Volunteer advisors provide the perspective and insight that undergraduate students need as they navigate their way through the collegiate journey.  With the right approach, advisors can have a powerful impact on the chapter experience.  Unfortunately, most training for volunteers involves reciting policies, reviewing demographics, and teaching theory.  RISE created the Guide program to provide advisors with the tools they really need: facilitation skills to resolve complicated scenarios, solutions to challenging issues that come up every day, and simple techniques to advance student learning.

Guide is an interactive, half-day training experience for advisors to student organizations. Through three simple principles, we teach you how to support students as they navigate the complicated terrain of leadership.  Along the way, advisors learn:

• Role and Expectations: Discover the significance, boundaries, and ins and outs of the advisor role.
• Four Forces: Understand the unique experiences and pressures faced by today’s college student.
• Advising/Mentoring Skills: Gain simple techniques to facilitate and resolve the toughest challenges. 
• Top 5 Topics: Apply Guide's lessons to develop solutions to the most frequent and challenging issues.

"This was a VERY worthwhile workshop. I came away with increased confidence in my abilities as an advisor. I also gained some solid understanding of what is shaping today's college students; this info will be helpful in seeing why our students act and react the way they do when they are entrusted with leadership positions."

Guide is relevant for volunteer advisors of fraternities, sororities and all other student organizations. The program incorporates your expectations, structures and protocols into the experience, so there is no need for supplemental training.

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