Required Advising

Students who start their college journey strong, are more likely to finish strong.  Each year, ACC loses 44 percent of its students from fall to fall. Yet, we know there are strategies that can provide the foundation to help more students stay on track. For example, when ACC students visit their advisor two or more times per term, their persistence rate increases 13 percentage points. ACC seeks to scale these programs to better support our students. 

This strategy supports the pillar for Start Strong.  

Key Activities

• Integrate advising across Student Affairs and Instruction into one coherent, seamless system to benefit students. 
• Build a case management advising system for all students that requires two advising sessions per term, including one pre-registration for new students.

Current Work Stage

The design phase for the Required Advising Design Team is now complete, and their solutioning recommendations are beginning to be actualized. Check the Implementation page to see how these efforts are translating into meaningful change for students, one project at a time!

Design Team Members

• David DeRouen, Supervisor, AOS Advising HYS (Tri-Chair)
• Arun John, Faculty, Composition and Literary Studies and Associate Dean for Liberal Education Advancement and Development (Tri-Chair)
• Maze, Admin Assistant III, Student Experience and Outcomes (Tri-Chair)
• Kelly Hamade, Faculty, Professional Nursing
• Eric Amidon, Advising (Area of Study) Supervisor
• Shalondia Anderson, Orientation Advisor
• Ariel Flores, Process Analyst, Student Affairs
• Jennifer Flowers, Regional Coordinator, Student Life
• Marc Jimenez, Admissions & Enrollment Supervisor
• Megan Krou, Business Analyst
• Susan Meigs, Instructional Associate, Learning Labs
• Sophie Nehme Eljure, student
• Sam Haskins, student

Documents

Visit the team’s document repository to view team materials, such as meeting agendas and minutes, presentation resources, and deliverables. An ACC login is required.

Required Advising Repository