Advising Students Who Have Been Academically Dismissed: Challenges & Opportunities

Description  Overview “A student who is academically dismissed from college is not doomed to failure.” - Vicki Nelson, College Parent Central“One of the most work-intensive tasks of the academic adviser is assisting students who have been dismissed from an institution for poor scholarship. These students are usually distraught, dejected, and bewildered when they come to see you – and they always come to see you. More often than not, they do not understand why this has happened to them, despite the fact that the institution probably forewarned them. Such an advising situation can be compared to grief therapy, because these students can be in a stage of denial, anger, or resignation. If they are in denial or anger, you need to help them work through it somehow. If they are resigned to giving up and leaving the institution or higher education entirely, you need to give them some hope.” - Edward J. Danis, Penn State UniversityIn this interactive webinar, we will explore the char