ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#15 | April 29, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
Jennifer Usis, Director of Undergraduate Advising for the College of Business and Public Administration, Jennifer Younkin, Senior Lecturer and Chief Departmental Advisor in the Department of Psychology and John Hackwork, University Professor and Program Director, Electrical Engineering Technology discuss the importance of keeping students on track for success. The Conversationalists believe that the aim of an advisor is to provide an outside-the-classroom experience which supports students’ education. Advising, they say, is not just about picking classes. Rather, it is about enriching students’ college experience and helping them become mature, independent, critically-thinking adults. The discussion focused on knowing campus resources, understanding basic counseling techniques, and encouraging student development.