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How to Build a Strong Faculty and Staff Advising Partnership

Civitas Learning

In this episode of Next Practices , we meet three leaders who’ve helped transform advising from a series of disconnected conversations into a cross-campus partnership. Creating a Structure for Success ACC’s journey began by organizing students into ten career-aligned areas of study, a decision grounded in the Guided Pathways model.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We are also working together to place dedicated college advisors in Kansas high schools through the Kansas State College Advising Corps. Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her focus is student success initiatives, which include a lot of different focus areas, including guided pathways and holistic advising, developmental education reform, and a number of things that lead to increased student success, particularly with underserved populations, says Felder. These reforms can be broad-based.

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Lessons Learned from Student Success Redesign

Civitas Learning

Kelly is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at SUNY Broome, and with the collaboration of faculty and staff, the institution is now implementing guided pathways and transitioning to a caseload-based academic advising model. 26:45] – The new advising model has helped streamline the student experience. [28:25]

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Faculty Engagement and Data-Informed Support Elevate Persistence by 4% at Austin Community College

Civitas Learning

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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Faculty Engagement and Data-Informed Support Elevate Persistence by 4% at Austin Community College

Civitas Learning

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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SUNY Broome Addresses Enrollment Declines with Data-Informed Approaches

Civitas Learning

By teaming up with Civitas Learning, SUNY Broome has adopted a holistic, data-activated strategy that allows them to connect the dots and see the complete student picture, instead of relying solely on their advising interactions. Having a complete student profile makes it easier to provide personalized, relevant recommendations and resources.