June 24-26, 2015Melbourne Australia

NACADA International Conference

The Multicultural Advising Portfolio

A global cultural assessment tool for advisors

Presenter

Doris Wright Carroll, PhDAssociate Professor

Special Education, Counseling, and Student AffairsKansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas USA

Paying Honor

This presentation honors and celebrates the traditions and spirit of the

Aborginal peoples of Australia and supports their self-determination.

What is a Multicultural Advising Portfolio?

The portfolio characterizes a student’s multicultural awareness, knowledge, or skills as they are related to advising professional activities.

It is an assessment document to determine an advisor’s cultural competency.

What format can I present a portfolio?

• An electronic or paper document [traditional] • Video streaming, podcasts, or film• Artistic - Music, drama, spoken word, poetry• Dance or other forms of movement• Drawing, painting, and graphic representations• Other formats?

What documentation can be included in the portfolio?

Personal narrative descriptions Description of multicultural experiences or eventsDrawings or artistic representations of eventsSongs and any musical representations

What materials should be avoided? 

Documents and artifacts that are illegal and violate state, federal, or international laws.

Copyrighted and propriety materials for which approval has not been secured.

Offensive language, as defined by university handbook and student conduct policies

Plagiarized items Information obtained from academic integrity

violations

Documentation to include in the portfolio

Photos, film clips, video presentationsSecond language observations or transcriptionsPrograms, fliers, or other scanned documentationJournals or journaling activitiesPersonal narratives

What material should be avoided? 

Pornographic artifacts and documentsMaterials that are downloaded illegally or bootleggedDocuments that violate technology and data security

policiesMaterials that contain a virus or spy wareDocuments that violate Institutional Research Board

(IRB) guidelines

Multicultural Portfolio Assessment DimensionsStrong evidence Some Evidence minimal evidence Very little evidence No Evidence

5 4 3 2 1

1. Shows multicultural advising self- awareness.

2. Defines multicultural advising operationally.

3. Applies multicultural advising to curriculum & academic settings.

4. Applies multicultural principles to advising service delivery.

Multicultural Portfolio Assessment Dimensions

Strong evidence Some Evidence minimal evidence Very little evidence No Evidence5 4 3 2 1

5. Understands how privilege shapes multicultural advising.

6. Shows how multicultural advising influences student retention.

7. Recognizes how institutional climate influences multicultural advising.

 

Exercise

How would you document your awareness or knowledge of Privilege

in academic advising?

Multicultural Advising Portfolio uses

Professional development

Program assessment

Advisor self-assessment

Cultural competency assessment

One measure of institutional climate influences on advising.

 

Questions?

Thank You!

Doris Wright Carroll, Ph.D. Associate ProfessorSpecial Education, Counseling and Student Affairs

369 Bluemont Hall 1100 Mid Campus Drive Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS USA 66506-5312Department: 785-532-5541

Office: 785-532-5941Fax: 785-532-7304

E-mail: dcarroll@ksu.eduCell phone: 785- 587-7423