{"id":2866,"date":"2024-08-26T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T13:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/advisingandretention\/?page_id=2866"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:03:03","slug":"advising-and-retention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/advisingandretention\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Citadel will provide exemplary advising to support student engagement contributing to the development of tomorrow\u2019s principled leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Citadel shall further its mission to develop principled leaders and citizen-soldiers, by supporting all students in achieving academic, career, and life goals through effective, individualized advising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Advising is a partnership between the student and the advisor, in which the student assumes a leadership role in exploring and pursuing informed academic, career, and life goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is NACADA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)<\/a>, the Global Community for Academic Advising, is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the field of academic advising in higher education. Through conferences<\/a>, publications, research support, and a wide network of professionals, NACADA fosters collaboration, innovation, and continued learning for advisors. It serves as a hub for sharing best practices and promotes advising as a key component of student success and development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NACADA Advising Professional Standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At The Citadel, academic advising plays a vital role in developing principled leaders. Guided by the nationally recognized standards of NACADA, our advising philosophy emphasizes teaching, learning, and student development while equipping advisors to support cadets and students with integrity, clarity, and care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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