Describes the value of computerized systems in freeing counselors from excessive paperwork and allowing them time to provide improved student services. Offers guidelines for designing and implementing an effective information system for career and academic counseling. Outlines benefits, desirable system characteristics, basic components of an…

Faculty-led advising seminars for advisees are recommended as a way to increase the effectiveness of the academic advising system. Through the seminars, the advising function would be integrated into the course-credit system and provide students with opportunities to systematically reflect on the nature of higher education. (Author/MSE)

Root concepts and critical thinking skills are offered as the solution to the disparate interests and concerns of academic affairs and student affairs professionals. A variety of advising strategies is provided to assist advisees in learning how to make well-informed decisions about their future. (Author/MLW)

Academic advisors must understand the needs and motivations of adult learners and develop advising skills and programs in response to these needs. Models of theories of Heddesheimer, Campbell, Gottfredson, Bridges, and Schlossberg are described. (Author/MLW)

A study conducted at Florida State University attempted to identify the reasons for students' leaving behavior. Three models of leaving behavior are identified: discouragement, academic difficulty, and financial problems. Implications for advising are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The procedures involved in implementing an intrusive advising program at Emporia State University are described. The findings reported are based on a questionnaire designed to assess the effectiveness of the program, including some comments from students who participated. (Author/MLW)

A study to "arrive at a clearer understanding of the type of relationship students want when interacting with a faculty advisor" is described. The results indicate that most students think it is important for their advisor to be personally acquainted with them. (Author/MLW)

To test the hypothesis that differing perceptions of the role and responsibilities of the advisor exist, in 1984 an Advising Role and Responsibility Inventory was developed and administered. The population of the study consisted of students, faculty, and administrators from a four-year, comprehensive, state-supported, midwestern university. (MLW)

The University of Michigan's academic support program helps student athletes graduate. Intense, costly instructional services are provided during the first two years and result in little money needing to be spent later on. A description of the support program for at-risk students is provided. (MLW)

The advising program may be more amenable to influence and change than other functions within a college or university. Ways that academic advising programs may be used to increase levels of coordination within an institution are described. (MLW)

A large midwestern university's advising program for high-risk athletes using a student development approach is described. Athletes' views on the people and events in their environment affecting academic performance and recommendations for their advisors are also outlined. (MSE)

The freshman orientation process at Fordham College is used to illustrate the processes and advantages of building a sense of community for freshmen, one element supporting successful advising. Among the techniques used was a Values Program, a grouping of courses to encourage learning and stimulate moral development among students. (MSE)

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles dealing with counseling and academic advisement at the two-year college. Cited materials cover the status of counseling and advising services; management and delivery; counseling underprepared students, transfer students, and special populations; and evaluating counseling…

This paper reviews a model of using teaching faculty as academic advisors during freshman orientation at the University of Florida. This way of hiring and training faculty members provides: student-faculty contact; accurate information and scheduling; fairness and accessibility of course seats; and the ability to manage academic advising during…

A freshman counseling program consisting of academic, career, and personal counseling and study skills, separate from departmental advising, was implemented in an effort to improve student retention. This goal was accomplished with no sacrifice in student academic standing and with favorable student response. (MSE)