Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

School has just started in many districts, and the counselor chat rooms are already rich with concerns about the subject we love to hate in the fall—schedule changes. It's a little late to change the rules in the middle of the game, but there will always be more schedule changes with the next trimester or semester. You don’t need to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our schedules do not allow us to build our day around our academic obligations. It is difficult for us to commit to a lecture, course assignment, or academic advising session during what is considered normal business hours. The same goes for student support services and other resources. It’s what made earning my degree possible.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Higher education leaders strive to create a course schedule that is both efficient to build and easy for students to enroll in necessary courses. Despite this intention, course schedule planning is often a reactive process that can lead to increased workloads for staff and frustration for students during active registration periods.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Online courses and programs were both praised by comebackers and suggested by the report’s authors for the flexibility in scheduling that they provide. The report’s recommendations revolve around themes of flexibility, accommodation, inclusivity, proactiveness, and continuous support.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2025

Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. This forum is important to understand changes that will impact how we advise students. Registration is encouraged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Louis Filmmakers Showcase and is scheduled to screen at the St. Rochester met her request enthusiastically, making the connections immediately and even setting aside time during her interview schedule for Steele to meet with them. I would advise them to do it cautiously. Louis International Film Festival in November.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 2, 2024

Add commutes, work schedules, and extracurriculars to the equation, and students have the challenging task of finding a class schedule that accommodates their numerous responsibilities. One of the most common culprits of prolonged degree completion is poor academic scheduling that doesn’t accommodate student commitments.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Recipients Announced Dr. Rhonda Stanton, Azaria Hogans, and Karmen Brewer will be recognized as the recipients of the 2025 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards at the Kathy J. Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

APRIL 25, 2024

BY: Gabriel Bermea, Visiting Scholar at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) From the belief that academic advisors only handle course scheduling, to the assumption that they make all decisions for students, there are a few persistent myths about academic advisors and their responsibilities.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 16, 2024

Students’ academic planning and scheduling behaviors can significantly impact their likelihood of persisting and graduating. Failing to register for classes, building incomplete schedules, or other roadblocks to successful planning and scheduling can derail students’ ability to persist to the next term and complete their degrees on time.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Missouri State News The Spring 2025 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! View the Spring 2025 advisor forum schedule and register today! The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committees latest meeting can be found below. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committees latest meeting can be found below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

She saw that certain processes and procedures, such as schedules and transcript evaluations, could be unique and not simply replications from four-year institutions. She began to study community colleges and understand that theyre different depending on local context, state system and other factors. As technology developed, she embraced it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Instead, new student orientation, advising, and other supports are focused on assessing whether students need remediation, introducing students to the college, and helping them schedule their first-term courses. And many of these supports are optional.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, I worked with a student who felt completely overwhelmed by their responsibilities and had been reacting to school and activities as they came up, rather than planning out their daily and weekly schedules. This helped the student better see where they could incorporate movement into their schedule.

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The Advisor That Cares

MARCH 21, 2025

Leadership team, we need to ensure our teams have adequate time to review student records and resolve transcript, hold, schedule errors, etc., while also making sure that the last appointment of the day is reserved for high school seniors needing advising after school. could be received and processed by the admissions office.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2024

Implementing a comprehensive academic planning and student scheduling solution was well-received, with 75% of students adopting it during the initial launch. In searching for the right academic planning process and technology, the Ensign advising team recognized it had to be intuitive and simple.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. To advise students effectively, we needed to see the whole picture.” Before we had the Civitas Learning platform, we could only see part of a student’s experience. It was like seeing a student in a profile.

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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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Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

The Strategy: Implement an end-to-end planning, scheduling, and registration system to make it easy for students to receive guidance and find the classes they need to complete their degree. Additionally, advisors and the registrar’s team invested significant time manually preloading students’ schedules before new student orientation.

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Knowledge Avatars College

APRIL 10, 2024

Transforming Academic Advising: How AI Technology Can Support and Streamline Education Emiliano for E… Wed, 04/10/2024 - 17:52 In today's technology-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing a range of industries, and education is no exception.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. Intentional course scheduling has played a role in student success.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By identifying the specific factors affecting studentssuch as LMS compared to their peers, last advising appointment, or shifts in engagement or persistence likelihood advisors can proactively engage and offer tailored support. Student-centered course scheduling also resulted in a 6.3 Listen to the Episode 4. percentage points.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

With Civitas Learning’s advising analytics and workflow solution, student support staff stay on the same page with detailed meeting notes, shared calendars, and appointment scheduling capabilities. Civitas Learning’s platform supports this model by providing a unified view of scheduling and notes.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Strategy : Shifting to a Proactive, Data-Informed Advising Model Despite their busy schedules, advisors needed a way to connect with at-risk students who were not actively seeking help. They also required insights into classroom performance and whether students used recommended support resources to complete their degrees.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

Learn how Civitas Learning’s Academic Planning and Scheduling Solution removes common barriers to completion. Understanding what steps are needed in the terms ahead to progress toward their degree can seem overwhelming, and finding a class schedule that fits the day-to-day logistics students juggle can be difficult.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027! Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college. The earlier you plan, the more likely you are to secure the financial aid you need to make college affordable and stress-free. Happy planning, and good luck!

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jacksonville State University (JSU) recently faced a big decision: embrace its Student Information System’s (SIS) native registration functionality or invest in course scheduling software designed to create a student-centered academic planning and registration experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. Several times, Tajrian asked to meet with Alexander, and despite his busy schedule he made time for her. This is achieved through thoughtfully coordinated and proactive programs and services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Now there are colleges that are mandating advising. Are we promoting to faculty to schedule time outside the course to meet with individual students to get to know them?” Linda García, executive director of the CCCSE, attributed this to recent changes in policy at schools. Colleges are making that inescapable,” said García.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

Here are four ways it helps drive results: From Reactive to Proactive Support Traditional analytics in higher education often rely on static, scheduled outputs like mid-semester grades, providing only periodic snapshots of student performance. Adaptable analytics simplifies that process.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 30, 2024

Building individualized class schedules for each student is a tedious process that can consume most of the advisors’ time, especially during peak registration times like new student orientation. This approach saves advisors from manually building student schedules, and ensures students remain on track for on-time graduation.

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Student Minds

JANUARY 13, 2024

As PhD students, our schedule is different to that of other students. The government also advises that everyone takes vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter. So I try to schedule time outside (like breaks, walks). , and take myself on a walk or enforced errand to capitalise on what’s left of the daylight.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 31, 2025

Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027! Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college. The earlier you prep, the more confident youll feel when its time to apply for financial aid. Want more personalized help paying for college?

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge: General lack of visibility into students’ needs, limited methods of communication, and technology constraints, lead to inadequate access to personalized academic advising and support. Advising staff relied on outdated data to generate piecemeal reports that only captured a small part of each student’s academic situation.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We’ve been hard at work developing a new course demand analytics solution, refining the academic planning experience for students and advisors, and elevating the visibility we provide advising and student success teams. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming in our roadmap: 1.

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