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Schedule

The final schedule for the conference is shown below. 

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9:30 AM
PLENARY
Welcome and Introductions
Kathryn Woods; Peter Fitch; Rachel Lim et al

9:30 AM- 10:00 AM  Room: Logan Hall
10:00 AM
SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
Lessons Learned from Higher Ed Professionals: Innovative Approaches to Managing Change To Support Student Success
Melinda Anderson; Matthew Markin; Declan McLaughlin et al

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: A5.01

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Smooth transitions and the case for PGT Welcome Tutors
Andrew Mearman; Ruth Payne

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: A5.03

POSITIVE EMOTION
Learning to work with emotion through personal tutoring interactions
Kate Ippolito; Julia Hutchinson

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: C3.13

ENGAGEMENT
Creating Connections: Fostering Belonging and Student Success through Targeted Support
Rachel Studd; Rachel Parker-Strak

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Clarke Hall

ENGAGEMENT
Nothing about us without us. Developing resources for tutors that were designed by underrepresented young adults.
Karen Kenny

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: C3.11

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
["Jared Wong; Mengjie Dong; Danielle D’Lima et al

10:00 AM- 10:45 AM  Room: Drama Studio
11:00 AM
Morning Refreshments - Day 1

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
11:30 AM
SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
Can Do' Outcomes and Motivation-Driven Progress: Strategies for Sparking Curiosity, Tracking Growth, and Enhancing Support for Staff, Students, and Clients
Victor Glickman

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: A5.01

ENGAGEMENT
From Support to Success: Effecting change within your personal tutoring sphere of influence
David Gilani; Rachel Maxwell

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: A5.03

MEANING
The role of full cohort, small group and individual meetings in Undergraduate transition to university.
Natalie Paris

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: C3.09

SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
Advising Outcomes – Drafting the contours of a curriculum
Oscar van den Wijngaard; David Grey

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: C3.13

SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
'Active Referrals' - a partnership approach between Personal Academic Tutors and the Academic Skills Centre to support student engagement, outcomes and academic skills development
Leanne Campbell; Han-Na Cha

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Clarke Hall

POSITIVE EMOTION
Cultivating Meaning Through Great Conversations: Empowering Students in Academic and Life Goals
Kellie Mowll

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: C3.11

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
Karen Kenny|Nicola Clarke|Elizabeth Halstead; Elisabeth Herbert; Nienke Alberts et al

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Drama Studio
12:30 PM
Lunch - Day 1

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
1:30 PM
PLENARY
The HE Advising and Tutoring Show: Where Past Meets Future
Colum Cronin and UKAT Board of Trustees

1:30 PM- 2:10 PM  Room: Logan Hall
2:10 PM
PLENARY
UKAT Annual Awards Ceremony
Hugh Mannerings; Colum Cronin

2:10 PM- 2:30 PM  Room: Logan Hall
2:40 PM
ENGAGEMENT
The Role of Personal Tutoring in Student Success: A Mixed-Methods Study
Kim Allan

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: A5.01

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
How far do new models of intensive and ‘block’ delivery imply new models of personal tutoring? Some reflections and examples.
Dionne Barton; Roger Dalrymple; Erick Morataya Gatica

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: A5.03

MEANING
'Bartholomew's Taxonomy of Self: The motivated undergraduate student' supports a transformational higher education experience, using personal tutoring to facilitate self-awareness, intrinsic motivation and autonomy.
Jane Bartholomew

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: C3.09

MEANING
We're Doing What Now?: How Historical Understandings Inform Today's Planning for the Future
Ryan Scheckel

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: C3.13

ENGAGEMENT
The Elephant in the Room – Attendance: The Empty space
Helen McCormick; Elena Etheridge

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: Clarke Hall

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
Nicola Clarke; Mark Hetherington ; Kat Sethi et al

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: Drama Studio

MEANING
Outdoor Adventure Coaching for Reflection and Team-Building
Iris Burks

2:40 PM- 3:25 PM  Room: Meet at Registration Desk
3:30 PM
Afternoon Refreshments - Day 1

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
4:00 PM
CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Student Success across the Transition
Luke Millard

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: A5.01

POSITIVE EMOTION
Personalising support for Nursing & Midwifery students by implementing a new Faculty Student Support Manager role
Emily Coutts; Lynne Wainwright

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: A5.03

ENGAGEMENT
Enhancing Student Agency in Learning through Engagement Analytics
Rachel Maxwell; Kate Tetley; Steve Briggs

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: C3.09

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Community of Practice to Support Advisors of Studies: Enhancing Leadership and Academic Success
Declan McLaughlin; Olivia Hamill

