Monday, July 21, 2014

Chelsey Vincent: Academic Advising Week 6

Activities
  • ·         Responded to students’ advising questions
  • ·         Shadowed academic advisors
  • ·         Organized students’ academic information

Experience
This week I continued to assist students as they called, emailed, and visited the University Academic Advising Center. So many unique situations come through the advising center. I have not been able to completely duplicate how I assist students because each situation is very unique. I have learned, and continue to learn, how important it is to have at least one person that can serve as a mentor/question answerer. In the UAAC, I have been able to find several of these people, and I turn to them often.


One ethical lesson that I am working through is in regards to student achievement. When students come to the UAAC who are struggling academically, I feel obligated to advise them according to what is best for them. A large part of me knows that MSU may not be best for them. It may be best that they complete their core classes at a smaller setting. I have been learning how the advisors at the UAAC handle these situations, and I am figuring out how I will handle these situations in my own way. 

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