Ibiting Approach : The Five Elements Of Developmental Advisinging

After reading Sonja Ardoin’s (2014) “the strategic guide to shaping your student affairs career” book, I read a variety of important content that has allowed me to reflect not only in my fieldwork position, as an Advising Assistant for the Puente Program, but also my current status as a graduate student in the Educational Counseling program.

I choose to apply to Dickinson College not only because of their exceptional geosciences curriculum, but also the guidance that they provide the students that attend Dickinson College. Through the program Dickinson Four, students are guided from the beginning of their decision to come to Dickinson College until they graduate from Dickinson College. Based from my observation through my stay at Dickinson College, Academic Advising does not stop at the word academic. It connects with every aspect of the student’s life at Dickinson College.

As a recent graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design focusing on art history and education, the position as Education Coordinator and Advisor at Buena Vista University captured my attention as an opportunity to work with students through educational programming. As a recent college student, I provide a valuable perspective on academic advising through my own personal experiences. I have learned many advisors lack in truly connecting and catering to each student’s individual situation and needs. Buena Vista University, a relatively small area college, provides an opportunity to fully connect and provide personal one-on-one experience all students deserve. Subsequently, students gain the absolute most out of their college education. A large part of my career goals entail helping students of all ages engage, thrive and connect in their own individualized way.

O*Net Online’s database is the nation’s primary source for occupational and career information. O*Net answers questions about an occupation’s work requirements and skills needed for a specific job. Secondary level advising catches my eye, so I chose to learn more about the skills, knowledge, wages and educational level required for academic advising. Academic advising, stated by O*Net Online, “counsels’ individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational and vocational situations.” (Build your future with O*Net Online. (n.d.)). Academic Advising also includes crisis intervention, keeping accurate records of students, and preparing students for success after high school.

The policy I propose is an intrusive advisement plan for first-generation undeclared freshmen called The “College and Career Explorer Program.” The policy incorporates three important components of well-developed policy, including a clear purpose, a clearly defined plan, and a plan for consistent implementation. The policy includes a detailed mission, a definition of whom exactly the policy serves, and the steps to take to make sure it is implemented successfully. In this particular case, there are guidelines for what the participating advisors are expected to do, such as contacting the students, and a timeline of when contact should take place. A training program to set the program up for success by making appropriate and consistent information available and an evaluation is also included so success can be measured. The policy is formatted based on the University of California, Davis policy template found at http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/resources/GuidetoWritingPolicy.pdf.

I am presently working on a business plan to provide college admission guidance as an independent professional. There are countless media headlines on how the increased complexity of the college application process and the competitive results for admissions requires students to receive more guidance while the ratio of students to school counselors increases. This paper aims to explore some ways that independent consultants fill the gap and complement high school counseling. I used interviews and questionnaires to elicit information. I contacted several counselors in public and private schools to get the profiles of families that seek outside assistance with the college application process and to understand how best to arrange a collaboration between counselors for the benefit of the student. Through questionnaires, I asked families of current high school students, rising college freshmen, and rising college sophomores which aspects of the process warrant more support. I also reviewed articles and books on the subject to identify the key areas where students need additional assistance with college admissions planning. The surveys and decision matrices I used are available to assist counselors, students, and families.

Based on what I have learned this week about NCU’s library, I was able to formulate a topic and find articles based on my area of interest. The topic of interest that I would like to focus on is the effects of academic advising on student development in higher education. This topic is important to me because there are many students who go through college not knowing who their academic advisor is,

Hi Aimee- I like that your personal philosophy for academic advising has a clear focus on student success. I like that you stated bringing the student out of their comfort zone. You do that by using coaching techniques.

Advisory programs are configurations in which an adult advisor meets regularly during the school day with a group of students to provide academic and social-emotional mentorship and support, to create personalization within the school, and to facilitate a small peer community of learners. () An advisory is essential to the success of middle school because it serves as a program that tailors to each individual’s development needs. Students are encouraged to communicate openly to build a strong rapport with adults at their school.

This is why we also offer guidance, since many students and parents come to as to seek answers regarding personal academic decisions. I always try my best to offer best advice to my knowledge while reinforcing the need to inculcate some level of independence and self confidence in the students. I believe the best route to approach these issues is to be straightforward and honest. In addition, our highly acclaim educational retreat embodies the school’s philosophy of making learning a fun and inspirational

First I will discuss the facts around academic advising using the journal article titled, “The Effects of Academic Advising on College Student Development in Higher Education.” Then, I will use the book, Academic Advising for Student Success: A system of Shared Responsibility by Susan Frost, to discuss how important academic advising is to transfer students different. After that I will dive into the interviews that I conducted from two students that transferred to University of Colorado Denver after their sophomore year. Lastly, I will discuss the recommendations on certain plans and practices that were found effective

Academic advisors are an essential component in guiding students towards a successful collegiate academic destination. A student’s educational experience is founded with proper advisement and guidance provided to reach their degree completion. Academic advisement is a truly shared responsibility between the student and the advisor.

Reading the article “An Academic Advising Model” it was mentioned that there was “little agreement regarding the nature of academic advising and who should perform the function.” (O'Banion, 1994) By working closely with academic advisors on a daily basis this article shed some light on the process and has given me a new perspective on the job that needs to be accomplished. A model is mentioned on how advising should be carried out in respects to a community college and for the most part I agree on the process that is mention. The student should first know what they want from their life; from there explore what career will make that happen. Once the first two items have been decided on the next three steps should be much easier for the student.

It is my goal to better establish connection through dialogue in order to better the advising experience. Listening to how the advisee answers the questions the advisor is asking them can reveal a lot about their prefered communication style it is up to the advisor to key in on trigger words so they can adjust to the students needs accordingly. This type of model supports the goal of academic advising because it recognizes the listening actively is an ongoing process just like collaboration, civic-friendship and learning.From here, I will be evaluating the orientation process with respect to how to improve upon audience needs through active listening which would result in a more integrated orientation. This presents an opportunity to improve the message that is

I learned that it is very important that student affairs professionals and counselors understand the challenges that lateral transfer students encounter. I also learned that lateral transfer students are an under-researched population, therefore, student professionals are failing to provide the students with the services needed to create an environment for students to have a high probability to succeed. Furthermore, I learned that are very realistic and possible interventions that student affairs professionals can implement to ease the stress and anxiety that transfer students