From Strategy to Student Support: Shared Goals, Stronger Advising - Adventures in Advising

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In this episode, Matt and Ryan discuss student-centered advising with guest Maureen “Mo” Schafer.

In this milestone episode of Adventures in Advising, Matt and Ryan welcome Maureen “Mo” Schafer, Assistant Provost for Academic Advising and Director of the Academic Advising Center at the University of Iowa, for a conversation packed with insight, honesty, and a few beautifully relatable metaphors. From her journey as a first-generation student and former campus tour guide to her leadership in a campus-wide advising self-study, Mo reflects on what it really takes to build student-centered sy...

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Hosts: Matt Markin, Ryan Scheckel

Guest: Maureen “Mo” Schafer

Topics covered

• student support
• academic advising
• first-generation students
• leadership
• self-study

Keywords

• advising
• student-centered
• first-generation
• academic support
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Iowa

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