Admissions
The day in April when selective institutions unveil their admission decisions
What is "Bloody Monday"
This helps students at the point of transition into the college experience
What are Orientation programs
This individual is your best advocate in college
Who is my advisor
These are important outside of the classroom activities in college
What are student organizations or student government (SGO)
The average number of jobs for a young person by the age of 32
What is nine
A powerful tool for addressing a variety of often competing institutional goals such as access, diversity, and revenue enhancement
What is financial aid
This law is important to discuss at Orientation for equal access
What is Americans with Disability Act (compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the ADA of 1990, as amended)
A must-do process after a program or advising session
What is evaluations/surveys/reassess
Tutoring, test strategies, time management, mental health assistance, growth mindset, GRIT, goal setting, Rocketbook, Syllabuddy
What are RESOURCES
One of the top 3 statistics prospective students review before enrolling
What is job and graduate placement
What is SAT/ACT
The best Professor for Student Development and Engagement
Who is Dr. Bambacus
This course links orientation and advising and has a significant impact on retention and graduation rates
What is University 100 or UNIV 101 @ VCU
The interaction that has a significant impact on student outcomes and student persistence
What is student-faculty interaction
These people are responsible for retention at the College/University
Who is EVERYONE
These rankings play a major role in shaping much of the discourse on the quality of college and universitites
What is U.S. News & World Report
Best ice breaker question from an advisor
What if you could immediately gain one skill, what would it be?
These guidelines delineate the necessary components for a well-functioning academic advising program.
What are CAS Standards (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education)
These professionals rightly pride themselves in putting students first
Who are student affairs professionals?
The name of admissions, financial aid, orientation, career planning, and student activities
What is Enrollment Management
An important day after acceptance letters/emails are sent to applicants
What is Acceptance Day or Open House Day (or Ram Preview Day)
This theory requires high degrees of collaboration and interdependence
What is Systems Theory
The foundational materials that the academic advising profession looks to for ethical statements and conceptual framework
What is NACADA Core Values and Concepts (National Academic Advising Association)
An engaged learning process whereby students “learn by doing” and by reflecting on the experience
What is experiential learning
Someone who can see how things can be improved and who rallies people to move toward that better vision
Who is a leader