{"id":1873,"date":"2017-03-14T21:39:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T21:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/?page_id=1873"},"modified":"2023-01-02T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T14:41:33","slug":"positiverelationships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/bestpractices\/positiverelationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices for Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3>BEST PRACTICE ITEM NO. 4<br \/>\nEstablish positive relationships with all advisees, maintain a high degree of professionalism, be accessible and take pride in your role as an academic advisor.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Communicate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establish Canvas Advising Shell and invite all advisees to join; include links to appropriate resources and needed forms; push announcements and updates to advisees through the Canvas Advising Shell<\/li>\n<li>Maintain posted office hours and advising appointments<\/li>\n<li>Utilize an online scheduling system for advising appointments (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/Online-Scheduling-Program-Instructions.pdf\">link to instructions<\/a><\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Notify students if you need to cancel or reschedule<\/li>\n<li>Be flexible with meeting modalities for students that may find it difficult to meet in a traditional manner<\/li>\n<li>Recognize advisees and strive to call them by preferred first name<\/li>\n<li>Be accessible to students and punctual in returning messages (within one business day); being quick to respond to their needs, even when it may be inconvenient to you, goes a long way<\/li>\n<li>Maintain regular contact with all advisees\n<ul>\n<li>Email advisees or selected groups<\/li>\n<li>Schedule regular meetings with all advisees (once a semester, minimum)\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule frequent meetings with advisees who are having academic difficulties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Maintain up-to-date advising notes in Griffon GPS; this benefits the advisor, the advisee, and any other University representative working with the student<\/li>\n<li>Be very honest and up front with your advisees, even when it is not the most comfortable conversation to have; if a student is not doing well in a course, then they need to know the consequences for not doing well; discuss how this can affect their GPA, as well as potential long-range consequences to their career goals and financial impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Educate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educate students about the advisor and advisee roles\/responsibilities (use an Academic Advising Syllabus) &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/Example-Advising-Syllabus1.docx\">Example 1<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/Example-Advising-Syllabus2.docx\">Example 2<\/a><\/strong>,<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/09\/Example-Advising-Syllabus3.docx\">Example 3<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intranet.missouriwestern.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Example-Advising-Syllabus4.docx\">Example 4<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Show an interest in students\u2019 academic and professional advisement needs\n<ul>\n<li>Be mindful of first generation college students that come from families unfamiliar with the higher education system<\/li>\n<li>Be mindful of students with disabilities that may require extra patience, time and understanding from the advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consult with and make appropriate referrals to University personnel when 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