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The First Year at MIT: For Associate Advisors

Leadership & Training Opportunities

Training Opportunities Schedule

The following are the leadership and training opportunities that will be offered this spring.

You are expected to participate in at least 2 training sessions per year. If you are a returning associate advisor who participated in training last year, this is a great opportunity for you to share your experiences with new associate advisors.

You may register for as many programs as you would like. Once you register for an event, you are expected to attend unless an unanticipated schedule conflicts arise. In that case, you must notify Leslie Bottari, bottari@mit.edu, 24 hours prior to the program.

Training Sessions & Registration

Required Personal Information:

The StrengthsFinder assessment can increase knowledge of your core talents. It can develop your talents into strengths to help you succeed in any sector or situation. At this workshop, you will explore the meaning of the results of your Gallup's StrengthsFinder and find out how your talent themes might influence your style of leadership, teamwork or your career. Amanda Peters, Career Development Counselor at the Global Education and Career Development Center will facilitate this interactive workshop. Participants must complete the assessment in advance.

Christy Anthony, Mediation Specialist and Director of the Office of Student Citizenship at MIT, will lead a workshop on skills to help you learn how to manage conflicts with people. By group activities and interactive games, you will find out how to help your advisees deal with the new conflicts they might experience in college.

Stop for a moment to reflect on the contributions you make. You're invited to a great dinner and informal discussion that will focus on the important role you fulfill as an associate advisor. We welcome you to take a moment in your busy life to join us in a supportive and comfortable setting, have good food, and reflect on your experiences of advising freshmen and working with freshman advisors.