Advising Perspectives Program
By facilitating meaningful dialogue and exchange, the Advising Perspectives Program offers staff in CU Boulder鈥檚 advising community a unique opportunity to engage directly with campus leadership.
Professional Growth and Development
Advising Perspectives is an in-depth engagement program for advising staff from all levels of the organization. Participants will gain a cross-campus network of professional peers and deeper knowledge of CU Boulder operations. This experience will enhance their perspective on their daily work and on advising as a profession.
The Office of Undergraduate Education sponsors the program.
Through a series of workshops and networking events, participants gain insights into:
The strategic direction of our campus.
Organizational structures of advising at CU Boulder.
Career ladder mentoring that supports their professional growth.
Instructors
Suzanne Classen serves as the Assistant Dean for Students in the Division of Continuing Education (CE) at CU Boulder. Prior to moving into leadership roles, she was an academic advisor for ten years in CE, working with students from all schools and colleges, non-degree, online, and returning adult students. In addition to overseeing the Student Services team at CE, which comprises academic, career, and pre-health advisors and academic coaches, Suzanne teaches the EDUC 5020, College Academic Advising course through CU Boulder鈥檚 MA in Higher Education (MAHE) program.
Shelly Bacon serves as the senior associate vice provost in the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE). She began her CU Boulder career in 2000 as a professional academic advisor. Before moving to OUE in 2016, she served as Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, where she oversaw advising and student support services. Holding the most senior advising-related position on campus, Shelly sponsors the CU Boulder Advising Leadership Council and oversees a campuswide framework for undergraduate advising, which encompasses broadly shared practices and priorities. She created and taught the inaugural two semesters of EDUC 5020, College Academic Advising, for CU Boulder鈥檚 MA in Higher Education (MAHE) program.
Dates and Topics
Jan. 30 | 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Program launch, introductions and team building
Feb. 6 | 9-10:30 a.m.
University structures
Feb. 12 | 4-5:30 p.m.
Private networking reception at the Student Success Conference
Feb. 13 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Budget models
Feb. 20 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Campus leadership panel
Feb. 27 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Introduction of case studies
March 6 | 9-10:30 a.m.
Case study discussion鈥攚here is the profession going from here?
March 13 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Career mentorship鈥攚here do you go from here?
The deadline to apply for the program is Dec. 2.
Questions? Reach out to Shelly Bacon or Suzanne Classen.