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Advising

Throughout their academic career, students benefit from comprehensive support where faculty advisors, staff advisors, and student peer advisors assist students in achieving their academic and personal goals. We ensure students don't have to make their academic and personal journeys alone.
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Advising Mission and Vision

  • Vision

    Advising envisions a healthy, engaged, and inclusive community of learners by pioneering knowledge and discovery, creating superior initiatives, and advancing solutions that meet the needs and support the well-being of our students.

  • Mission

    To promote a collaborative advising process of expansive inquiry, critical thought, and personal responsibility, thereby empowering the individual student to make informed decisions regarding their academic and career goals.

  • Advising Strives To…

    • Ensure that students have the information, counsel, and resources to succeed.
    • Offer multiple modes of access for students to connect with their advisors.
    • Provide accurate information to students regarding major, college, and university degree requirements, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
    • Work in partnership with faculty advisors, peer advisors, administrators and staff, as well as faculty from other Cornell colleges and schools and various other university entities, in order to promote student success within the college.
    • Work with students in an environment emphasizing the developmental process of student growth and success.
    • Keep abreast of relevant academic advising, student development, and related research and literature to constantly improve our services to students.
    • Promote the shared responsibility of academic advising between the student and the advisor.
    • Evaluate and assess our programs and services.