Academic advising is one of the most frequently used but poorest quality student services on a university campus. This article presents the theory and rationale for a departmental advising center as an alternative to the faculty advising system. The structure of the center and its personnel and operations are discussed. (Author)

The University of Maryland, College Park, advising system, developed in response to the 1972 Report of the Campus Senate Committee on Academic Advising, is described. The approach adopted is humanistic and developmental, and all efforts are made to make the institution more aware of and receptive to student needs. (KS)

Outlines a community college's intensive institutional effort to solve advising management problems and to develop mechanisms to assure maintenance of an effective system. Considers factors important in maintaining the system and implications for other institutions. (RC)

This guide provides a detailed description of the development of a competency-based guidance program instituted by the guidance staff of the Andrews Independent School District. Its primary purpose is to bring the guidance program into focus in achieving maximum instructional goals by stressing preventative and developmental methods, rather than…

The University of Notre Dame's Freshman Year of Studies program is described. It takes into account the uncertainty characteristic of many entering freshmen and fosters an attitude of flexibility in students' considerations of academic programs and career goals. (AF)

Describes a unique one-semester, one-credit course which provides orientation to the University community, academic advising, values clarification and vocational planning, skill renewal exercises, and personal counseling to re-entry students. Continuing feedback underscores the relevance of such a holistic approach to student needs. (Author/JAC)

Within the context of a discussion of approaches to student development and retention, this paper describes a program of student development involving a person - a preceptor - who takes responsibility for a student's growth and well-being. Introductory material outlines the traditional approach to student development and discusses ways in which…

This model describes an educational intervention program, designed to meet the special needs of pregnant and parent teenagers by helping students to develop skills in optimal functioning and self-awareness and to build responsibility in fulfilling a new role. The program components deal with vocational and family life education to learn about…

In this series of convention papers, the presentors reviewed the phenomenon of retention, summarized what is known and not known about the causes of attrition on the college campus, traced the efforts of the Grand Valley State Colleges' Retention Committee and the colleges, reviewed the colleges' research information, and presented the all-college…

To identify the instructional support needs of students with psychological disabilities, the California Community Colleges established four model site projects at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC), Kings River College, College of San Mateo, and San Diego City College. At SBCC, the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) office coordinated…

The purpose of the university seminar at Bowling Green State University is to introduce new students to the academic and cultural life of higher education at the university by focusing on as many of its aspects as possible during a 20-contact hour, 10-week period. The seminar is coordinated by faculty/staff/upper division students and presents the…

Programs serving underprepared college students at urban colleges and universities are examined in this bulletin. Pace University of New York City operates a one-year program for students who do not meet school requirements for admission in order to help them complete four years of college. Another program for students who cannot be admitted into…

A field-responsive academic development program, the Hartford Higher Education Hispanic Project, was implemented to facilitate access to and continuation in three Hartford colleges by Hispanic students. It finances a Learning Skills/Resource Center housed at the University of Hartford and educational/guidance supportive services and activities at…

This bulletin focuses on liberal education for adults and includes an article on the topic and descriptions of seven institutional approaches. In "Creating Successful Liberal Education Programs for Adults," Carol Stoel points out that many adults are seeking a greater understanding of themselves and their world through liberal education…

By providing relevant credit courses, this community college project has attempted to meet the needs of members of the business and industry community. The project had four objectives: (1) Manchester Community College (MCC) was to expand the existing cooperative training program for apprentices/graduate apprentices employed by Pratt and Whitney…