Taking the LEAP (Learner Engaged Advising Programs): VCCS Advising Practices and Recommendations

Authors

Valerie Burge-Hall, Thomas Nelson Community CollegeFollow
Latoya Garrison, Blue Ridge Community CollegeFollow
Leigh Giles-Brown, Northern Virginia Community CollegeFollow
Dan Lepore, VCCS System OfficeFollow
Melanie McNall, Thomas Nelson Community CollegeFollow
Christine Pauly, Tidewater Community CollegeFollow
Andrew Quinn, Reynolds Community CollegeFollow
Lisa Vaughn Jordan, Southside Virginia Community CollegeFollow

Author Bio(s)

Valerie Burge-Hall is an Associate Professor at Thomas Nelson Community College. Latoya Garrison is Assistant Coordinator of Career Services at Blue Ridge Community College. Leigh Giles-Brown is DMS Program Director at Northern Virginia Community College. Lisa Vaughn Jordan is an Associate Professor at Southside Virginia Community College. Dan Lepore is Director of Enterprise Operations Services at the VCCS System Office. Melanie McNall is a Human Resource Analyst at Thomas Nelson Community College. Chris Pauly is an Enrollment Services Supervisor at Tidewater Community College. Andrew Quinn is Assistant Director of Financial Aid at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.

Abstract

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) administration identified the need for adequate and proactive advising programs to foster student success. This paper presents a review of “best practices” in advising to determine commonalities, provides a comparison with current VCCS advising practices, and offers recommendations that support the goal of ensuring high quality advising programs.

Recommended Citation

Burge-Hall, V., Garrison, L., Giles-Brown, L., Lepore, D., McNall, M., Pauly, C., Quinn, A., & Vaughn Jordan, L. (2019). Taking the LEAP (Learner Engaged Advising Programs): VCCS Advising Practices and Recommendations. Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 22 (1). Retrieved from https://commons.vccs.edu/inquiry/vol22/iss1/13