Search Advocate Foundations Workshop Series
Welcome to the Search Advocate Foundations Workshop Series! All sessions are conducted remotely via Zoom, ensuring you can participate from anywhere. To become a search advocate, you must complete all sessions in the series in sequence. The workshop series is typically offered at least once a month, and our system will automatically register you for all four sessions within the same cohort. For July, August, and September 2025 we are offering the 16-hour workshop series with the same content in two different formats:
- a 4-part series with 4 hours per session
- a 6-part series with 2 1/2 to 3 hours per session
See the schedules below for details. If you are unable to complete the series within one cohort, please reach out to Anne Gillies, Search Advocate Program Director, at [email protected] for assistance. Priority registration is given to those who can complete all four sessions as part of the same cohort.
Workshop Schedule - 4-part series
| COHORT* | Session 1 of 4 | Session 2 of 4 | Session 3 of 4 | Session 4 of 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 Monday/Weds cohort | Mon 6/16/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Weds 6/18/25 - 8:30 - 12:30 | Mon 6/23/25 - 8:30 - 12:30 | Weds 6/25/25 - 8:30 - 12:30 |
| July 2025 Monday cohort | Mon 7/7/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 7/14/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 7/21/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 7/28/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 |
| August 2025 Tuesday cohort (1-hour lunch break) |
Tues 7/29/25 - 10:00 to noon & 1:00 to 3:00 |
Tues 8/5/25 - 10:00 to noon & 1:00 to 3:00 | Tues 8/12/25 - 10:00 to noon & 1:00 to 3:00 | Tues 8/19/25 - 10:00 to noon & 1:00 to 3:00 |
| September 2025 Monday cohort | Mon 9/15/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 9/22/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 9/29/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 | Mon 10/6/25- 8:30 to 12:30 |
*4-part series:
- July and September cohorts meet 8:30 am to 12:30 pm PACIFIC time (9:30-1:30 Mountain, 10:30-2:30 Central, 11:30-3:30 Eastern);
- August cohort meets 10:00 am to noon and 1:00 to 3:00 pm PACIFIC time with a one-hour lunch break (11:00-1:00 and 2:00-4:00 Mountain, 12:00-2:00 and 3:00-5:00 Central, 1:00-3:00 and 4:00-6:00 Eastern).
Please check the registration system for current availability.
Workshop Schedule - 6-part series
| COHORT** | Session 1 of 6 | Session 2 of 6 | Session 3 of 6 | Session 4 of 6 | Session 5 of 6 | Session 6 of 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 Tues/Thurs cohort | Tues 7/8/25 - 9:00 to NOON | Thurs 7/10/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Tues 7/15/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 7/17/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Tues 7/22/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 7/24/25 - 9:00 to NOON |
| Aug 2025 Weds/Fri cohort | Weds 8/6/25 9:00 to NOON | Fri 8/8/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Weds 8/13/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Fri 8/15/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Weds 8/20/25 9:00 to 11:30 | Fri 8/22/25 9:00 to NOON |
| Sept/Oct Thurs cohort | Thurs 9/4/25 - 9:00 to NOON | Thurs 9/11/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 9/18/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 9/25/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 10/2/25 - 9:00 to 11:30 | Thurs 10/9/25 - 9:00 to NOON |
**6-part series:
- Sessions 1 and 6 are 3 hours each, and meet 9:00 am to noon pm PACIFIC time (10:00-1:00 Mountain, 11:00-2:00 Central, 12:00-3:00 Eastern);
- Sessions 2, 3, 4, and 5 are 2.5 hours each, and meet 9:00 am to 11:30 am PACIFIC time (10:00-12:30 Mountain, 11:00-1:30 Central, 12:00-2:30 Eastern).
Please check the registration system for current availability.
Foundations Series Registration
OSU Community members
OSU employees and students, please register using the button below. Registration is for a single series cohort including all four sessions in chronological order. If you are unable to attend all four sessions with a single cohort, you may contact [email protected] to explore alternate options. For accommodations please contact Anne Gillies ([email protected] or 541-760-6160).
Non-OSU guests
If you are not affiliated with OSU, please register using the button below. We prefer that no more than two people from each institution/organization/agency register for each series. For additional information, go to Search Advocacy Beyond OSU. Registration is for a single series cohort including all four sessions in chronological order. If you are unable to attend all four sessions with a single cohort, you may contact [email protected] to explore alternate options. For accommodations please contact Anne Gillies ([email protected] or 541-760-6160).
Future Workshop Notifications
If all workshops are currently filled and you wish to be notified when more workshops are open for registration, please complete the brief survey linked below:
Join the NOTIFY LIST for emails about future workshop offerings.
Search Advocate Continuing Education Options
All workshops are conducted remotely via Zoom. The links below will take you to chronological lists of different Search Advocate Program workshops for continuing education. Search Advocate Topics includes a range of workshops on different topics; Search Advocate Annual Update is a general refresher/update guided in part by your questions. You may review workshop availability or register for these sessions from the links to the right of each workshop description.
For questions or accommodations for any of these workshops/meetings, please contact Anne Gillies at [email protected] or 541-760-6160 at least one week in advance.
Search Advocate Update and Topics Workshops for Non-OSU guests
At this time, non-OSU guests who have completed the Foundations series may attend the Update and Topics workshops at no cost. Please register using the link above.
For questions or accommodations, please contact Program Director Anne Gillies ([email protected] or 541-760-6160), preferably at least one week before the workshop if possible.