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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

academic advisors, residence life staff, admissions coordinators, counselors, and cultural center staff) and their interactions and interventions significantly influence students' experiences and success. Keisha Lewars is a senior academic advisor at John Jay College, City University of New York (CUNY).

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Academic Advisor Elected to the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Executive Board

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Jenny Capps, academic advisor in the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, was recently elected to the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Executive Board as the Southwest Representative. Jenny joined Missouri State as an academic advisor in 2021. She will serve a two-year term.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 29

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Missouri State News The Spring 2025 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! Please make plans to attend academic advisor forums in the Spring 2025 semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of Master Advisor designation. Registration is strongly encouraged.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 30

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center. Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and graduate advisor. Hogans is an assistant professor and BFA & BS coordinator in the theatre and dance department.

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Delivering Proactive Academic Support at Scale

Civitas Learning

16:07] – At many institutions, student success initiatives fall in the hands of academic advisors, but at Slippery Rock, it’s a little different. [17:52] 13:42] – With strong participation in student success programs at Slippery Rock, the data can show the impact. [16:07] 17:52] – Conveying information isn’t the goal.

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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

Civitas Learning

Facilitate seamless transitions between departments When students recount the same information to different campus support staff, it wastes valuable meeting time and negatively impacts their experience, leading to frustration and a sense of disconnect.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 24

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources The Fall 2024 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! Please make plans to attend academic advisor forums in the Fall 2024 semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of Master Advisor designation.