In order to serve students well, academic advisers understand that they are responsible to many constituents who comprise our academic communities. This is the foundation upon which the following Core Values rest. I. Advisers are responsible to the students and individuals they serve. Quality programs and services are delivered to students through the cooperative efforts of all those who do academic advising. This includes, but is not limited to, giving accurate and timely information, maintaining regular office hours, and keeping appointments.
Advisers help students develop a perception of themselves and their relationship to the future.
Advisers introduce students in a nurturing way to the world they are entering - encouraging them to value the learning process, put the college experience into perspective, become more responsible, set priorities and evaluate sequences of events, and be honest with themselves. Advisers encourage self-reliance by helping students make informed and responsible decisions, set realistic goals, and develop thinking, learning and life management skills to meet present and future needs. Advisers work with students to help them accomplish the goals and objectives they have established for themselves. Advisers encourage students to be responsible for their own success and progress. They respect student's rights to their individual beliefs and opinions even when they do not personally hold these beliefs.