Spotlights

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

Karen Murray, Assistant Dean, New Student Orientation & Transfer Student Services, Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Karen’s introduction to Appreciative Advising was foreshadowed early in her career when she learned and adopted Appreciative Inquiry strategies working on positive youth development initiatives... more

SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY

Jody Owen is an Academic Advisor at South Dakota University. Appreciative Advising was introduced on her campus in 2013 when Dr. Jenny Bloom presented the framework during a Professional Development Improvement session to twenty advising and administrative staff at South Dakota University. Jody and her colleagues connected strongly with the Appreciative Advising model and designed a plan to introduce the model to faculty and advising staff with a training plan... more

HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Hostos Community College, located in the Bronx in New York City, is a dynamic campus with a thorough, multi-phase Appreciative Advising implementation plan. We spoke with Dr. Johana Rivera, the Dean of Student Development and Enrollment Management, who was happy to share the exciting initiatives taking place on her campus... more