advising

It is important to think through our own goals as advisers as a part of setting expectations for ourselves and our students. The “Situational Model of Academic Advising Styles” has four quadrants (Guardian, Accountant, Endorser, Mentor) and recognizes that we shift among versions of these different approaches depending on the needs of particular students at different stages of their Denison careers.

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Our first set of advising conversations for the semester provided time to share, reflect, and brainstorm with colleagues about useful strategies and goals in challenging advising conversations, ranging from getting students to make time for considering options in their class decisions to responding in the moment to trauma-informed revelations. A few key takeaways:

• Stopping to ask students about the outcome they want from a meeting helps you in terms of decision-making and time management.

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