This was presented at the Texas Academic Advising Network (TEXAAN) State Conference - Houston, TX. February 19, 2009.

1. Ashley Ransom, Claudia L. Trevino, and
Bricio E. Vasquez

2. Why is there a need for dialogue?
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What are you hoping to learn today?
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3. NACADA Core Values
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Formal Expectations
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Informal Expectations
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Questions and Answers
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4. Advisors are responsible for the individuals they
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advise.
Advisors are responsible for involving others,
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when appropriate in the advising process.
Advisors are responsible to higher education.
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Advisors are responsible to their educational
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community.
Advisors are responsible for their professional
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practices and for themselves personally.

5. Student Expectations
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Employer Expectations
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Personal Expectations
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6. Office Climate
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Office Politics
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Damage Control
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8. Any additional questions,
comments, or suggestions?

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Mastering the art of advising through the first year and beyond.
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new advisors. Retrieved November 24, 2008 from theNACADA
Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources:
www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Advising
book.htm.
Miller M.A. (2002, December). How to thrive, not just survive, as a new
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advisor. The Academic Advising News, 25(4). Retrieved November
24, 2008 from the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising
Resources: www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues
newadvisor.htm.
Morano, M. (1999). Challenges encountered by new advisors: Honest
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answers, practical solutions. Retrieved November 24, 2008 from
The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal: www.psu.edu/dus
mentor/990101mm.htm.