Advising staff will begin meeting with department chairs and faculty to discuss specific transition plans.
October 31st- December 2nd will be Spring Registration. There will be specific registration periods for each classification.
Advisors in the Academic Center are: Sherrie Lyons (Director), Travis Haskins, Stephanie Cramer, Sophia Ellis, Whitni Milton, and Walter Malone.
Senior Registration: Monday, October 31 – Friday, November 4, 2016
Junior Registration: Monday, November 7 – Friday, November 11, 2016
Sophomore Registration: Monday, November 14 – Friday, November 18, 2016
Freshman Registration: Monday, November 28 – Friday, November 2, 2016
The changes presented in this document are based on recommendations from the National Academic Advising Association, The Global Academic Advising Community (NACADA).
Three major advising models are validated by research and used in various higher education institutions: prescriptive advising, developmental advising and proactive advising.
According to Barron & Powell, 2014, prescriptive advising is the traditional approach, where the advisor is perceived to be the authority figure who makes suggestions and tells the student what to do, and the student is expected to follow this advice (Crookston, 1972).
Developmental advising on the other hand requires a deeper degree of interaction between the advisor and the student (Crookston, 1972). This style focuses on the student's potentials, develops the student's self-direction, joint decision-making and problem-solving, and utilizes a shared division of control and responsibility.
Proactive advising (formally known as intrusive advising) is similar to developmental advising but calls for the advisor to initiate contact at key points during the student's postsecondary education (Glennen, 1975; Varney, 2012).
Currently, there is not a consistently used advising model at Kentucky State University. The Center for Academic Persistence and Success philosophy has some characteristics of prescriptive and proactive models, while faculty advising can be characterized solely as prescriptive. Using a specific advising model allows for effective training, assessment, and evaluation.