MUASAA Planning Committee

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Contact one of the planning team members below for more information about MUASAA

2022-2023 MUASAA Planning Team

President

The President of MUASAA meets monthly with the Associate Provost, tracks expenditures and maintains budget, and works with committee chairs and planning team who plan monthly professional development events, an annual symposium, and advising communications

  • Jacob Drees, Farmer School of Business Global Business Programs

Treasurer

Secretary

Annual Symposium Committee

Manages all details and logistics for the annual MUASAA symposium, budgeting, the call for proposals, and awards.

  • Patrick Dowling, Regional Campus Advising (Co-Chair)
  • Valerie Westin, Honors College Advising (Co-Chair)
  • Chelsia Potts, Office of the Provost
  • Connor Goodpaster, Farmer School of Business Advising
  • Conor Burns, Farmer School of Business Advising
  • Irena Kola, Department of American Cultures
  • Laura Birkenhauer, University Libraries
  • Marnie nelson, Education Abroad Office
  • Wyatt Bischoff, College of Engineering and Computing Advising

Professional Development Committee

Plans monthly professional development events including selecting topics, securing speakers, and executing the event. Arranges and picks up (as needed) catering for monthly events and secures thank you gifts for speakers. Annually distributes professional development survey to members.

  • Julia Pond, Regional Campus Advising (Chair)
  • Amber Lohrey, Regional Campus Advising
  • Christian Morrow, Honors College Advising
  • Ghada Mahdi, Rinella Learning Center
  • Jennifer Troutman, Farmer School of Business Advising
  • Jordyn Clark, Honors College Advising
  • Keisha Norris, College of Engineering and Computing Advising

Community Development Committee

Plans monthly community development events including selecting topics, securing speakers, and executing the event. Arranges new advisor welcome gifts.

  • Conor Burns, Farmer School of Business Advising (Chair)
  • Ghada Mahdi, Rinella Learning Center
  • Keisha Norris, College of Engineering and Computing Advising
  • Matt Severson, Office of Exploratory Studies Advising
  • Tracey Hayes, College of Creative Arts Advising

Communications Committee

Committee co-creates monthly newsletter. Each member is assigned an area of the newsletter to work on and submit each month. Committee members assist with MUASAA website updates.

  • Virginia Agee-Deaton, Farmer School of Business Advising (Chair)
  • Connor Goodpaster, Farmer School of Business Advising
  • Teresa Radomski-Bomba, Honors college Advising

Assessment Committee

The purpose of the MUASAA Assessment Committee is to provide centralized assessment of any and all things related to advising. This includes, but is not limited to divisional, departmental, and individual advising; a climate survey evaluating the support advisors receive from their respective departments, divisions, and the university at large; and provide post-assessments for MUASAA-sponsored programs and initiatives. The goal of the committee is to create a culture of assessment and data-driven decision-making around advising on Miami’s campuses. The role of the committee is not only to administer these surveys, but also to conduct data analysis and create divisional, departmental, and individual advisor reports after all members have been IRB trained.

  • Nick Stanford, College of Engineering and Computing Advising (Chair)