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Karp, Melinda; Ackerson, Sara; Cheng, I-Fang; Cocatre-Zilgien, Emma; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Linderman, Donna; McFarlane, Brett; Moulton, Shawn; O'Shea, Joe; Porowski, Allan; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Students enter postsecondary institutions to change their lives in some way, with degree pursuits providing opportunities to grow academically, socially, and professionally. However, significant numbers of students are unable to meet the goals they had set for themselves when they entered college. Developed by the What Works Clearinghouseâ„¢ (WWC)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Advising, College Students, College Faculty
Karp, Melinda; Ackerson, Sara; Linderman, Donna; McFarlane, Brett; O'Shea, Joe; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
At its most effective, advising is a collaborative process between a student and an advisor designed to help the student realize their educational potential. Most postsecondary institutions have historically used advisors to help students select and register for courses, but postsecondary institutions are increasingly asking advisors to play an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Advising, College Students, College Faculty
Shingleton, John D.; Fitzpatrick, Edwin B. – 1985
This document presents college practitioners with a practical guide for establishing, maintaining, expanding, or revitalizing a contemporary career planning and placement center. The introduction to this guide contains a brief history of career planning and placement. Chapter 1, Career Planning and Placement in the Academic Setting, addresses the…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Role, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education

Grites, Thomas J. – NACADA Journal, 1984
A sampling of publications, assessment instruments, institutional resource documents, campus agencies, and human resources that may be useful to academic advisors are examined. The techniques and applications of these materials are also included. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Higher Education, Methods, Program Development
Smart, James G.; Sutehall, Kathy – 1985
The information in this report is based on the experiences of Cornell University and the University of South Carolina in responding to the needs of gay students in their residence halls. A starter kit on developing gay issue programming for other campuses is presented which includes a Gay Programming Checklist and a description of a sample…
Descriptors: College Environment, Dormitories, Higher Education, Homosexuality
Prince George's Community Coll., Largo, MD. Dept. of Human Development. – 1983
The Department of Human Development at Prince George's Community College has developed a contingency contracting model for the department's counseling and student services which presents planning and evaluation as interrelated parts of the same process of self-imposed accountability. The implementation of the model consisted of: (1) planning…
Descriptors: College Planning, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Program Development
Ast, Harley J. – 1987
Background information on Wascana Institute's (Regina, Saskatchewan) existing learning assistance programs is presented along with a proposal for a readily-accessible, one-stop learning assistance center (LAC) that will furnish the information and services underprepared adult learners require to achieve academic success. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Fillmore, Emery – 1991
Each semester in the 136 state-supported community colleges in California, counselors are involved in developing, maintaining, and/or revising hundreds of programs that may or may not result in helping students move efficiently through the system. Developed as a resource for administrators and counselors charged with improving community college…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Counselor Role, Educational Counseling