Phone:

317-278-4466

Email:

jeckerty@iu.edu

As a National Advisor of the Year, I take pride in my work with students and providing the best resources and support to educate and motivate them to be their best during their college career. However, I love collaborating with students that are proactive, come prepared, and take ownership of their academic and professional career because I have much more to offer my advisees than just answering “tell me what I have left to take." Since 2008, I have been working at IU Indianapolis in a variety of areas such as advising, recruitment, student organizations, supervising and training advisors across campus, and teaching. With every opportunity, I educate and encourage students to step out of their comfort zone and embark on experiences that will make them stand out and will help in their academic and professional exploration.

• M.S., Higher Education, Indiana University
• B.S., Psychology, Purdue University

Since 2008. I have worked in almost all aspects of higher education, including orientation, peer advising/student positions, recruitment, teaching first year seminars and career courses, advising student organizations, advising all students regardless if they are a transfer, new student, international, or returner. I have also been published and presented nationally on ways to improve advising and the collaboration that we have with our advisees.

• CARLI – Collegiate Advising-Related Learning Inventory (Spring 2015 Campus Report), co-presenter.
• "Elevation through Collaboration: Successful Interventions for Students on Probation." (2014), Laura Asbury, Kristin Lively, and James Eckerty, published in NACADA Academic Advisor Today
• “'Approachable' 'Intimidating' 'Unprofessional' 'Credible': What do our offices say about us?" (2011), James Eckerty, published in the NACADA Clearinghouse