Examined faculty advisor perspectives on faculty-student advising interactions. Results included that advisors' knowledge of advising and their preparation contribute to advising success, and that advisors have a concern that the time and importance of good advising are not sufficiently recognized by upper-administrative personnel. (EV)

A study evaluated the effectiveness of unionization of academic advisors at Youngstown State University in achieving economic, career, and professional goals. It was found that unionization has adequately addressed job security needs and defined workload requirements but fell short concerning annual salary increases, merit pay, and opportunities…

Presents model for comprehensive developmental approach to advising Black college athletes which relies on these five growth dimensions: symbolization, allocentrism, integration, stability, and autonomy. Claims the model implies that the dimensions of development are all interdependent and must be balanced in order for an athlete to grow in…

Argues that student publication advisors should continue building a body of knowledge, establishing ethical and performance standards, and insisting on advisor autonomy from school administrators. (RS)

Developmental advising is the process of helping nontraditional students adjust to academic life, seek individual growth, and set goals. Advisors should use all campus and community resources in helping nontraditional students. (SK)

Sees potential for closer and more unified working relationship between student and academic affairs. Proposes closer alignment with each institution's mission as well as collaborative and cooperative working relationship between faculty and staff in student affairs as means of serving students and institutions more effectively. (Author/NB)

Presents a user-friendly seven-step model for the career decision process and discusses how advisors can use it to help students make career and academic choices. Offers practical guidelines for discussions between advisors and advisees. (SLD)

Notes that for prospective theater majors, the choice between pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts or the Bachelor of Arts degree is crucial to the student's chances of success in college. Discusses how the degrees differ and how to advise students. Includes some questions that prospective students should ask of theatre programs, and notes answers…

Reports on trends to re-examine and restructure systems of academic advising for college athletes in the wake of scandals involving athletes at the University of Minnesota and the University of Tennessee. Discusses whether such advisers are responsible to athletic or academic departments. (DB)

To promote the academic success of and to retain students of color, the College of Education at Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, has designed and implemented the Adventor Program, an intervention initiative fusing academic advising and mentoring into a proactive model. The program's rationale and the pilot year's findings are…

Whether academic advisors teach or advise students--and some would say advisors are teaching--they have a responsibility to enhance students' collegiate learning experiences by understanding who they are and what needs they have. The adult learner is not an exception to this assumption. While much variation exists in defining and categorizing the…

Sixteen 3rd-year counseling psychology doctoral students were interviewed about their relationships with their graduate advisors. Of those students, 10 were satisfied and 6 were unsatisfied with their advising relationships. Satisfied and unsatisfied students differed on several aspects of the advising relationship, including (a) the ability to…

MDRC launched Opening Doors in 2003 to study the effects of community college programs designed to help students persist in school and earn a credential. This report presents early results from the Opening Doors program at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, which operated from 2004 through 2006. The two-semester program served students whose…

Outcomes measurements have always been an important part of proving to outside constituencies how you "measure up" to other schools with your business programs. A common nationally-normed exam that is used is the Major Field Achievement Test in Business from Educational Testing Services. Our paper discusses some guidelines that we are…

In every way that matters, advising is a form of teaching. Using Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of educational outcomes, I explain how to develop learning objectives within advising contexts. The article also suggests commonly available educational materials, such as university catalogs, as content delivery mechanisms for students; in addition, it offers…