Academic Advising Assessment Workshop

This workshop will focus on the components of a successful assessment program, and will provide UW universities with strategies, tools, and resources for improving assessment of advising programs. Attendees will learn how to communicate information with stakeholders and use data-driven approaches to inform practices and improve student success. Campus teams will work on action plans to enhance advising assessment at their university. Advising Center Directors have been asked to form campus teams and share the registration link with those individuals to register by Nov. 18.

In the spring semester, NACADA will provide follow-up consultation to each UW university to support implementation of their plans. This event is co-sponsored by the Universities of Wisconsin, Complete College Accelerator, and Complete College America in partnership with NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Additional workshop details will be added here as available.

Workshop Sessions

Keynote Address by Dr. Wendy Troxel

• All Mirrors and No Smoke:  Setting the Stage for Evidence that Matters in Academic Advising

Informational & Interactive Sessions

• The Assessment Cycle Unpacked:  Critical Elements for Systemic Awareness
• Blatant Advising:  Articulating Mission, Vision, and Intended Outcomes
• Intended Learning and Developmental Outcomes – Work Time
• Framing Academic Advising Programs:  Concepts, Values, Standards, and Core Principles
• How Will We Know it When We See It?  Prepping for Evidence
• Mapping Advising Outcomes – Part 1
• Mapping Advisor Outcomes – Part 2
• Socially Just Assessment
• Generating a Professional Development and Inquiry Agenda
• Pulling it all Together:  The Action Plan

NACADA Facilitator

Wendy Troxel | Director
NACADA Center for Research AT Kansas State University

Dr. Wendy Troxel (she/her) is the Director of the NACADA Center for Research at Kansas State University, which opened in the fall of 2017. The center provides opportunities for research and professional development to a diverse global membership and the academic advising profession. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs (SECSA) at K-State, Wendy teaches graduate-level classes in research methods and assessment of academic advising; supports the scholarly work of students; and serves as Coordinator of the PhD in Leadership in Academic Advising program. Her research interests are in the area of teaching, learning, and academic advising throughout the critical transitions of higher education, formative assessment techniques in the classroom, the program assessment process, and strategies for success for first-generation students. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with special emphases in both educational research and education law.

NACADA Facilitator

Kathy Zarges | Assistant Dean
Advising, Student Success, and Licensure at Kent State University

Dr. Kathy Zarges (she/her) is Assistant Dean of Advising, Student Success, and Licensure in the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University. She is a two-time graduate of Kent State University, including earning her Ed.D. in May 2024 in Interprofessional Leadership. For over 20 years, Kathy has dedicated her career to academic advising, advising administration / leadership, and supporting postsecondary students. She received the Outstanding Advising Administrator award through NACADA, The Global Community for Academic Advising, in 2018. She has been involved in leadership with NACADA, through which she has presented, published, and consulted on various topics related to academic advising. She is co-author of the two-part NACADA Assessment Pocket Guide series, Breaking down assessment of academic advising. Her leadership in NACADA includes faculty, chair, and advisory board member for the Assessment Institute and advisory board and member of NACADA Consulting.