Adventures in Advising
Join Matt Markin, Ryan Scheckel, and their amazing advising guests as they unite voices from around the globe to share real stories, fresh strategies, and game-changing insights from the world of academic advising.
Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned pro, this is your space to learn, connect, and be inspired.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 80 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Sustaining Success: Lessons in Growth, Balance, and Longevity - Adventures in Advising
Gavin Farber from The College of New Jersey guest hosts this episode focusing on sustainability in higher education and academic advising. Jessica Staten from Indiana University and Dr. Rebecca Hapes…
Innovation and Advocacy: Insights from Higher Ed Leaders - Adventures in Advising
In this higher education administrators panel, Barbara Smith from The University of Texas at San Antonio and Jill Geisler Wheeler from the University of Arkansas highlight the need for professional d…
Using AI to make Advising Themed Music - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 120, host Matt Markin uses the Mozart AI app to generate songs in various music genres and lyrics related to academic advising and higher education. Why? Just to see how fast artificial intell…
Bridging the Gap in Advising through Faculty, Peer, and Ambassador Roles - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 119, guest host, Matt Plescia interviews Dr. Peter Howe, Associate Dean for Academics at Utah State University's Quinney College of Natural Resources, discusses his journey from Yale to USU, f…
Advising with Culture & Community: Empowering Native and Indigenous Students - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 118 of the Adventures in Advising podcast, Leander Yazzie, tribal relations liaison at the University of Washington Tacoma, facilitates a discussion with Devon Williams, Green River College; A…
Higher Ed Synergy: Advancing Student Equity & Belonging - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Duan Jackson from the California State University Office of the Chancellor discusses the evolution of her role as director of student advising initiatives in which she oversees advising and caree…
The Evolution and Legacy of Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
In this episode, Ben Hopper from the NACADA Executive Office shares information about the upcoming NACADA Region Conferences and why you should attend. Then, Dr. Tom Grites, a founding member of NACA…
Passion for the Profession: The 5th Anniversary Episode - Adventures in Advising
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Adventures in Advising podcast, Megumi Makino-Kanehiro from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa interviews podcast co-creator Matt Markin about the history and conti…
Asking ChatGPT How to Leverage AI in Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
In the first episode of 2025, we're continuing the conversation about artificial intelligence, by interviewing ChatGPT's AI about all things higher ed and academic advising! Matt Markin is joined by …
Santa's Message to Academic Advisors (Using ChatGPT) - Adventures in Advising
A short, fun 7-minute episode to close out 2024! Matt Markin is joined by Ryan Scheckel from Texas Tech University in interviewing Santa (or really the Santa voice mode in ChatGPT). What is Santa-GPT…
Navigating Curious Minds: Unlocking Opportunities using AI - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Roy Magnuson, Director of Emerging Technologies for Instruction and Research at Illinois State University discusses the powerful opportunities of artificial intelligence and the sound approaches …
Learning Well: Shaping the Future of Personal Tutoring and Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Peter Fitch and Dr. Kathryn Woods from University College London join the podcast to tell you more about the upcoming UKAT Conference in April 2025! Find out what it means to foster positive emot…
Maximizing the Role of Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Nathan Vickers, associate director for NACADA Consulting, discusses his 20-year career at The University of Texas at Austin before transitioning to the NACADA Executive Office. He'll also address how…
The Impact of Culturally Relevant Academic Advising - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Gabe Bermea, visiting scholar at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions interviews Dr. Nicole Gonzalez, director of the advising resource center at University of Arizona and Lina An…
Celebrating National Transfer Student Week - Adventures in Advising
To celebrate National Transfer Student Week, Campbell Keele, coordinator of transfer initiatives at Missouri State University offers tips for advisors working with transfer students in various scenar…
Embracing 10 Years or More In Academic Advising: Celebrating Mid-Career Resilience and Growth - Adventures in Advising
Advisors, administrators, and student success practitioners create stronger workplaces through their connections because they understand the full spectrum of highs and lows; challenges, and rewards i…
Stories that Inspire: Advising is Forever - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 106, we've changed the format as we've invited six authors to read from the NACADA Pocket Guide, Advising is Forever: Sharing Stories to Ignite (or Reignite) Your Advising Spirit that capture …
Graduate Level Advising and the Community of Care for Advisors - Adventures in Advising
In Ep. 105, Matt Markin chats with Olivia Miller, exploratory studies advisor at Kansas State University. Olivia discusses advising graduate vs undergraduate students, differences in resources and ro…
Unlocking Student Learning & Advising Approaches - Adventures in Advising
Dr. Declan McLaughlin, senior lecturer and lead advisor of studies at Queen’s University Belfast discusses unlocking student learning and advising approaches, the benefits of student participation in…
Career Pathways and Cooperative Education - Adventures in Advising
Jim Fasulo, academic advisor for healthcare and emergency professions pathways at Portland Community College discusses working with students in finding career pathways, the importance of career and t…