Call for Proposals

The 2019 UC Academic Advising Conference will bring academic advisers together from across the University of California to learn from each other. As our state, our students, and higher education changes, advisers must be prepared to respond to many unexpected possibilities. Join us in Monterey for an event focused on practical tools we can use to help our students succeed. We invite you to submit session proposals by November 30, 2018.

Submission Details:

• Topics
• Session length and structure
• Components

Proposal Topics

In the spirit of Expecting the Unexpected: Practical Tools for Advising in a Changing World, we invite you to submit session proposals on all topics related to academic advising, including:

Advising Specific Student Populations:

• Academically Grieving Students
• Adult learners, via Commission site
• Advising student-athletes
• Advising veterans
• Students with Disabilities advising
• First-generation students
• First-year experience students
• Graduate students
• High Achieving Students
• High school to college advising
• Immigrant students
• International student
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender students
• Low socioeconomic and low-income student
• Native American students
• Undocumented students

Length and Structure:

Each session will be 60 minutes. We are seeking a variety of session structures (descriptions on each found on the last page):

• non-traditional and innovative structures
• interactive workshops
• roundtable dialogues
• structured panel
• presentations

The UCAAC 2019 Programs Committee will review and select proposals that demonstrate a variety of content and structure. Preference will be given to demonstrably engaging sessions that provide practical tools and applicable takeaways to participants. 

Please note that all presenters will also be responsible for paying registration and travel costs - registration fees will not be waived for presenters.

Proposals must be completed on the Proposal Submission Form:  https://goo.gl/forms/Yd2PkpUX7Ofn0SHB2

Session Proposal Components:

Program Title

Program titles should be descriptive of the content of the session. They need not include the title of the conference.

Format

Please choose the proposed structure of your session.

Topic

Please include up to two of the topics identified above.

Program Description & Learning Outcomes (500-word limit)

A more in-depth description of your proposed topic and an opportunity to describe why your session is an important contribution to the UCAAC and the field of academic advising. This section should include the following elements: how your session relates to the conference theme, evidence of theoretical foundation, overview of program activities, methods (if independent research was conducted), method of participant involvement, practical application of program content, and learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

Include statements that highlight what participants will learn in your session in terms of knowledge, skills, or values. Learning outcomes should emerge from the question or thesis you have identified in your description. Each bullet should be concise and limited to one learning outcome per bullet.

Abstract (130-word limit)

Include a brief, but accurate description of your session that accurately. This abstract will be published in the printed program should your proposal be accepted. Do not use bullets, italics, bold or underline for emphasis. The 130-word limit includes the presentation's title. Abstracts exceeding the 130-word limit will be edited. Please proofread your abstract.

Description of Session Structures:

Innovative Session Structures  

Any session proposal whose structure is not reflected by a presentation, workshop, roundtable, or panel.  A proposal to facilitate a session with a non-traditional format should include a description of the format/structure, what will take place during the session, and what the session facilitators and participants will be doing.

Workshop  

While a workshop may include short lectures on introductory information, the goal is collaborative and participatory learning, and such activities should make up the majority of the workshop.  A proposal to facilitate a workshop should include a description of the activities in which participants will engage.

Roundtable  

A moderated group discussion on a specific topic.  A proposal to facilitate a roundtable should include a description of the topic for discussion, its significance, the questions to be posed, and a plan for engaging the participants.

Panel  

An informed discussion and/or debate on a topic by up to four people with contrasting or complementary points of view, moderated, with audience participation and questions.  A proposal to facilitate a panel must include a description of the topic for discussion, its significance, the potential panelists, and their relationship to the topic.

Presentation  

The goal of a presentation is to share a large volume of information with an audience that is unlikely to be familiar with the topic.  A proposal to deliver a presentation should identify how the presenter will engage with the audience, what kind of visual aid will be utilized, and practical tools or applicable takeaways.