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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

Civitas Learning

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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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

Civitas Learning

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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3 Ways Jacksonville State University Eases Enrollment with Student-Centered Scheduling

Civitas Learning

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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Addressing Community College Enrollment Concerns

NACAC's Admitted

adding in some weekend hours, increasing marketing, and scheduling more in-person and virtual open houses are some of the usual approaches. This would include the speed and pace of English instruction and the teaching and curriculum approach used for math instruction.) Promote (and support) flexible course schedules.

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New Report A Mixed Bag on Student Engagement with Online Learning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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?” I think students would benefit from more explicit instruction in how to be successful in online classes,” said Bickerstaff. “A

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5 Retention Strategies You Might Be Missing

Civitas Learning

Student-Centric Degree Planning Our findings show that efforts to help students plan their schedules around responsibilities like work and caregiving significantly encourage persistence toward graduation. Academic advising is a bedrock of any student’s successful persistence toward graduation. PP lift with easy course scheduling.