Search Advocate Workshops

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.

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

COHORT* Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4
January 2025 Wednesday cohort Weds 1/8/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 1/15/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 1/22/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 1/29/25 - 8:30 to 12:30
Feb/March 2025 Thursday cohort Thurs 2/20/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Thurs 2/27/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Thurs 3/6/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Thurs 3/13/25 - 8:30 to 12:30
March/April 2025 Tuesday cohort Tues 3/18/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Tues 3/25/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Tues 4/1/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Tues 4/8/25 - 8:30 to 12:30
April/May 2025 Weds cohort Weds 4/23/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 4/29/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 5/7/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 5/14/25 - 8:30 to 12:30
June 2025 Mon/Weds cohort Mon 6/16/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 6/18/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Mon 6/23/25 - 8:30 to 12:30 Weds 6/25/25 - 8:30 to 12:30

Session times are 8:30 am to 12:30 pm PACIFIC time (9:30-1:30 Mountain, 10:30-2:30 Central, 11:30-3:30 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).

OSU Employee & Student Workshop Registration

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).

Non-OSU Guest Workshop Registration

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. 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. 

 
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Ongoing
 
Open
 
 
Search Advocate Training
 
 
Search Advocate Annual Update Continuing Education 
 
 
 
 
This workshop is a continuing education update for those who have completed the Search Advocate Foundations initial workshop series and will meet the requirements for them to remain eligible to serve in that role for another year. Content changes each year, but typically introduces new tools, reinforces recommendations for advocates, and provides a forum for practice and for addressing current questions. Please bring any questions you'd like to discuss! To request an accommodation, please contact Anne Gillies ([email protected] or 541-760-6160).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing
 
Open
 
 
Search Advocate Training
 
 
Search Advocate Topics Search Advocate continuing education 
 
 
 
 

These are 2-3 hour search advocate workshop sections focused on different search and selection-related topics - individual workshop titles and descriptions provide more details about each session.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing
 
Open
 
 
Search Advocate Training
 
 
Search Advocate Community of Practice Continuing Education 
 
 
 
 
The Search Advocate Community of Practice (CoP) is a monthly meeting for those who have already completed Search Advocate Foundations series.  Trained advocates come together to discuss challenges, share strategies, and co-create the OSU Search Advocate program.  Three CoP meetings during the academic year fulfill the annual search advocate continuing education requirements for eligibility. To request an accommodation, please contact Anne Gillies ([email protected] or 541-760-6160).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Search Advocate Update and Topics Workshops for Non-OSU guests

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.