Responsibilities & Development

Faculty Advisors play an essential role in helping our students reach their academic potential. Thank you for all that you do to help the students of Meredith College.

Responsibilities of the Faculty Advisor
Assisting students in their consideration and clarification of educational goals.

• Assisting students in developing a plan of study consistent with their goals and objectives.
• Providing accurate information to students.
• Being knowledgeable about programs, resources, policies and procedures.
• Being appropriately available to students.
• Providing timely attention to academic advising matters.
• Assisting students in evaluation and re-evaluation of progress toward established goals and educational plans.
• Making referrals to resources within and outside of the college as appropriate.
• Expecting the advisee to assume her share of the responsibility for the advising relationship and encouraging her to do so.

Advisor Development

Faculty Advisor Handbook
Faculty Advisor Handbook

Advising Circles
Several roundtable-style workshops are offered each year. Let us know if there are advising topics of interest that you'd like to see addressed.

Faculty Advisor Blackboard course
All faculty advisors are enrolled in a group "course" as a means of sharing timely resources, handouts, and information related to individual advising sessions as well as summer events.

Advising Matters Newsletter
Spring 2011
Fall 2011