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Since advising has changed across campus, there is a whole world of possibilities available to us for thinking about our work

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Day to day, who is helping to direct us?

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Because advising has changed there is a VERY real chance we will get a lot of students who don't know what to do or who to talk to who will be coming to us for help.

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Our staff have experience working with students with a broad range of experiences.

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Our staff have experience working with students with a broad range of experiences.

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We have demonstrated our resilience and adaptability

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We have demonstrated our resilience and adaptability

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Our team has already responded to institutional/department changes and supported one another while short-staffed. We know from past experience we can pull together and succeed even in challenging circumstances.

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We have vacant positions and are preparing to enter one of our busiest times of year, but would like to thrive as we start a new year rather than just survive.

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In the whirlwind of Covid, structural changes, staffing changes, communication gaps, and scarce resources, morale feels low. At times it is difficult to see our advising work as complementary to other advising units rather than competing with other advising units. There are times our department may not feel respected or as equally valued as other areas of advising. We perhaps need to strengthen a foundation of trust within the department and within the advising community.

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The hiring of a new director and a new advisor can infuse some new ideas into our office and help us solidify new directions. 

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The hiring of a new director and a new advisor can infuse some new ideas into our office and help us solidify new directions. 

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Knowledge and experience in the growth and development of Exploratory and first year students.

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Knowledge and experience in the growth and development of Exploratory and first year students.

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We are committed to student centered approaches to advising

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We are committed to student centered approaches to advising

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We are lacking in advisor programming and workshops.

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We are lacking in advisor programming and workshops.

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We can capitalize on the transition back to campus and restructuring of advising to identify and communicate to the CWU community 'this is who we are and this is what we do.'

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We are not known for student development.

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We are not known for student development.

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We can be influential in deciding on new ways to support students.

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We can be influential in deciding on new ways to support students.

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Extensive training on intervention strategies for warning, probation and returning suspension students. Especially with students of color.

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Extensive training on intervention strategies for warning, probation and returning suspension students. Especially with students of color.

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Robust and quantified data supporting the work that we do.

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Robust and quantified data supporting the work that we do.

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Belief that our department is not necessary.

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Belief that our department is not necessary.

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Many of our staff are known across campus for committee work and professional engagement.

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Many of our staff are known across campus for committee work and professional engagement.

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As a whole, I think our office suffers from trust issues. It is hard to believe/trust information and decisions that are made at the administrative level when things keep changing from one week to the next. Our team itself also struggles with trust of each other based on previous experiences and issues with accountability and equity.

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Our office has experienced drastic changes (advising structure) and loss (through staff leaving) over the last 9 months. We haven't had much time to process all that has happened because we've been overwhelmed with student appointments and managing the pandemic (both personally and as an office). I think we've been adrift for awhile just trying to weather the storm and it has gotten to us. Too much in a small amount of time leads to burnout and loss of inspiration. Hopefully the opportunities we have will help turn this around.

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Unequal Distribution of Skills and Knowledge

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Unequal Distribution of Skills and Knowledge

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There is a variety of skill level about our knowledge and practices in advising. This may impact the quality our advisees receive and the workload that advisors may need to take on.

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Our office has adapted a hybrid-style of advising (Virtual, Phone, In-person)

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Our office has adapted a hybrid-style of advising (Virtual, Phone, In-person)

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Our team scrambled to create a virtual advising world in our office since March 2020. Since then, we have had hundreds of advising appointments outside of our offices.

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New leadership = New ways we can all unite

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New leadership = New ways we can all unite

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By having new leadership and a new ORG chat, we could all be on the same page on how we advise, collaborate and succeed as a team.

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With the limited resources, staff, and funding there has been a social reaction of a dog eat dog world. In the beginning of the advising model change, some colleges wanted to take each Exploratory Advisor to their college. Even now, our department's limited resources has caused a lot strain on how some problem solve.

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We are the referral and information resource center for students and stakeholder offices.  We are relied upon for the onboarding of new students.  Oftentimes, we are the first office - and the first advising office - to help new students figure out what to do and how to do it.

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We could do better at creating community amongst our team - socializing, sharing understanding and gratitude for what we do for each other and our program.

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Low staff morale and cohesion:   from overwork, underappreciation from outside our dept., staff turnover.  I miss having many of our staff in the office suite.  It lessens staff cohesion at a time when we need it most.