1. Reinventing Academic Advising with Life Design in Mind
Bill Johnson, Student Success Navigator, Life Design Catalyst Facilitator/Coach, Instructor
School of Health and Human Sciences
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2. How do you want to “ASTONISH” the students on your campus with what you have to offer?

3. What is academic advising?
Really…

4. University of Missouri-Columbia
Academic advisers are faculty and staff assigned to help you make the most of your time at Mizzou. They will assist you in finding a degree program that matches your interests and abilities, meeting graduation requirements and finding out about extracurricular activities that will boost your skills and broaden your experiences. In other words, your academic adviser is your guide, interpreter and mentor. Ideally, the academic adviser encourages a collaborative relationship with the student based on a sharing of responsibilities. The goal of the relationship is to guide the student toward accepting responsibility for his/her own learning and academic decision-making. (

5. University of Missouri-Kansas City
Records and Registration web site
Advising
This page contains information on:
General advising information
Academic advising information for each school in UMKC
Program for Adult College Education (PACE)
Continuing Education for each school in UMKC
Special Courses
All students new to UMKC are required to meet with an adviser prior to registering for classes. Depending on your major, you may be required to meet with your academic adviser prior to registering each semester. New freshmen are required to go to orientation. (

6. University of Missouri-S&T
Mission Statement
The mission of academic advisors at Missouri University of Science and Technology, whether faculty or staff, is to provide the most accurate and informed guidance in the most efficient, accessible and comprehensive manner possible to students on their road to obtaining and achieving meaningful, realistic short and long term educational goals.
Advising is a partnership and students are an important part of the advising relationship. This handbook is also a resource and guide to students in order that they may have a valuable advising experience and be best informed of their own educational progress. (

7. University of Missouri-St. Louis
Why Do I Need Advising?
Through the advising experience at UMSL, you will have the opportunity to:
Examine and develop an understanding of your personal interests and skills.
Make informed decisions that will lead to enrolling in courses and programs that match your interests, skills and goals.
Formulate a plan for achieving identified academic goals, including a degree completion plan.
Select appropriate coursework for your degree program.
Seek assistance with questions and challenges while progressing through your academic program.
Explore discipline-appropriate activities that build academic potential, strengthen transferable skills, increase personal communication, and develop leadership abilities.
Graduate in a timely manner.

8. University of Missouri-St. Louis (cont)
When Do I Meet With My Advisor?
At UMSL, all undergraduate students are required to meet with an advisor:
Before you enroll in your first semester.
When you complete 90 hours.
Throughout your career, you should make appointments or may be required to make appointments for several reasons including:
Enrollment each semester
You have met certain milestones in your degree program
Changing your major
You have not declared a major and have earned 60 hours
Your admission status requires further appointments
You are on academic probation
You are at risk of losing financial aid eligibility or have lost financial aid eligibility
You want to withdraw from the University
Anytime you have a question!
Not sure how to choose a general education course or elective?
Your instructor recommends a tutor and you don’t know where to go?
Do you think you are close to graduating?
ADVISORS AT UMSL ARE HERE TO HELP YOU WITH THESE QUESTIONS (

9. University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Mission Statement (
The mission of Academic Advising at UNCG is to engage students in making informed decisions regarding their educational, career, and life goals.
What is academic advising? ( and
Few experiences in your academic career have as much potential for influencing your collegiate experience as academic advising. Much more than getting your advising code and selecting courses, developing a professional relationship with your academic advisor will help you make informed choices and decisions about your education and future career. Academic advisors often serve as mentors, coaches, or teachers when helping students with academic, social, and personal matters. Regardless of the nature of the meeting, perhaps one of the most important things to remember is that the academic advising process is a collaborative process and, as a student, it is important that you are prepared and play an active role in every advising appointment. With your academic advisor’s support, you will make the most of your undergraduate experience by:
Planning your personal, academic, and career goals
Learning the information and skills needed for academic success
Utilizing the variety of campus resources and academic services

10. The Numbers…
80%
40%
78%
45%
50%
90%
71%
$30,100

11. The Numbers (what they mean)…
80% - percentage of students who don't know what to do in college (Penn State dugs office)
80% - percentage of students who change their major at least once
40% - percentage of students who don't graduate from 4-year college in 6 years (60% graduation rate)
78% - percentage of students who don't graduate from 2-year college in 3 years (22% graduation rate)
45% - percentage of students who don't graduate from UNCG in 6 years (55% graduation rate)
45% - percentage of students who are underemployed (in positions that don't required a college degree)
50% - percentage of potential independent workers (freelancers, consultants, etc) by 2020
90% - percentage of potential independent workers by 2040
71% - percentage of students who graduate that have college debt (does not include those that do not graduate)
$30,100 - average college student debt for graduates

12. A Great Life…
“A great life includes something worth living for, maybe even worth dying for. A portion of a great life would be devoted to something bigger, greater, grander than yourself. Something that inspires you, energizes you, pulls you forward. Something that responds to your unique talent or touch and, ultimately, makes a difference in the world around you. A great life would naturally bring more meaning, purpose, love, laughter, wonder, and adventure to your days. And, at the end of your journey you would look back on a life of significance, rather than regret – knowing in your heart that you left the world better than you found it. Knowing that you made a difference in the lives of others. Knowing that you got something wonderful out of it, and you gave something wonderful back. A great life, of course, is not something we experience, it’s something we create.”
Dan Zadra and Kobi Yamada

13. Advising vs. Coaching Definitions of academic advising
of-academic-advising.aspx
Definition of life coaching
Definition of academic coaching -
Lifebound - overview
NACADA - Groups/Theory-Practice-Delivery-of-Advising-I/Advising-and-Academic- Coaching-Interest-Group.aspx

14. Kick-Ass Questions About Life
questions doc
Insight into minds of students…
Best one: What is your biggest fear? What’s the thing that scares you the most in life?

15. Reinventing Academic Advising

16. How Do You Want to Serve the World?
Meaningful Work Statement

17. What Will You Do?
Calling Connection Worksheet and Mind Map

19. Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion

20. “I will give my best, to the most, for the least
“I will give my best, to the most, for the least.” – adapted from Brian Johnson