Open admissions institutions welcome all students, many of whom may not have the skills needed to succeed in college. The challenges these students face are many and advisors are tasked with helping them succeed.  What are some successful strategies advisors use to help students acquire needed basic skills?  How can advisors help students whose families lack an understanding of the academic demands college places on students? What can be done to assist students who must work full-time as they attend classes?

In this videocast presentation,NACADA Past PresidentKathy Stockwell(Fox Valley Technical College), Two-Year Colleges Commission Past ChairTim Kirkner(Montgomery College) and Conference presenterJennifer Woltjen(SUNY-Broome Community College) discuss these issues and share practical ways advisors can help more of these students succeed. .

Participants said:

• It was very helpful to hear about experiences very similar to those we face and to be able to compare efforts we are taking to address the issues with those of other institutions.
• Most helpful for me was the information regarding how to work with those students who must work fulltime while attending classes.

Others found especially helpful:

• Family resource web page ideas
• Sharing experiences that we have and some solutions
• Information about peer advising

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Defining the Role of Faculty within Advising at Community Colleges

Panel DiscussionpresentedApril 18, 2012(34-minutesVideoISBN No.cast format -978-1-935140-92-4 )

As student enrollments increase and public funding decreases many community colleges are asking faculty to join professional advisors and counselors in advising students. Establishing and maintaining strong collaborations between all advisors is needed if we are to help community college students reach their goals.

In this videocast presentation, NACADA Executive DirectorCharlie NuttleadsNACADA Two-Year Colleges CommissionChair(Lake Land College), andKrista Burrell(Columbus State Community College),Todd TaylorRuben 'Mike' Flores(Palo Alto College) in a discussion of how to define the roles of the different types of academic advisors and how to use these role definitions to provide effective and comprehensive academic advising experiences for all community college students.

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