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Use my story of how I changed majors to help students to see they are not alone.

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Have the quote: "Failure has many excuses, Success does not need one" hung in my office on a canvas to inspire students to be successful.

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Make sure students have a copy of this calendar to know of important dates.

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Academic Calendar | Arkansas Tech University

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NOTE: The fall and spring dates below pertain to full-term courses, eight-week courses, and certain mini-term courses. The summer dates pertain to the stated summer sessions. The calendar for other condensed courses may differ from what is printed below.

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A SWOT chart can help students pick a major by letting them see the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of a major.

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Send out emails about policies which might affect them to help them be aware and informed.

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Send emails throughout the semester to check on them and how they are doing in college.

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Keep brochures to help me refer student to other resources which can make them successful in college.

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Show them The Link website to help them get involved at Arkansas Tech!

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Send them a card or a little gift to my advisees when they graduate.

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Wish them happy birthday on my work Facebook and through email.

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Create an advising syllabus which mirrors this one I helped create for the Veterans Upward Bound at Henderson State University which was my first career after graduation.

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I would create a Facebook page that is just for my students to send out announcements, check on students, and to see when their birthday is.

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Use a career assessment like this one to also help students choose majors.

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Career Dimensions ®Career & Education Planning Systems

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FOCUS 2 provides valid and reliable assessments including Work Interests-Holland Code, Personality, Values, Skills, Leisure Interests and Career Planning Readiness. Assessment results are matched to supporting majors and career options with over 1000 occupations and up-to-date career information. With our bold new look and cutting edge functionality, the FOCUS 2 systems can be used on all devices.

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Shake hands with student to help them feel welcome if culturally appropriate.

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Use open ended questions to invite students to talk more openly about concerns or issues affecting them (Nutt, 2015)