In this article, we describe a continuum of responsibilities shared by faculty and non-faculty academic advisors as well as personal counselors at 4-year colleges and universities. After addressing terminology, we describe a continuum of issues that advisors and counselors routinely address and identify some triggers that might suggest that a…

The study describes an initiative to increase retention at a 2-year college in the Northeast United States. The process involved a collaborative, intrusive advising approach to intervene with students at-risk for academic failure or experiencing difficulty with the transition to the college. Components of the mixed-method design included…

This volume comprises the refereed proceedings of the 2008 ATLAANZ (Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa/New Zealand) conference, and explores strands of transformations--learning within cultural contexts, service delivery, student literacy and numeracy, graduate students and professional practice. In Chapter 1, Kay Hammond…

This study examined the validity of an instrument designed to measure the effectiveness of faculty advisers to freshmen at a small, private, liberal arts college (approximately 1,100 students). The 19-question Advising Effectiveness Questionnaire (AEQ) was distributed to three successive freshman classes at the end of each academic year. Factor…

A study of community college counselors was conducted to determine what they actually do at work and what they think their professional responsibilities should be. Professional activities listed in the questionnaire included personal concerns, counseling, academic advising, scheduling classes, and financial aid counseling. To study outcome and…

American colleges and universities are losing more and more students between their freshman and sophomore years. This problem is even more pronounced among Black and/or open-admissions institutions. This study investigates the relationship between student academic performance and academic advisement at the collegiate level. The sample consists of…

Three separate but similar questionnaires were mailed to faculty advisors, to secondary education majors, and to nonsecondary education majors in the College of Education and Allied Professions at Bowling Green State University. The majority of each group identified assistance with courses and scheduling at the advisors' most important function.…

This paper describes three outreach programs implemented by the Counseling and Development Center (CDC) at Utah's Brigham Young University (BYU) to better serve the academic needs of freshmen. The first program is a cooperative program with the BYU Housing Department aimed at facilitating adjustment to college and personal development of students…

The purpose of this project was to identify academic advising strategies that would be appropriate for the small, private college setting; to develop an academic advising system; and to implement the system through a trial model at Practical Bible Training School in Binghamton, New York. The model consisted of preservice and inservice training for…

Recommendations of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education at the University of Houston central campus concerning the core curriculum, academic advising, developmental education, instructional improvement, and administration of the core curriculum are presented. The following objectives for the core curriculum are outlined: to insure that…

Background information on University of Denver's computerized degree check and advising system, the Academic Progress Report (APR), is presented. The APR program, which was implemented for undergraduates in fall 1976, is discussed in terms of the need for the program, its development, implementation, problems, and future directions. The system…

In Florida, State Department of Education emphasis on "Teachers as Advisor Programs" across the state has created a demand for the training sequence described in this paper. Current reasons for promoting the program are listed and a brief training course description is provided. The skills involved are intended to be sequential. The course is…

Academic advising is one of the primary vehicles for communicating information regarding course selection and degree attainment. Advising may also contribute to a student's overall success or failure at college (Hardee, 1970; Kramer & Gardner, 1977; O'Banion, 1971) and is critical to student retention (Habley, 1981). Advising, as a developmental…

A self-evaluation is provided of the Academic Advisement Center at Genesee Community College (GCC). Section I provides an overview of the center's development from its establishment in 1980, discusses results of a formal review of the center's work, and offers projections for the next five years. Section II describes the history of the program,…

Suggestions for advising sociology students are presented. Attention is directed to types of advisers, possible roles related to advising, and strategies for more effective advising. Examples of specific techniques, as well as prototypes of paperwork, forms, and public relations materials are also included. The 30 suggestions cover: (1) academic,…