Advising College Students

Mark A. Taylor, JD, PhDAssistant Provost for Undergraduate Education

Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Summer Advising Conference2013

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Meeting Students Where They Are

Advising Relationship Begins Today

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Purpose of Academic Advising Programs

“assist students in assessing their interests and abilities, examining their educational goals, making decisions, and developing

short-term and long-term plans to meet their objectives”

CAS Standards & Guidelines, 2005

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Academic Advising Focuses on Student

Growth• In identifying realistic academic and career goals as well as

a program through which to achieve them

• In making connections among courses in the curriculum and integrating learning

• In gaining self-awareness of the relationship between one’s education and one’s life

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Who Are Academic Advisors?

Experts Who Care

Policies, Procedures, and Requirements

Access, Connections, and Commitment

Home Base

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At the Heart of Advising…The Art of Conversation

The art of conversation is the ability to create a dialogue that others will

willingly join.

“Five Conversations on the Frontiers of Leadership” Whyte, 2004

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The Language is Essential to Conversation

“You cannot enter any world for which you do not have the language.”

Wittgenstein

Academic advisors teach students the language of higher education to help them navigate the system.

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“People will forget what you say. They will even forget what you do.

But they never forget how you made them feel.”

Maya Angelou

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Academic Advising Matters

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Meaningful Connection

Retention

Timely Graduation

Satisfaction and Success

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Realistic Academic Expectations

Your students will be challenged in the classroom and must adjust QUICKLY to the rigors of college academics.

Start Strong and Persist

The College Transition

Autonomy and Decisions

Choosing a Major

Degree and Career Planning

Faculty Expectations

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Parent Mentors

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Continuity

Web of Support

Good Questions

From Manager to Consultant

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Empowerment

Personal Accountability

Independent, Informed Decision-Making

THANK YOU