Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. “We advise you based on the curriculum or the degree that you have declared on your record.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Five crucial things that these four are doing: increasing affordability, addressing academic barriers, creating a sense of belonging, experiential learning and wraparound services. One is a very high college success rate. It takes time and a lot of effort to build trust within a community. “ WSU’s CAMP was founded in 2006.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

During her academic career, Rivera Restivo says she’s found advisers have high levels of responsibility but are not always helpful. Rivera Restivo is working on her associate’s degree at Northwestern Connecticut Community College and feels advising resources neglect nontraditional students, like herself.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

“​​What some colleges don’t understand is that you have to take care of your staff to the utmost of your ability if you want them to continue to go above and beyond for the students who they’re trying to help navigate the system,” said Melodie Graves, associate director of academic advising at Amarillo.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Given the prolonged disruption they faced, it’s unsurprising that their college-going behavior differs from that of their predecessors. My team has worked with an increasing number of institutions that are seeking to re-center their student success strategies around a more holistic definition of the student experience.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

What does academic advising look like at our institution? DC: Definitely roles and permissions. DL: Yes, definitely. Not to mention a lot of the business processes that changed as well, which included a revamping of our academic policy and a revamping of academic advising. JG: Absolutely.

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Parchment

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

You can be an IB student, but also supplementing with some dual credit coursework through our local community college. Matt Sterenberg (06:54.002) So tell me a little bit more about your partnership with Austin Community College. You can be a primarily AP student, but supplement with dual credit. That is a huge challenge.

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