- Southwestern Resources
- Advising Syllabus
- Request and Authorization to Disclose Information (FERPA)
- Steps for Students Planning to Leave SU
- First-year Student Advisor Checklist
- Checklist for Advisors
- Degree Components
- Study Abroad Programs by Major
- Language Placement Information
- International Students and Study Abroad Resources for Advisors/Faculty (requires sign-in)
- Advisor’s Guide to Study Abroad
- Advisor’s Quick Info Sheet for Study Abroad
- Advising Guidelines 2018 (for each major)
- Pathways to Success 2019-2021
- FAQs for Business, Financial Economics, and Economics Major/Minors (2020)
- Advisor Academic Planning Screens
- Academic Calendar
- Advising Training Documents
- Community-Engaged Learning
- Degree Plans
Degree plan templates can be found here for each catalog year since 2014-2015.
- Paideia with Distinction
- Pre-Med/Health Advising (from Center for Career and Professional Development website)
- Pre-Professional Advising
- Important Dates and Deadlines
- SU Clubs and Organizations by Interest
- Policy on Secondary Advising
- Procedures for advising assignments
Outlines how incoming first-year and transfer, as well returning/readmitted, students are assigned. Also, reviews the change of advisor process and procedures for reassigning advisees for faculty on leave or sabbatical.
- Advising/Retention Presentations
- NACADA Core Competencies
- Having Difficult Conversations with Advisees
- Group Advising
- Program Pathways
- Self-Service Overview (from Snacks and Facts - October 26th, 2021)
- Academic Warning System (AWS): Data and Tips Fall 2019-Spring 2021 data (from Snacks and Facts - October 5, 2021)
- Academic Success Programs (from Lunch and Learn - October 1st)
- Creating an Advising Philosophy (from Lunch and Learn - October 5th)
- Supporting Neurodivergent Students (from Lunch and Learn - October 15th)
- Figuring out Financial Aid (from Lunch and Learn - November 1st)
- Degree Credits, Plans, Requirements, Audits (from Lunch and Learn - November 15th)
- PASS Program (from Lunch and Learn - January 25th)
- Academic Warning System (AWS): Data and Tips (from Lunch and Learn - February 6th) 2017-2018 data
- QPR Training (from Snacks and Facts - February 21st) Note: An in-person training is recommended; the link is for an introductory video.
- Advising Students about Internships (from Snacks and Facts - March 7th)
- Providing Effective Referrals (from Lunch and Learn - March 13th)
- Helping Students Talk to Family…(from Lunch and Learn - March 28th)
- Transcripts, Transfer Credit, & VA Students (from Lunch and Learn - April 3rd)
- Advising is Teaching (from Snacks and Facts - April 11th)
- Creating a Culture of Care Toward Student Success (from Fall Faculty Conference - August 22nd)
- AWS: Data and Tips (from Lunch and Learn - September 13th) 2018-2019 data
- Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid (from Lunch and Learn - October 25th)
- What You Need to Know about Academic Standing and Pass Program - (from Lunch and Learn- February 19th
- FERPA FUNdamentals (from Lunch and Learn - April 1st)
- The New Look of Mental Health During A Pandemic (from Lunch and Learn - October 2nd) Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Recording
- Being There for Our Non-Traditional Students (from Lunch and Learn - October 16th) Group Activity, Recording
- Funding Study Abroad (from Lunch and Learn - November 4th) - Presentation, Handout, Handout 2,Recording
- Diversity and Belonging (from Lunch and Learn - November 18th) - Recording, Handout
- Drop WebAdvisor: Get with Self-Service (from Snacks & Facts - March 22nd) - Presentation
- Additional Resources
- Resources for Faculty Advisors (from NACADA)
- Faculty Advising Blog (from NACADA)
- The Mentor (an online academic advising journal)
- Advising Core Competencies
- Advising is Teaching (Lowenstein, 2009)
- Coaching Military/Veteran Students Through Academic Challenges
- Role of Academic Advising in Student Retention and Persistence (About Campus, Drake, 2011)
- Role of Proactive Advising in Student Success and Retention (Ohralbo, 2017)
- How to Give Bad News (Academic Advising Today, Hammond, 2017)
- There is Power in Numbers: Utilizing Group Advising to Promote Student Success (Academic Advising Today, Johns and Wilson, 2018)
- Multicultural Advising (Academic Advising Today, Carlstrom, 2005)
- Practical Parts of Parallel Planning (Academic Advising Today, Streufert, 2020)
- How Faculty Advisers Can Be First Responders When Students Need Help (Chronicle of Higher Education, Kafka, 2018)
- Who Are Our Students (Inside Higher Ed blog, 2020)
- Faculty Advisor Perspectives on Academic Advising (NACADA Journal, Hart-Baldridge, 2020)
- Advising as Teaching: The Power of Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in Academic Advising
- Faculty Advising Toolkit
- A Guide to Academic Advising for STEM Faculty
- The Role of Faculty Advising in Student Success (Video)
- Effective Academic Advising Strategies (Video)