1. Toward a New Advising Model: A framework for discussion

2. Three “truths” of advising?
Advising is really important to student success.
Advising doesn’t just happen because a process has been labeled as such.
“We don’t do advising as well as everyone else does.”

3. And still, advising is not usually awesome. Why not?
A REALLY brief history of higher ed advising
Prescriptive, primarily faculty advising focused on transactional aspect
Student development theorists advocated for developmental advising
Student diversity increased, programs expanded, advising models emerged
And still, advising is not usually awesome. Why not?

4. Toward an advising framework?

5. Does your institution have a clear advising mission?
Toward an advising framework?
Does your institution have a clear advising mission?
Does your advising program have broad institutional support? Is it part of your culture?
Has your institution aligned services to make onboarding and transition to advising seamless?

6. Does your advising program address financial planning/options?
Toward an advising framework?
Does your institution put additional resources and emphasis on first semester advising?
Does your advising program emphasize career exploration and career decision- making?
Does your advising program prioritize academic planning and goal setting?
Does your advising program address financial planning/options?

7. Toward an advising framework?
Has your institution refined program pathways for transfer to facilitate use of BDPs?
Does your advising program offer initial and ongoing advisor training and professional development? Tool-kits?
Does your institution make available easy- to-use transfer resources for advisors and students?

8. Toward an advising framework?
Clear advising mission
Institutional and cultural support
Aligned onboarding services with advising
First semester advising emphasis
Prioritize career exploration
Prioritize academic planning and goals
Include financial planning
Refined program pathways
Advisor training
Readily available transfer resources

9. What you not see in this framework?
Best advising model (professional, faculty, split, etc.)
Advisee/advisor ratios
What and when the handoff to advisors occurs
What technology needs to be used
Special advising program emphases like TRiO, Success Coaching, mentoring, etc.

10. The mission of the NC Community College Advising Association (N3C2A) is to promote student success across the state’s 58 community colleges by providing resources, professional support, and a collaborative platform for advising personnel.
The N3C2A Executive Board
Scott Byington, Chairperson, Central Carolina CC
Reese Linnell, Vice-Chairperson, Stanly CC
Christine Nicodemus, Secretary, Pitt CC
Jenn Selby, Policy Liaison, Rowan-Cabarrus CC
Timothy Maddox, Professional Development Officer, Lenoir CC
Marcia Miller, Membership Officer, Rowan-Cabarrus CC
Kathy Rusch, Board Member, Wake Tech (Southern Wake Campus)