Advising Students
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Considered a part of teaching responsibilities, academic advising is an intentional educational process of guiding students to become responsible authors of their own educations. Such teaching encompasses more than just choosing courses. Examples of effective advising behaviors are not limited to the following but may include:
a.) Challenging students to clarify goals, explore interests, and seek new learning opportunities that they might not discover on their own
b.) Being accessible to students
c.) Knowing and sharing pertinent institutional policies, procedures, programs of study, and referral sources
d.) Expecting students to become familiar with degree planning resources for productive advising conversations
e.) Demonstrating concern for a student's well-being
f.) Serving as sounding boards for students as they navigate the complexities of responsibly managing curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular endeavors over time
g.) Listening to students' aspirations while simultaneously helping students to consider major and core curriculum requirements in order to foster students' critical evaluation of their educational plans
Ultimately, the advising relationship sets an expectation that students will become engaged learners and, over time, supports students in developing a mindset for life-long learning.