Editor's Choice: Becoming Student Centered Via the One-Stop Shop Initiative: A Case Study of Onondaga Community College

Abstract

The article provides a blueprint of how a mid-sized community college in the midst of coping with increasing enrollment and scarce resources was able to improve dramatically its services to new enrolling students via the One-Stop Shop Initiative. The article will introduce the theoretical framework and its practical use within the community college setting.

Issues And Challenges In Academic Advising: A Multivriate Study Of Students’ Attitudes Towards Academic Advising In United Arab Emirates (UAE)

“…Several research studies abound, the studies made by , Davis and Cooper (2001), Milem et al (2000), Alexitch (2002), Hamrick, Evans, & Schuh, (2002), Kadar (2001), Brown (2003), Walters (2003) and Whelley et al (2003) have predominantly influenced the present study. In this context, established a relationship between academic advising and students' academic growth and stated that "good academic advising can have a profound impact on the academic growth of students" (p. 15).…”

“…He also felt that these skills benefit peer advisors not only while they are advising, but also after they graduate as they carry this experience to their work place as well. Walters (2003) found peer advising turns out to be an important factor for student success. McConnell (2000) opined that peer advising assists first generation college students' smooth transition in to the academic environment (p.82).…”

Mental Health Disorder among Madda Walabu University Students Southeast Ethiopia

“…It is recommended that the implementation and evaluation of university students to strengthen their awareness of mental health problems and resources. The practices, some of which have been identified previously [11,12] can be conveniently integrated into a residential campus setting. In addition to freshmen student orientation, strong trainings should be given to persons working in guidance and counseling unit on how to recognize signs, identification of risk factors and possible contextualized treatments mental health problems.…”

Persisting past probation : an exploration of the experiences and the perceptions of community college students on academic probation, an interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…The literature also affirms that community college students were more likely to face mental health problems and to struggle academically (Barnett, 2011;Francis & Abbassi, 2010). Community college students were more likely to face adverse health outcomes and chronic disease, (Barnett, 2011;VanKim, Laska, Ehlinger, Lust, & Story, 2010) resulting in nearly half of all first-year students to drop out of community colleges, a factor contributing to and resulting from student mental health problems (Walters, 2003).…”

“…It is recommended that the following practices be implemented and evaluated with community college students to strengthen their awareness of mental health problems and resources. The practices, some of which have been identified in previous literature (Bishop, 2010;Walters, 2003) can be seamlessly integrated into a college setting via Freshmen and Transfer Student orientations conducted by the researcher and other college orientation leaders along with peer mentors and personal counseling office staff. From this collaborative measure, the researcher, staff and peer mentors can begin a series of workshops on how to recognize signs and risk factors for mental health problems and how to help oneself or a friend suffering from mental illness.…”