Movin On Up

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Movin On Up
Career Advancement in Higher Education
NACADA 30th National Conference Indianapolis,
IN October 20, 2006 Session Code 522
Sherry Haehl, Ed.D. Southwestern
College shaehl_at_swcaz.edu
Todd Norris, M.A. Indiana University South
Bend toanorri_at_iusb.edu
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A bit about usTodd Norris

• Director of Student Services/Education
  Certification Officer
• Indiana University South Bend
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• Interim Assistant Director of Admissions
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Coordinator of Disability Services/Academic
  Advisor
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Coordinator of Transfer Services/Academic Advisor
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Counselor
• Jefferson Community College

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A bit about usSherry Haehl

• Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
• Southwestern College
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• Academic Dean
• Southwestern College
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• Director, University Division
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Interim Director, University Division
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Coordinator of Disability Services
• Indiana University Southeast
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• Coordinator of Career Planning and Placement
• Spalding University
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• Academic Advisor/Adjunct Instructor

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Presentation OutlineSimple in Theory!

• Identify Your Dream Job What is it? Why do you
  want it?
• Investigate the Requirements Whats it going to
  take to get there?
• Bridge the Gap Acquiring skills and experience
• Make The Resolution One-A-Day
• Discussion

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Identify Your Dream Job

• Consider all conceivable variables
• Type of Institution Working Hours
• Responsibilities Benefits
• Student Contact Functional Area
• Longevity Necessary Skills
• Salary Travel
• Visibility Others?

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Investigate the Requirements

• Online Resources
• http//chronicle.com/jobs/300/
• http//www.higheredjobs.com
• http//www.aacrao.org/jobs/index.cfm
• http//www.nacada.ksu.edu/Position_Announcements/
• http//www.nacac.com/classifieds.cfm
• http//placement.myacpa.org/ongoing/
• http//jobslink.naspa.org/search.cfm
• http//jobs.studentaffairs.com/
• http//www.cccu.org/career/career.asp

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Common Skills Required in Higher Education

• ADA Compliance
• Assessment
• Budget
• Education (M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.)
• Enrollment Management
• Equity and Diversity
• Grant Writing
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership Staff Development

• Minimum years of experience
• Organizational Skills
• Recruitment
• Strategic Planning
• Student Conduct
• Supervision
• Teaching
• Technology (SIS)

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Bridge The Gap

• Create a Professional Growth Plan
• Identify practical methods for obtaining new
  skills
• Improve your current skills
• Obtain further education

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Your Professional Growth Plan

• Lifestyle?
• Where to live?
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• What do you want?
• What do you need to get to where you want to go?

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• It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the
  doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the
  challenge and does something about it.
• Vince Lombardy

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• I have learned this at least by my experiment
  that if one advances confidently in the direction
  of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he
  has imagined, he will meet with success
  unexpected in common hours.
• - Henry David Thoreau

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The Resolution

• Imagine what your career would look like 10
  years from now if you did something every
  dayeven something every week to grow as a
  professional.

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The Resolution

• Act or Be Acted Upon
• Have a Personal Mission Statement
• Put first things first
• Operate in your Circle of Influence
• Decide to have a positive attitude
• from Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  Stephen R. Covey

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• The Theory is Simple
• The Practice is Demanding
• The Reward is Life-Changing
• The Choice is Yours

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Recommended Resources

• Bolles, Richard N. (2006). What color is your
  parachute? Berkeley, CA Ten Speed Press.
• Covey, Stephen R. (1989). The 7 habits of highly
  effective people. New York, NY Simon Schuster.

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