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Graduation Certification--Too Late to Graduate!
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Doman, Mark S. – College and University, 2017
Oakland University (OU) in Rochester, Michigan, was experiencing growing pains. The good news was that OU had experienced 23 years of continuous enrollment growth, with student enrollment exceeding 20,000 in 2015 for the first time ever. The downside was that various administrative processes throughout the university were straining to keep up. One…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Enrollment, Registrars (School)
The Financial Aid Office's Role in Enrollment Management: Part 2
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McGhee, Kenneth – College and University, 2016
Student retention is an important part of a strategic enrollment management plan. Many scholars have written about the challenges of helping students not only enroll in college but also complete their degree programs. Among students pursuing a doctoral degree in higher education administration, student retention is a popular topic. Many doctoral…
Descriptors: Enrollment Management, Enrollment, Higher Education, School Holding Power
Facilitating Advising Through A Computerized Checklist
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White, Rudolph; And Others – College and University, 1978
A cost-justified, computer-produced advising checklist was developed at Georgia's College of Business Administration to improve scheduling of required courses and provide feedback on student progress. Steps in the design of the checklist and a sample checklist are presented. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Check Lists, Computers, Educational Counseling
The Drop-Add Nightmare: What Students Say
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Price, Gary B. – College and University, 1975
A study was conducted at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1968 to explore policy and determine major reasons for large numbers of course drops and adds. Findings are reported. The major conclusion is much greater effort must be placed on communication of course information to students. (JT)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Courses, Educational Research
Improving Academic Advising Through Computerization
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Aitken, Caroline E.; Conrad, Clifton F. – College and University, 1977
The University of Denver has implemented a computerized academic advising system as an effective tool for improving advising. An evaluation of that innovation suggests that academic advising can be markedly improved by this means. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Computers, Educational Counseling, Faculty Advisers
The Role of Faculty in Increasing Student Retention.
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Ferguson, Marianne – College and University, 1990
An early intervention program at Buffalo State College sought to identify the students who might be considered high risks academically. A faculty member provided them with counseling and advice during a personal interview very early in their first semester and then referred them to the proper assistance. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Enrollment, Faculty Advisers, High Risk Students
A Comparative Study of Student and Academic Department Personnel Perceptions of Academic Advising at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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McKinney, Charles W.; Hartwig, Mark – College and University, 1981
A study showed that the longer students have been at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the more negative their feelings about the available academic advising. Students felt intimidated by faculty, but also that advising services were inadequate. A new system making better use of peer advising is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Providing Students with Critical Academic Planning Assistance Using Academic Information Management: A Remote Access Program.
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Kramer, Gary L.; And Others – College and University, 1994
The Brigham Young University (Utah) Academic Information Management program, a computer-based academic information and planning system, is described. The system provides students with critical and timely academic planning information, assesses and provides access to student academic information for the academic community, and facilitates…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Access to Information, College Curriculum, College Faculty