Faculty & Advisors
We are here for you too!
We know that faculty at UNC Asheville are connected to their students and care about their success and we feel we play an important role in making sure you have to tools you need in order to best work with students. Have questions about using OnePort, helping students choose classes, or getting support resources for a student who is struggling? Let us know!
Latest News
- Cluster 6, which was titled Caribbean Studies, is now titled Latin American Studies. Most of the courses are the same, but there have been additions and deletions and many of the courses are also now instructor specific.
- Group Advising: This month's featured topic in the NACADA Clearinghouse.
What is academic advising all about?
Most people think advising is just about classes, but that's not true. Meeting with an advisor gives students a chance to talk about majors, minors, classes, and graduation, but they should also discuss other questions, concerns, or ideas they have about their time at UNC Asheville with their advisor. Are they thinking about undergraduate research? As an advisor, you can help them find someone to guide and mentor them through their project. Is your advisee considering an internship? You may know someone in their area of interest who can help them set up an on- or off-campus experience. What about that trouble they're having with study skills or time management? You are someone who has worked on these skills throughout your time in academia, and you will have plenty of good advice for them.
Take advantage of the advising process--it is a chance to get to know a student in a different, unique, and meaningful way!
Seeking ideas for improving the way you advise? Consider suggestions from the readers of the Chronicle of Higher Edcuation.
Who gets an academic advisor?
Undergraduate, degree-seeking students at UNC Asheville are required to see their academic advisor at least once a semester, and are strongly encouraged to stay in regular contact with them throughout the year. Advisors guide students through course scheduling, major/minor selection, career and graduate school planning, and personal and academic difficulties.
Students seeking a second degree, teacher licensure or certificate of major from UNC Asheville are also required to have an academic advisor.
Graduate students are assigned an advisor through the Master's of Liberal Arts program.
Dual enrollment, visiting, and non-degree seeking students are not required to have academic advisors, but we strongly recommend that they develop a relationship with a faculty or staff member whom they can go to with questions or concerns.
Concerned about a student?
Contact Advising & Learning Support or the Dean of Students. Faculty at UNC Asheville often interact with their students on a personal level. It is the closeness of faculty/student relationships that gives UNC Asheville the opportunity to reach out and help students in need in ways not always available at larger schools.
Students don't need to be in crisis before you let another UNC Asheville representative know of your concern. We can help students who are having difficulty with their roommates, having trouble balancing school and work, or those that are having trouble adjusting to UNC Asheville, in addition to those struggling with more serious issues of alcohol, drugs, abuse, or self-image.