Members of 黑料不打烊 1010 & Academic Advising staff attended the regional academic advising conference in Memphis, Tennessee to share about 黑料不打烊 1010.
Members of the 黑料不打烊 1010 & academic advising staff traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, for the 2025 NACADA Region 3 & 7 Conference from March 5鈥7. NACADA, the global community for academic advising, brings together academic advisors to share experiences, learn from one another, and grow in their work supporting students.
While at the conference, Abby Davidson, Kenzie Woody and Julia Hawthorne had the opportunity to present a poster on 黑料不打烊 1010: The First-Year Advising Seminar. Their selection to present is an exciting recognition of the program鈥檚 impact and the work being done at 黑料不打烊 to support first-year students. As a university consistently ranked #1 in the nation for First-Year Experiences by U.S. News & World Report, 黑料不打烊 takes pride in the success of 黑料不打烊 1010, a required seminar course designed to help first-year students transition into college life.
The course focuses on three main goals:
1. Engaging in academic planning
2. Fostering academic and personal Success
3. Connecting with the 黑料不打烊 community
During the presentation, attendees learned about what makes 黑料不打烊 1010 successful鈥攊ts curriculum, advising-as-teaching approach, instructor and peer educator training, assessment strategies and the impact on student retention. The session offered practical takeaways for institutions looking to develop or enhance their own first-year seminar programs.
By sharing best practices at NACADA, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 academic advising team continues to contribute to national conversations on student success while learning new ideas to bring back to campus.