https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising Some advice for Advising college students from pre-college to graduation. en-us 2019-04-24 18:07:21 UTC 2026-03-06 14:05:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/376057155/313c53406bb49cbb91f5e111f1c9c279/IMG_2502.png asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354529119 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. ]]> 2019-04-26 16:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354529119 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354530917 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. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354530917 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354531904 Wish them happy birthday on my work Facebook and through email. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354531904 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354532984 Send them a card or a little gift to my advisees when they graduate. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354532984 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354534271 Show them The Link website to help them get involved at Arkansas Tech! ]]> 2019-04-26 17:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354534271 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354537107 Keep brochures to help me refer student to other resources which can make them successful in college. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354537107 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354537916 Send emails throughout the semester to check on them and how they are doing in college. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354537916 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354538466 Send out emails about policies which might affect them to help them be aware and informed. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354538466 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354596095 A SWOT chart can help students pick a major by letting them see the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of a major. ]]> 2019-04-26 20:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354596095 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354599192 Make sure students have a copy of this calendar to know of important dates. ]]> 2019-04-26 20:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354599192 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354616429 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. ]]> 2019-04-26 22:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354616429 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354616608 Use my story of how I changed majors to help students to see they are not alone. ]]> 2019-04-26 22:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354616608 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354617885 Use a career assessment like this one to also help students choose majors. ]]> 2019-04-26 23:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354617885 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354618220 Shake hands with student to help them feel welcome if culturally appropriate.  ]]> 2019-04-26 23:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354618220 asims71 https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354618312 Use open ended questions to invite students to talk more openly about concerns or issues affecting them (Nutt, 2015)]]> 2019-04-26 23:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/asims71/BestPracticesForAcademicAdvising/wish/354618312