Are you a new advisor?  Do you supervise a new advisor? First-time advisors face many challenges in a changing higher education environment, especially at the beginning of their careers. Getting comfortable with institutional policies, procedures and programs is essential, but also developing those advisor core competencies - conceptual, informational and relational. These resources will help you get started on your  path toward development and mastery in the dynamic field of advising.

NACADA resources:

• Supporting and Retaining New Academic Advisors, via Academic Advising Today, 2019
• Using Experiences of the Past to Create a Brighter Advising Future, Academic Advising Today, 2018 
• Online Training for New Advisors, Academic Advising Today, 2017
• Making professional development accessible and impactful for new advisors, Academic Advising Today, 2014
• Workplace learning experiences of four professional academic advisors, Academic Advising Today, 2015
• Mentoring: Personal thoughts on the value of advance preparation, Academic Advising Today, 2012 
• Recognize, realize, and utilize new advisors and their unique skills, Academic Advising Today, 2010
• Ten 'must have' tips for new (and not so new) academic advisors, Academic Advising Today, 2010
• Ensuring advisor success, NACADA Presentation, 2008
• New advisor first-year development checklist, 2007
• How to make effective referrals : A three step framework, Academic Advising Today, 2006
• Blueprint for training new advising professionals, by Pat Folsom, Jennifer Joslin, and Frank Yoder, 2005
• If I were to write a book about academic advising for new advisors, by Lisa Haydon, 2004
• Reflections from the field: Advice for new advisors, Academic Advising Today, 2004
• How to thrive, not just survive, as a new advisor, by Marsha Miller, 2002

Effective Academic Advising Strategies. 2010

Mastering the Art of Advising Through the  First Year and Beyond, Webcast from 2008