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Do you dread going to work in the mornings? Do you wonder if there’s more to life than this – the daily routine of registration, scheduling, and degree audits? Do you believe that there should be more to the college experience than just getting a degree? Did you answer YES to any (or all) of these questions? Yes, me too.  \nChange is all around us. The rollercoaster economy. The ever-shrinking job market. And most notably, scathing articles devaluing the worth of a college education and a college degree. Higher education is under fire in many ways – increases in tuition and student fees, increases in student debt, stagnant/decreases in graduation rates, decreases in funding from state government, increases in competition with for-profit education programs – and a host of others. As budgets get tighter, additional change is coming. How do we, as advisors, navigate these changes to increase our presence and value on campus? How do we justify the importance of advising? How do we prepare students for a world that will be different when they graduate? How do we empower students to stand out, stand up, and become engaged, empowered members of society?  \nI would contend that it starts with academic advising. And it starts with you. Together, we need to change academic advising, right now! We need to stop being servants to the institution, solely to enforce degree completion; it’s time for academic advisors to be seen as an integral part of the learning mission of higher education, just as vital as the faculty. Advisors need to be recognized as fundamental resources in human-centered design. However, as colleges and universities invest more dollars into more sophisticated registration, scheduling, and degree-monitoring technology, advisors will become extinct. It is time for advisors to step up and identify concrete strategies to be recognized and valued, not seen as another tool to support retention and graduation. This is a matter of survival!  \nThe manner in which advisors serve students, especially in the first year, can have a profound impact on the rest of their college career – and the rest oftheir lives! What if we could develop an approach that helps students see that college is more than just getting a degree – that college could also be a pathway to creating meaningful work and meaningful lives? Is it possible to combine personal growth and development with degree completion? If it’s possible, what would it look like? Don’t know? Start with answering the five questions below. Challenge yourselfto come up with answers that resonate with your soul.  \n􀁸 In my role as an advisor/coach, what do I aspire to achieve?  \n􀁸 What is my view about the overall purpose of advising/coaching?  \n􀁸 What will advising/coaching look like in five years? 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He challenged the students with these words: “If there’s ONE thing that you do in your lifetime on this earth-find your why.” For me, those three words have lived inside my heart and soul every day since that speech.  \nT","cbCaifNwdj71Eyt4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifNwdj71Eyt4","pdf",598994,"English","# Revolutionizing Academic Advising in the 21st Century\n## Coaching with Life Design in Mind\n## Need for Change in Higher Education\n## Advising as a Learning-Mission Resource\n## Life Design Program and “Find Your Why”\n## Designing Your Life: Purpose, Meaning, and Work Statement","[{\"question\":\"Why does the document say academic advising needs to change right now?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that higher education faces major pressures such as tuition increases, student debt, stagnant or declining graduation rates, reduced funding, and competition from alternative programs. 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