1. Academic Advising: One of the most impactful experiences for students
Gaye Digregorio
Center for Advising and Student Achievement
Welcome and overview, their background and experiences

2. The Value of Academic Advising
The quality of academic advising is the single most powerful predictor of satisfaction with the campus environment for students at four-year schools . (NSSE 2005).
Are more likely to interact with faculty
Perceive the institution’s environment to be supportive overall
Are more satisfied with their overall college experience
88% of students take advantage of advising their first year (nationally)
Academic Advising, Second Ed. Gordon, Habley, Grites and Associates, Jossey-Bass, NACADA From Chapter 5, George D. Kuh, Advising for Student Success,  pg.73.
National Survey of Student Engagement

3. How do we guide students from where they‘re at to where They’re headed?
What theories guide your practice?
What’s yours?

4. Student Development Theories
Framework to understand students
Students transition from external focus to internal focus
Students have multiple identities
Evans, N.J., Forney, D.S., and Guido-DiBrito, F. ( 2011 ). Student development in college.
San Francisco, C.A.: Jossey-Bass ISBN

5. Student Development Theories
Types of theories
Psychosocial- defining self (Chickering)
Cognitive-intellectual development (Perry)
Integrative- (Baxter McGolda)
Interactional- person and environment (Sanford, Schlossberg)
Social Identity-how identities impact life (Jones, Abes)
Evans, N.J., Forney, D.S., and Guido-DiBrito, F. ( 2011 ). Student development in college.
San Francisco, C.A.: Jossey-Bass ISBN

9. Self Authorship
Baxter Magolda, M.

10. Sanford
Sanford, N. (2006) Self and Society: Social Changes and Individual Development. Transaction Books.

11. Schlossberg Transition Theory
Anticipated (high school graduation, college)
Unanticipated (relationship breakup),
Non-event (we expect but it doesn’t happen- realize that vet school
is not going to be my path),
Factors that influence transition:
Self
Situation
Support
Strategies
Evans, N.J., Forney, D.S., and Guido-DiBrito, F. ( 2011 ). Student development in college. San Francisco, C.A.: Jossey-Bass ISBN

12. Scenarios- SMALL Group Discussions What theories would you use when advising these students? Dualism, Multiplicity, Relativism Self-authorship Schlossberg Transition Challenge and Support

13. NACADA Core Values
Advisors are responsible to the individuals they advise:  
Academic advisors work to strengthen the importance, dignity, potential, and unique nature of each individual within the academic setting. Advisors' work is guided by their beliefs that students:
have diverse backgrounds and hold their own beliefs and opinions
are responsible for their own behaviors and the outcomes for those behaviors
can be successful based on their individual goals and efforts - have a desire to learn
have learning needs that vary based upon individual skills, goals, responsibilities, and experiences
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14. What Advisors can do to Promote student success
Adopt a talent development approach
Focus on meaningful connections
Help students map out a path to success
Encourage students to seek out and learn from diverse experiences
De Sousa, D. J. (2005) Promoting Student Success: What Advisors Can do, (Occasional Paper #11). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research
How well are you doing? How can you improve? What was your college experience with advising?