Conference Reimbursement

Hello ACE Coaches, Please remember to turn in any conference stipend reimbursement forms by May 1st, 2008. Below are the details. Please let me know if you have any questions.

1) You must have worked 30 ACE hours in the semester. This includes our monthly meetings, pre-advising, majors fair, soph event, U101 presentations, or anything else ACE related. (If you did not submit a reimbursement request from last semester, Fall 2007, and you worked 30 hours in Fall 2007, and would still like to get reimbursed, you are able to do so. )

2) Fill out the form to record your hours and ACE activities: http://www.housing.sc.edu/ace/pdf/ACEVolunteerHourForm.pdf Make sure this equals at least 30 hours or more.

3) Fill out form with your name, address, and stipend amount. (Remember you will only reimbursed up to 150.00): http://www.housing.sc.edu/ace/pdf/ACEStipendRequestn.pdf

4) Print a copy of your conference registration. This must be either an email, invoice, or receipt showing your name, the conference you attended, and the amount.

5) Put everything above in campus mail to Claire Robinson, Dept: University Housing, Bld: Sims ACE A check with then be sent to the address you listed in document #3. Remember it may take several weeks (or even months) for your check to be sent.

Updates

Hello ACE Coaches!

This is a reminder that our last meeting of the year is this Thursday, April 24th at 9:00am in the SEC/RH room 201. We will have breakfast items and Chris Brewer will be leading us in recognizing several Coaches.

Also, below are a few reminders:

- If you have not done so already, please complete the ACE Coach assessment.

- Remember your conference reimbursements are due by May 1st. If you would like to bring them to the meeting on Thursday, please do so. (see below for reminders about the process)

- If you checked out a Pauk book, How to Study in College, please bring it with you to Thursday's meeting.

See you Thursday!
Claire

The Pocket Mod

Do you struggle with time management?

Do you like making lists?

Do you love sudoku?

Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions then the Pocket Mod is for you!

Printed on a single sheet of paper, the pocket mod allows you to fill out your daily schedule among other things and folds into credit card sized booklet.

Check it out on its website!

ACE Coach Meetings

There are only two ACE coach meetings left for the semester:

• Thursday, March 27


• Thursday, April 24th

Both meetings will be held in the SEC room in the Russell House from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.

Grade Forgiveness

In order to qualify for grade forgiveness the first course must have been taken in FALL 2007 or LATER.

If the first time the course was taken was prior to Fall 2007 then the course is NOT eligible for grade forgiveness.

Students should not apply for grade forgiveness until after retaking the course.

Please refer students to the website (there is also a link from the ACE website under the "Academic Advising Page" )

NACADA's Academic Coaching Interest Group

NACADA has formed a new interest group specifically about Academic Coaching!

The following information was taken from the website:

Coaching has been found to be an integral part of life success for several years. Today, coaching is becoming a viable addition to student success in the academic world. Coaching does not have to be an alternative to advising; coaching and advising can be intertwined to increase the chances for students to be successful – in college and in life! Ultimately, the advisor/coach should have the skills to:

• Identify what the student wants to achieve;
• Encourage the student to look within to learn more about self;
• Allow/support the student to generate solutions and strategies to problems; and,
• Teach the student to be responsible and accountable for his for her actions/inaction and decisions.

The key to this process is to help students take their lives to a higher level!

Academic coaching is an interactive process that focuses on the personal relationship created between the student and the coach. The coach challenges the student to think about his or her personal and/or professional goals in order to relate them to his or her academic/educational goals. In this learning process, it is important for the coach to encourage the student to become more self-aware by understanding his or her strengths, values, interests, purpose, and passion. This process should also focus on the student developing necessary skills to be responsible for his or her actions and decisions. Through this learning and growing process, the coach should provide the student with resources to enhance academic success and personal development, as well as developing action plans that holds him or her accountable for the results. Academic coaching is designed to help students produce fulfilling results, improve their performance, and enhance the quality of their lives! As coaching becomes a viable skills in advising, the Academic Coach should have the following characteristics:

• Develops a personal, collaborative relationship with the student.
• Provides support to help students relate academic/educational goals to life (personal/professional) goals.
• Encourages the student to achieve self-awareness, such as identifying strengths, values, interests, purpose, and passions.
• Assists the student in becoming more responsible and developing decision-making skills.
• Identifies resources to enhance both academic success and personal development.
• Assists in developing plans of action - and holds them accountable - to achieve substantial results.

If you have a desire to enhance your advising skills as well as potentially make changes in your own life, consider becoming a part of the Advising and Academic Coaching Interest Group.

Gamecock Connection

Do you wish there were interactive games and activitiesto help you with time management, knowing your learning style, and even test anxiety?

Well, then check out Gamecock Connection ! As an ACE coach you have access to this program that is specifically geared towards first-year students.

Ask 1st year students you are working with if they have participated in the Gamecock Connection.

On the website you can find articles about study skills that can be useful when working with students. The interactive games are also great for using with students.

Some activities I suggest that can be found under the features tab are:

• Active vs. Passive Learning: What's Your Style?
• Test Anxiety: How Well Do You Handle Pressure?
• Stress Much: How Are You Managing College Life?
• Time Management: How Do You Organize Your Days?

There are many others to choose from so check it out!