Advisor Information for Student Organizations : Division of Student Life : IUPUI

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Student Organizations

Advisor Information

Welcome Student Organization Advisors!

Thank you for your service to student organizations. As advisors, you go beyond your work responsibilities to support Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). As a result, students grow and learn from these experiences and you also grow from the contributions of the organization(s) you advise.

Campus & Community Life is here to support advisors and RSOs. We provide opportunities to network with other RSO advisors and discuss common advising issues and dilemmas through the annual advisor luncheon and monthly advisor roundtables. Please contact us with any questions you have.

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Advisor Roundtables

The Advisor Roundtable series offers one educational program per month for Registered Student Organization advisors. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with other advisors. Important news will be shared and a variety of professional development topics will be explored.

Campus Funding Opportunities for Registered Student Organizations
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
3 - 4pm, Campus Center 305

Is your student organization planning great events for the year? Come hear how they can apply for funding through the Student Development Funding Committee (SDFC). The SDFC review proposals for events that are planned by student organization and for experiences they are participating in this year. Updates and more details will be provide about the Student Organization Grant and the Educational Enhancement Grants related to guidelines, applications, and the review process.
Presenter: Tina Powellson, Associate Director for Leadership Development, Campus & Community Life

Advising Organizations Through Conflict
Thursday, October 22, 2009
3 - 4pm, Campus Center 307

Are the members of the student organization you advise having a hard time agreeing about the priorities for the organization or just cannot seem to work well together? Are organization members frustrated with each other? Come hear strategies on how you can assist organizations approach conflict resolution and learn how conflict can be positive for the group.
Presenter: Diana Sims-Harris, Coordinator for Student Organizations, Campus & Community Life

Charting the Proper Course: Assessment and Planning for Student Organization Advisors
Monday, November 16, 2009
3 - 4pm, Campus Center 307

How does an advisor know how to balance how involved they are with their student organization? The use of assessment and long-range planning techniques can help an advisor be proactive with students toward the development of individual and organizational learning outcomes. Intentional goal-setting can bring the advisor and students to the same page, in terms of the advisor's level of direct involvement with the organization, growth, and success. Participants in this session will hear several examples for how they can set goals and measure individual and organizational growth, and they will gain resources so they can continue their own research in the area.
Presenter: Robert Aaron, Director of Assessment and Planning, Division of Student Life

Balancing Your Role as a Student Advocate and Student Advisor
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
3 - 4pm, Campus Center 307

Are the students you advise unhappy with a university policy and you are unsure about the appropriate response? Do you struggle with helping your students navigate campus? Do you find it difficult to balance your role as and advisor and advocate for students with your position at the university? This session will assist advisors in evaluating the multiple roles they have in working with student organizations and as employees of the university and explore how both roles can be fulfilled.
Presenter: Dan Maxwell, Director, Campus Center