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4 Challenges Derailing Academic Advisor Effectiveness (And How to Fix Them)

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Hiring more advisors to manage excessive caseloads seems the obvious solution, but it often isn’t feasible. Another way to ease capacity constraints is to use intelligent workflows and integrated case management tools to reduce administrative burden. The good news? Download the Guide.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

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The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

Civitas Learning

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

Civitas Learning

For example, at Texas A&M San Antonio , all undergraduate students are assigned an academic advisor, and those needing to meet academic standing requirements are also assigned an academic coach. However, student feedback revealed redundancy in conversations and information sharing between advisors and coaches.

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New Report A Mixed Bag on Student Engagement with Online Learning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

T he consequences are clear, a ccording to Dr. Justin Ortagus, an associate professor of higher education administration and policy and the director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida. Are we promoting to faculty to schedule time outside the course to meet with individual students to get to know them?”

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

Civitas Learning

They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. Administrators and department leaders require more detailed insights into how individual courses impact student outcomes.