The apathy and negative attitudes of faculty advisors toward the academically underprepared student are often more crippling than the students' disabilities. The remedy is faculty commitment, service, and an unselfish dedication to the ideal of equal access to higher education. (Author/MSE)

A trial program to improve the quality of liberal arts education gave freshmen students at Pennsylvania State University an introduction to a particular discipline, improved advising, and a college orientation. Results suggest that the program led to more favorable attitudes but no perceptible differences in performance or retention. (Author/CM)

Four justifications for liberal education are examined: the content of liberal education is of intrinsic value; liberal education provides the most effective means of achieving personal goals; liberal education provides a basic understanding of the world; and the most useful preparation for any career is not narrow job-training. (MLW)

Traces the development of the part-time academic advisement program at John Wood Community College (a college with no full-time faculty of its own). Enumerates the problems which necessitated the use of part-time advisers, profiles the staff involved, and presents the results of the first year's evaluation. (AYC)

Reviews the literature regarding older, or nontraditionally aged, students at four-year institutions. Looks at definitions for older students, trends in the older student population, older student development theory, older student issues, and outlines the Contact, Listening, Assessment, Information, Resources, and Efficiency (CLAIRE) model of…

Considers the various roles that a faculty advisers plays in the three identified stages of a student's graduate education: beginning, middle, and the dissertation stage. Looks at each stage as a process of educational and developmental change. Focuses on faculty sponsorship, peers, financial assistance, intellectual interests, comprehensive…

Interviews with 40 women engineering students revealed various difficulties and dissatisfactions they encountered in their engineering programs. Inadequate counseling and advising were identified as major barriers to students' satisfaction. Discusses role models, career guidance, and the career search. Suggests that many of these problems can be…

Two-year college students in Ohio can use a comprehensive system of specific guidelines to aid them in transferring to any of Ohio University's six campuses. The articulation system uses a computerized method for converting course listings on the student's transcript into corresponding courses at the university. (MSE)

Underscores the importance of both access to education and educational quality to student success. Urges student development educators to advise students honestly and retain the special mission of community colleges to meet individual student needs. (DMM)

Data on sexual violence at colleges are reviewed briefly, and strategies for reducing such violence are outlined, focusing on techniques to discourage sexual aggression in male students. The author draws on experience in giving workshops to student groups. Academic advisors are urged to be active in addressing the problem. (MSE)

A survey of 123 academic advisers for Master's in Business Administration (MBA) students investigated the role of four groups of variables (job characteristics, program size/diversity, student characteristics, advisor characteristics) in advisors' job satisfaction. Results showed role clarity, work status (full- vs. part-time), student…

To answer students' questions about predicting grade averages or projecting grades needed to attain specific grade goals, academic advisors can use computerized grade calculations. Spreadsheet and HyperCard versions of grade calculation software are discussed and illustrated, and suggestions are offered for using them in specific advising…

Examines the frequency and length of students' meetings with advisers, as well as student evaluations of advisers' credibility and empathy, based on adviser sex, student sex, class year, and major. Adviser sex, class year, and major exerted strong influence on student perceptions of communication with their advisers. (JB)

Recognizing that the study and practice of student development may be significantly enhanced through the integration of resources beyond the traditional borders of the field, this article offers conceptualizations of developments from various academic and cultural perspectives. Suggests practical applications for professional preparation and…

A telephone registration system for first year students implemented at Alma College (Michigan), involves having freshmen confer with advisors during orientation week, then having the registrar's office contact the advisors. Despite limitations, the low-tech solution works well at extremely low cost. (MSE)