Roanoke-Chowan Community College Advising Manual 2025-26 - Advising guidance and email templates

Sep 14, 2026

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Roanoke-Chowan Community College Advising Manual 2025-26 provides structured guidance for advisors across key stages of the student experience. It outlines the advising purpose, college mission alignment, advising philosophy, and ethical expectations, then details advising practices for different populations including new, returning, and special credit/non-degree students. The manual further covers professional development, career planning roles, advisor responsibilities, and evaluation checklists, plus practical communication workflows with timing-specific email and text templates and watermark/document setup steps.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages37

Reading Time1 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Purpose of Advisement Manual

College Mission and Advising

Advising Populations

New Students

Special Credit, Non-Degree

Returning Students

Advising Philosophy

Advising Ethics

Advising in Practice

Professional Development

Career Planning

Purpose and Role of the Advisor

Advisor Responsibilities

Advisor Evaluation Checklist

Faculty Advisors

Faculty Advisor Evaluation Checklist

First Week Check-In

First Week Communications

Six-Week Check-In

Six-Week Check-In Communications

Eight-Week Check-In

Eight-Week Check-In Communications

End of Semester

End of Semester Communications

Roanoke-Chowan Community College Advising Manual 2025-26 This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Purpose of Advisement Manual........................................................................................................................ 6 College Mission and Advising ............................................................................................................................... 6 A Note About Using the Advising Manual ............................................................................................................ 6 Advising Populations........................................................................................................................................ 6 New Students ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Special Credit, Non-Degree .................................................................................................................................. 6 Returning Students ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Advising Philosophy ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Advising Ethics ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Advising in Practice ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Professional Development ................................................................................................................................... 8 Career Planning ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Purpose and Role of the Advisor....................................................................................................................... 9 Advisor Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................. 10 Advisor Evaluation Checklist............................................................................................................................... 11 Faculty Advisors ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Faculty Advisor Evaluation Checklist ............................................................................................................... 12 First Week Check-In ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Six-Week Check-In .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Eight-Week Check-In .......................................................................................................................................... 12 End of Semester.................................................................................................................................................. 12 First Week Communications ........................................................................................................................... 13 Setting up Templates in Watermark .................................................................................................................

FAQs

What does the Advisement Manual cover for advisors in 2025-26?

It covers the purpose and mission-aligned philosophy of advising, ethics and advising practices, advisor responsibilities and evaluation checklists, and practical communication workflows with templates across the semester.

Which student groups receive specific advising attention?

The manual targets new students, returning students, and special credit or non-degree populations, describing how advising should adapt to each group.

How does the manual support advisor communications during the term?

It provides timing-based check-ins and includes setup guidance (such as templates in Watermark) along with first-week, six-week, eight-week, and end-of-semester email and text message template materials.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Jacob