Advising as Teaching
Wednesday, November 8, 11:45-1:15 in Buntrock 142
Martha Hemwall, Dean of Student Academic Services and Associate Professor (adjunct) of Anthropology, Lawrence University, Appleton WI
(co-sponsor: Academic Advising Center)
Martha Hemwall oversees the academic advising program at Lawrence University, a small, residential liberal arts college and conservatory. Her experiences advising students and working with faculty advisors at Lawrence led Hemwall, along with her co-author Kent Trachte, to rethink the nature of academic advising in several conference papers and articles, culminating in "Academic Advising as Learning: 10 Organizing Principles" in the NACADA Journal in 2005. In this conversation, Marti will present these organizing principles, and lead discussion about using a learning and teaching model for academic advising.
Martha Hemwall is the dean of student academic services, adjunct associate professor of anthropology, and coordinator of the ethnic studies program at Lawrence University. She also teaches courses in anthropology and gender studies. With Kent Trachte, she has published three major articles on advising: "Learning at the Core: Toward a New Understanding of Academic Advising," NACADA Journal 1999; "Advising and Learning: Academic Advising from the Perspective of Small Colleges and Universities," NACADA Monograph 2003; and "Academic Advising as Learning: 10 Organizing Principles," NACADA Journal 2005. Martha Hemwall serves as a faculty member to the National Academic Advising Association's (NACADA) Administrator's Institute: "Effectively Engaging Faculty in Academic Advising Seminars." She has presented her work at colleges and universities across the country and delivered keynote speeches for workshops and conferences.
Hemwall and Trachte, "Academic Advising as Learning: 10 Organizing Principles," is available on the Academic Advising Center website: http://www.stolaf.edu/services/aac/Hemwall.pdf
