The Roles/Responsibilities of the Advisor: 

1. Know your advisees.
2. Create an atmosphere of openness, caring and concern.
3. Clearly define advisor/advisee responsibilities for an advisee.
4. Assist student in planning a program consistent with abilities and interests.
5. Help student clarify values and goals.
6. Be familiar with information in the student’s advising file.
7. Direct students to campus resources according to their individual needs
8. Help students in academic difficulty recognize possible reasons for their difficulty and suggest alternative courses of action.
9. Provide GPA repair counseling.
10. Know Union University academic standards, policies and procedures in sufficient detail to provide students with accurate, usable information.
11. Become familiar with FERPA.
12. Study, discuss, verify, and sign advisees’ registration form and other advisement forms.

The Roles/Responsibilities of the Advisee: 

1. Recognize personal responsibility for continuous evaluation of academic progress and the ultimate responsibility for all academic choices.
2. Clarify personal values and goals.
3. Become familiar with Union University academic policies, procedures, and requirements.
4. Know graduation requirements for chosen field of study and maintain accurate, current records of progress toward those requirements.
5. Know advisor.
6. Initiate contact with advisor and seek help on a regular basis.