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: Clarke Hall

ENGAGEMENT
Co-leading a review of personal tutoring: lessons learnt from joint student-staff engagement on personal tutoring
David Lees; Naomi Carter

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: C3.11

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
Genevieve Breau; Mamodesan Okumagba; Sally Bashford-Squires et al

4:00 PM- 4:45 PM  Room: Drama Studio
6:00 PM
Conference Dinner and Student Theatre Showcase - Pre-show Buffet Conference Dinner

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
7:00 PM
Conference Dinner and Student Theatre Showcase - Student Theatre Showcase
UCLArts

 Room: Bloomsbury Theatre
9:00 AM
MEANING
Cultivating Advising Leaders: Exploring Professional Identity Development in Academic Advising
Craig McGill; Maja Stojanovic; Kerry Priest

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: A5.01

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Navigating University Life in Transnational Higher Education: A Reflection on the StrongPath Framework and the collaboration between university services
Giovanna Comerio

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: C3.09

ENGAGEMENT
Charting the Path: Exploring the Professional Model of Academic Advising – Pros, Cons, and Best Practices
Wayne Ramwell; Francis Joash

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: C3.13

MEANING
Self-determination theory and advising - from theory to practice
Oscar van den Wijngaard

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Clarke Hall

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
The First Impression: Cultivating Connections and Community Building
Jelena Matic; Anna Barradell; Ellie Garraway

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: C3.11

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
Josie Gabi; Araida Hidalgo; Josie Leydon et al

9:00 AM- 9:45 AM  Room: Drama Studio
10:00 AM
Morning Refreshments - Day 2

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
10:30 AM
SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
An Academic Personal Tutoring Team - Two Years On
Charlie Seager

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: A5.01

MEANING
Use of university support for study process to improve nursing and midwifery students' mental health and well being and academic and clinical success
Lynne Wainwright; Emily Coutts

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: A5.03

Getting Started with the UKAT Professional Framework and Professional Recognition
Sarah Bosch

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: C3.13

SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES
Turning Insights into Impact: Student Attendance and Engagement Strategies at Kingston University London with SEAtS ONE
Jane Hargreaves; Cal O'Donovan

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: Clarke Hall

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Best Practices in Senior Personal Tutoring: Sharing and Collaborating for Student Success
Elena Etheridge ; Larissa Nelson ; Siobhán Barry et al

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: C3.11

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
Caroline Jones; Nick Hood; Eva Krumhuber et al

10:30 AM- 11:15 AM  Room: Drama Studio
11:30 AM
PLENARY
Practical Compassion
Jenny Shaw

11:30 AM- 12:15 PM  Room: Logan Hall
12:30 PM
Lunch - Day 2

 Room: Jeffrey Hall
1:30 PM
CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Community of Practice: Collaborative approaches to academic mentoring
Daniela Perez Aguilar

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: A5.01

POSITIVE EMOTION
A 10-year experiential journey in developing a multi-pronged approach to tutoring, advising and mentoring.
Nigel Page

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: A5.03

ENGAGEMENT
Findings from a Case Study: Public-Facing Scholarship through an Academic Advising Themed Podcast
Matthew Markin; Craig McGill

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: C3.09

ENGAGEMENT
PSS and Faculty Collaboration: How Working Together on Large Scale Mentoring Has Transformed Academic Support for Undergraduates at a Russell Group University
Stephanie Lambert; Paulette Annon

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: C3.13

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Boundary setting within staff student relationships; how to be successful and overcome challenges.
Elizabeth Halstead; Elisabeth Herbert

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: Clarke Hall

LIGHTNING TALKS
Lightning Talks
; Miriam Stikkelorum; Serena James

1:30 PM- 2:15 PM  Room: Drama Studio
2:30 PM
ENGAGEMENT
Teaching across the Lifespan for students with ADHD in Higher Education – A Multi-Systemic Pedagogical Approach
Rachel Worthington

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: A5.01

ENGAGEMENT
Beyond the Bubble: Exploring External Perceptions of Academic Advising in Higher Education
Ryan Scheckel; Craig McGill; Matthew Markin et al

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: A5.03

ENGAGEMENT
Students’ experience and perception of skills development – are we helping or hindering or just misplacing our efforts to engage students?
Julian Kendell; Anvi Verma;Inês Mendes de Sousa

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: C3.09

CONNECTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Pastoral Support Training for Academic Advisors; sharing our journey in delivering mandated staff training that aims to support both the staff and student experience of advising, at University of Bath
Jessica Hayball; Jo Stewart-Cox

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: C3.13

MEANING
The Pivotal Role of Personal Tutors in Developing a Pragmatic Growth Mindset Approach for Student Success
Nafisa Baba-Ahmed

2:30 PM- 3:15 PM  Room: Clarke Hall