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Terry Kuhn’s chapter on the “Historical Foundations of Academic Advising” focused on the development of academic advising, the development of the various types of institutions, the formation of academic advising models, the roles of an advisor, and the future of academic advising. Kuhn identifies several models of academic advising that have developed since the 17th century. From my experience at UTRGV thus far, it is apparent that the academic advising department utilizes a centralized or self-contained model of academic advising, whereas academic advising is done almost exclusively by advisors from the Academic Advising Center. Upon further research, this model is utilized by 14% of higher education institutions in the united states and …show more content…

The staff at the Academic Advising Center are professional advisors whereas in a faculty-only model, the advisors have dual roles as faculty and advisors. Specialization allows staff to concentrate on student needs and the plethora of factors affecting student success. When considering the demographics of UTRGV’s undergraduate student population, statistically there are many barriers hindering student success: approximately 70% of students are first-generation college students and more than half of students come from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. UTRGV is also designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI); a population that has struggled with academic success. The goal of an academic advisor is to assist students with overcoming their obstacles and becoming successful, not just as an academic student but as a growing individual. One of the biggest challenges facing academic advisors at UTRGV is that traditional advising models have not been effective at HSI’s. These prescriptive models focus solely on telling students their academic needs and how to meet them. One issue with this approach is that academic needs are not a “one-size-fits-all.” Each student has his or her own obstacles and prescriptive methods offer little support those areas of

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