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The Office of Advising Support, Information, and Services  

Academic Advising Resources

Academic Advising Quick Reference:
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Items Available for Checkout:
The Office of Advising Support, Information and Services (OASIS) has a library of resources related to advising that are open to the public. If you are interested in borrowing a book, CD, DVD or other resource, please contact Erin Robinson. A list of current titles is shown to the right. Titles with hyperlinks have descriptions on the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) website.
Reaffirming the Role of Faculty in Academic Advising
Advising as a Comprehensive Campus Process
Advising Students with Disabilities
The "e" Factor in Delivering Advising and Student Services
Advising and Learning: Advising from the Perspective of Small Colleges and Universities
Advisor Training: Exemplary Practices in the Development of Advisors Skills
The Status of Academic Advising:  Findings from the ACT Sixth National Survey
Giving Advice to Students:  A Road Map for College Professionals
Advising Transfer Students:  Issues and Strategies
Peer Advising: Intentional Connections to Support Student Learning
Guide to Assessment in Academic Advising
Career Advising:  An Academic Advisor's Guide by Virginia Gordon
Learning Reconsidered 2:  A Practical Guide to Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience
Faculty Advisor Training (DVD)
Academic Advising: Campus Collaborations to Foster Retention
Foundations of Academic Advising CD 1: What is Academic Advising?
Foundations of Academic Advising CD 2: Academic Advising Delivery Models
What is Academic Advising?
Academic Advising Delivery Models
Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising as Teaching in Action
Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program
Webinar 1 CD: Advising As Teaching
Webinar 2 CD: Academic Advising Syllabus: Advising As Teaching in Action
Webinar 3 CD:  Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program
Hallmarks of Effective Outcomes Assessment
Common Reading Programs: Going Beyond the Book
Advising Links
To the right are helpful links that will keep you informed about current advising practices and best practices from other colleges and universities.

www.nacada.ksu.edu The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) website.

www.nacada.ksu.edu/Listserve/C07.htm National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Listserv;

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/index.htm National Academic Advising Association Events;

www.psu.edu/dus/mentor/ Published by Penn State University’s Center for excellence in Academic Advising. The Mentor is a free electronic publication about academic advising in higher education. Articles in the journal are published continuously on the web site.

www.myacpa.org/ The American CLLEGE Personnel Association (ACPA) web site. The ACPA is an organization for student affairs professional and leads the higher education community in providing outreach, advocacy, research, ad professional development to foster college students learning.

www.uta.edu/advisorhandbook/strategies.htm The University of Texas – Arlington Advisor Handbook.

www.nacada.ksu.edu/clearinghouse/advisingIssues/newadvisor.htm “How to thrive, not just survive, as a new advisor”

www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Referral-Tips.htm “Tips on Making Effective Referrals in Academic Advising.”

www.psu.edu/dus/mentor/990101mm.htm “Challenges Encountered by New Advisors.”

www.nacada.ksu.edu/Listserve/C07.htm National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Listserv

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Events/index.htm NACDA Events

Links to Other On-Line Resources
The professional advisers at OASIS have brought together for you the on-line resources listed to the right.

CAS Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising - http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/Research_Related/CASStandardsForAdvising.pdf

NACADA Statement of Core Values of Academic Advising - http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Core-Values.htm

Advising Clearinghouse - http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/overview.htm
The central location within the NACADA Web site for the collection, organization, storage, and dissemination of information and resources to assist academic advisers.

Advising Issues and Resources - http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/index.htm

Assessment Resources

The bibliography on the right is a small compendium of assessment resources that may assist you in development of an assement methodology for your program.

Thanks to Erin Robinson, OASIS Academic Adviser.

Bresciani, M. J. (2006). Outcomes-Based Academic and Co-curricular program review: A compilation of institutional good practices. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Palomba, C.A. & Banta, T.W. (1999) Assessment Essentials: Planning and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Banta, T. (2002) Building a Scholarship of Assessment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Maki, P. (2004) Assessing for Learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Schuh, J. H. & Upcraft, M. L. (2001) Assessment Practice in Student Affair: An applications manual. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Cambridge, B; Kahn, S; Tompkins, D.P.; Yancey, K.B.; Hawthorne, L & Springfield, E. (Eds). (2001) Electronic portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty and Institutional Learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Miller, B. (2007) Assessing Organizational performance in higher education. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

Walvoord, B.E. (2004) Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments and general education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Transfer Resources
These links help faculty, staff, and administrators keep informed about transfer agreements and policies.

College Transfer Program Association: The College Transfer Program Association is a statewide organization in the field of education, that strives to keep representatives at four-year and two-year institutions informed about:

  • Changes in the transferability of courses.
  • legislative agenda items that could affect transfer.
  • Transfer student and transfer institution successes.
  • Ways you can help shape the curriculum.
  • Trends in higher education that may affect your students even before they enter your colleges.

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Community College System.

For more information about current research in this area, please peruse our Bibliography of articles on Transfer Students.

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Documents frequently requested from OASIS

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