Presented by advisors Becca Schulze and Katie Schumm at the NACADA regional conference in Seattle, Jan. 25-27, 2010.

1. BUILD BETTER ADVISING RELATIONSHIPS
THROUGH BLOGGING
Becca Schulze & Katie Schumm
University of Oregon
NACADA Region 8: January 24-27

2. Reporting back from the field…

3. Undergraduates: 16,681
Graduates: 3,695
271 academic programs
67% of students are Oregon residents
83% of students are enrolled full-time
31% of student body in Fall 2008 were newly admitted students
*data courtesy of UO Admissions, Fall 2008
University of Oregon

4. Staff
7 Advisors, 3 Administrators, 2 Graduate Teaching Fellows, 4
Support Staff, 8 Student Workers
Advisee Population
Undeclared students Pre-health
National Student Exchange Pre-law & Pre-MSW
Annual Visits: 9,218
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)

5. Fall 2009 visits (as of week 6): 2,116
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)

6. Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)

7. Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
- Mandatory visits for 1st year undeclared students on academic
probation (approx. 136 students winter 2009)
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)

8. Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
- Mandatory visits for 1st year undeclared students on academic
probation (approx. 136 students winter 2009)
- Mandatory visits for students petitioning for retroactive withdrawal
and academic reinstatement
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)

10. Inspiration for creating the blog

11. I know that asking for help and advice
is not the easiest thing to do, but
surfing the internet IS!
-Becca
Inspiration for creating the blog

12. Website Facebook Blog
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
Why we chose a BLOG

13. X
Website Facebook Blog
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
Why we chose a BLOG

14. X
Website Facebook Blog
-Limited access -Existing facebook site
-Can’t add pages addresses all department
-Can’t manipulate page news & events
templates -Designed for short posts
-Not interactive -Posted content is not
-Content would be static searchable
Why we chose a BLOG

15. X
Website
X
Facebook Blog
-Limited access -Existing facebook site
-Can’t add pages addresses all department
-Can’t manipulate page news & events
templates -Designed for short posts
-Not interactive -Posted content is not
-Content would be static searchable
Why we chose a BLOG

16. X
Website
X
Facebook Blog
?
-Limited access -Existing facebook site -Free
-Can’t add pages addresses all department -Interactive
-Can’t manipulate page news & events -Artistic control
templates -Designed for short posts -Content is searchable &
-Not interactive -Posted content is not tagable
-Content would be static searchable -*Some* personal
blogging experience
Why we chose a BLOG

17. X
Website
X
Facebook Blog
?
-Limited access -Existing facebook site -Free
-Can’t add pages addresses all department -Interactive
-Can’t manipulate page news & events -Artistic control
templates -Designed for short posts -Content is searchable &
-Not interactive -Posted content is not tagable
-Content would be static searchable -*Some* personal
blogging experience
Why we chose a BLOG

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21. www.gradefirstaid.wordpress.com

22. Okay, I’m ready to
give this blogging
thing a try…

23. 1. Be a “blog lurker”
Six Simple Steps

24. 2. Develop your brand
X
Six Simple Steps

25. 3. Plan your blog’s template
X
Six Simple Steps

27. 4. Dive in, but don’t go live
5. Solicit input
Six Simple Steps

28. 6. Unveil and promote
Six Simple Steps

30. Incorporate blog visits/participation into campus
initiatives for targeted student populations (Student
Life, at-risk and probationary, multicultural, first-
year, transfer, etc.)
Continue to collaborate with campus partners
Embed podcasts (student interviews)
Embed screencasts
Plans for the coming year

31. Thanks for coming!
Safe travels and
happy blogging!