching them to self-advocate. Given that self-advocacy is a form of communication, communication center staff are well-qualified to help students with disabilities learn self-advocacy, thus helping them receive the accommodations they are entitled to
Pandemic Presentations: The Impact of Masks on Speech Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Suggested Best Practices for the Communication Center
Get PDFAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states and cities enacted mask mandates requiring masks be worn indoors. As a result, those universities opting to open their doors to in person learning in the 2020-2021 academic year possibly required students to wear masks in the classroom. This study explores the impact of mask wearing on undergraduate speech students who gave presentations or speeches during the pandemic and the implications for communication centers serving those students. Specifically, participants were asked about their self-perceived confidence and satisfaction with the masked presentation as well as whether they changed the content or delivery due to the mask. Most students indicated little to no impact on their confidence or satisfaction as a result of wearing a mask. However, some participants still modified the content of their presentations and a majority indicated they made modifications to their delivery. These results suggests communication centers should focus on providing students with strategies to help them with their delivery while giving an in person presentation while masked
Appreciative Onboarding and Professional Development of Academic Advisors
Get PDFAdvisor onboarding and professional development are critical to the success of advising. This article explains the Undergraduate Academic Advisor (UAA) professional development model used in the University Advising Center (UAC) at the University of South Carolina. The Appreciative Education framework (Bloom et al., 2008) informs the practices regarding advisor onboarding and professional development. Beginning at the interview stage and continuing through promotion via the UAC’s Advising Career Ladder, advisors are encouraged to develop and contribute to the positive momentum of advising. The advisor onboarding and professional development benefits students in noticeable ways, as UAAs outperform other faculty and staff advisors on virtually every metric.
Peace and Conflict Studies: Evolution, Relevance, and Approaches for Change
Get PDFOriginally emerging from the amalgamation of varied disciplines, the field of Peace and Conflict Studies has evolved and transformed throughout the years. In its current configuration, it boasts a plethora of analytical tools, theories, and formal as well as informal processes for achieving lasting peace. The following paper details the different historical phases making up the field. It also explores international war, deconstructs conflict, examines theories of Peace and Conflict Studies, and distinguishes between conflict management, resolution, and transformation. It additionally elaborates on informal methods for conflict resolution while making the case for multileveled and collective efforts to transform societal structures, cultures, and mindsets, and to instill transformative peace
Creating a STEM Collaborative Learning Center: A Case Study
Get PDFWhat happens when campus units come together to create both a shared physical space, and a shared mission space? This case study highlights a unique cross-campus partnership between the UCLA Science Libraries and two academic support programs to create a STEM Collaborative Learning Center. This space serves to help decrease achievement gaps in STEM courses through peer-to-peer active learning and collaborative study. The results of the collaboration have helped to promote student success, increase the value and visibility of the library, inform space design decisions, and innovate new ways campus partners can work together to achieve shared goals
Book Review: Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College
No full textThis book review assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the book Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College by Peter Felten and Leo Lambert. The review elaborates on the relevance of the book to Communication Center professionals
Caring Through The Screen: Advising Techniques for Success in the Virtual World
Get PDFThe world was catapulted into an online environment when COVID-19 changed our lives in 2020, and higher education was no exception. Through Appreciative Advising and the Appreciative Mindset, academic advisors can promote positive change in student success, retention, and personal well-being in this new and ever-changing digital landscape. In this article, three advising professionals across Canada and the United States examine the ways in which an Appreciative Mindset can deepen connections and provide support to students, even in a virtual environment. From advising session preparation, to intentional follow-up with students, Appreciative Advising is not only a methodology, but also a lens in which to see advising work. This article seeks to provide tools and strategies to advising professionals in this virtual world to connect with students, to create a welcoming and safe space, and to show care and support through the screen
Combating Compassion Fatigue: An Appreciative Pivot to the Virtual Classroom in a New Educational World
Get PDFIn 2020, education pivoted the entirety of teaching to the world of digital, and institutions braced for budgetary shortfalls. Faculty embraced new technology to continue facilitating quality learning, meet community-identified needs, and further students’ professional identity development. Appreciative educators chose to innovatively adapt and continue the work within new parameters. In response, the authors created a five-week course entitled, Building Compassion Satisfaction: Self-Honoring, Meaning Making, and Community. The university distance-learning system was augmented by our webinar platform designed to open the newly created interactive and experiential graduate level course to include professional learners and community members. This redesign resulted in 180 highly satisfied learners from diverse settings: graduate students, professional learners working in long term support services, and community members as lifelong learners. Combining all learners aimed to normalize the experience of compassion fatigue, build belongingness, and strengthen strengths across learner groups.