An inservice training program for advisers of undergraduate students that was implemented at Michigan State University in 1981 is discussed. Four primary ingredients were essential to establish and sustain the program: financial support and sponsorship by the central administration, the identification and authorization of the appropriate unit and…

As the business world has recognized the practical value of college programs designed to prepare students for careers, internships have begun to receive increasing attention as valuable additions to the speech communication curriculum. To discover the problems both interns and their faculty advisers face during the course of an internship,…

The goal of the report is to identify, describe, and discuss some aspects of faculty advising that are little discussed between advisors and colleagues: source of confusion; roles; how to proceed with advising; keeping the relationship alive; special problems; informational advising; and models for advising. The concept and practice of an advising…

Four operational functions in counseling are described: (1) primary function of academic advising, (2) the professional advising role, (3) personal counseling, and (4) the programmatic dimension of the 4 x 4 model, which comprises preview, planning, process and postview or follow-up. Guidelines for use of the model are described. (KS)

UCLA's Academic Counseling Service studied the university's general education program. Ways in which a general education curriculum can be modified so that students can acquire requisite academic skills that will help them beyond their college years are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Individual student characteristics were used to predict the advising needs of 311 undergraduates. Needs for information and personal support were predicted by students' academic and personal characteristics. (Author)

One reason a disproportionate number of ethnic minority group athletes in general and black athletes in particular do not excel in academics lies in inadequate advising. The helping relationship, what black student-athletes need, and who can do the job are discussed. (MLW)

The inability of some students to continue pursuing the undergraduate academic program they initially selected because of stringent institutional or departmental requirements is discussed. A survey to study the problem of the need for alternative advising for these students is described. (MLW)

The development of intellectually challenging and personally supportive faculty-student relationships outside of formal learning contexts is crucial to excellence in honors-level education, and can be fostered through a faculty advising and mentor program. (MSE)

A survey of general faculty, faculty advisors, and department heads in four universities to examine attitudes about the importance of academic advising and its rewards shows that advising does not rate high in the traditional academic reward structure. What rewards there are come from departments and department heads. (MSE)

This booklet contains questions that are intended to serve as a starting point for asking meaningful questions about the quality of the first year of college so that a two-year college campus can enhance the learning, satisfaction, and retention of new college students. The previous edition considered the first-year experience for both two-year…

This study examined relationships among doctoral candidates' background characteristics, research preparation, research environment, research involvement, student-advisor relationship, research self-efficacy, and dissertation progress. The study focused on differences in research self-efficacy and dissertation progress among students from the…

This faculty handbook was the result of efforts to redefine the role and mission of the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York Counseling Center and to delineate the most effective delivery of services to students. Part 1 sets forth the philosophy, vision, objectives, expected outcomes, and competencies students should develop…

Community colleges are designed to be open-door institutions, and they enroll a much wider variety of students than baccalaureate granting colleges. Community colleges have always played a crucial role in providing access to college. During the last decade, however, educators and policy makers have shifted their attention to the success of…

Surveyed minority students (N=338) to determine their perception of academic advising on five predominantly White campuses. Findings suggest that minority students perceive academic advising as their most important support resource, particularly among freshmen and sophomores. Few minority students, however, indicated they would seek guidance from…