/ Office of Academic Advising Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/training-integral-efforts-professionalize-expand-academic-advising <p>A woman lowers&nbsp;her head to the table in front of her and starts&nbsp;to cry. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ advisor Stephanie Myers quietly reaches&nbsp;out and gently pats her on her shoulder. The woman seems&nbsp;to sob inconsolably.</p> <p>This&nbsp;dramatic moment was part of a role-playing exercise during a communications workshop for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ academic advisors. Training — some of it mandatory — is integral to recent initiatives to professionalize and expand the academic advising services that help students identify and achieve their goals and graduate in a timely way.</p> February 07, 2017 - 3:42pm Julia Ann Easley /news/training-integral-efforts-professionalize-expand-academic-advising