Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

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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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

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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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

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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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

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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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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.

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