Personalized Advising & Success Coaching

2023
Western Wyoming Community College
www.westernwyoming.edu
WyomingBeth Gard, Clifford Wittstruck
Equitable Access and Outcomes, Student Services
The use of customized/personalized advising allows students to make a connection to the institution and helps them to discover their complete potential. It also gives students a point of contact for all questions. The customized advising process begins with students assigned a faculty advisor who teaches in the BAS program. The student is contacted by this faculty member at least three times a semester to help with retention and continuous enrollment. This ongoing communication between the faculty member and the student focuses specifically on the individua students’ needs and career goals. These student goals and aspirations are documented in the college’s student information system for the student and faculty advisor to utilize when course planning. With faculty knowing their students so well, they can assist them when students have questions that are not program related. This relationship helps students feel like they have an advocate on campus and a partner in their educational journey. The faculty advisor also serves as a point of contact between students and employers which helps to create job placements for students during the program and upon graduation. Because of the increased engagement with faculty advisors, students state a deeper connection to the program and are more successful.
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