Welcome to Tiger Tracks, a corner of the newsletter written by a student intern at the Advising Hub to help other students. While many students seek help at the Hub for selecting their classes or ensuring they achieve their graduation requirements, our advisors can assist students in many additional ways. I polled the advisors about what they wish more students knew about the role of Hub advisors to get an inside look at what they do for CC students.
Shiyanke, one of our advisors, shared that the individual advisors have a lot of unique expertise that allows them to give more specific advice, which was a theme across the advisors’ responses. Shiyanke loves to chat with students about their study abroad goals or experiences to help them process what going abroad has taught them about their life here and beyond.
Jane mentioned that she helps students find volunteer, clinical, and research experiences that enhance their learning experience as they pursue Health Professions.
Leo said he does Pre-Engineering advising, and Gretchen is the go-to for Pre-Law advising. Another theme for our advisors was helping students develop their identities beyond the classroom.
Gretchen talked about setting goals and finding paths to success, with concrete steps like the classes needed to get to a major and finding the volunteering, job, and internship opportunities to bring students to the next level.
Kieran talked about how she sees the conversations between herself and students as collaborative, in which students are active participants in identifying what they need, potential solutions, and determining the next steps. Our advisors can help us learn skills to be independent and make our own decisions.
Katie shared that she loves brainstorming how her advisees might grow and improve through successes and challenges.
The Hub is not just one thing—it’s full of kind, knowledgeable people who want to get to know you so they can help you find the best paths for your individual goals. Aren’t we so lucky to be Tigers?
