Advising in Simmons Hall (Center for Academic Advising and Student Success)

The fundamental values of the advising services provided by The Academic Advisement Center are to educate, advocate, and empower students to make effective academic and career decisions. It is our goal as academic advisers to facilitate the student's decision making process, while clearly informing the student that this process still remains his/her responsibility as a student. The adviser/student learning relationship is established to be an engaging and challenging association, which supports the mutual trust and respect of both parties. This learning relationship is maintained through regular contact with the students using all means available to us (i.e., face-to-face, e-mail, phone). This on-going relationship is used to gain insight into the student's academic and personal needs. Through the growth of this relationship the learning outcomes for the students will be achieved and our students will move on to the completion of their degree and become a contributing member of society.