The new fall semester has officially begun, and with that comes a lot of new students. The Advising and Success Center, located on the second floor of the Vasché Library, is there to help students reach their goals.
The Advising and Success Center, or ASC, is a resource students can use to stay accountable in their classes. For freshmen it can be daunting starting college; however, with ASC, students can connect with advisor(s) to get help on campus.
Keith Nainby, P.h.D., Faculty Director for Advising and Learning Cohorts, oversees the Faculty Fellows who are there to help. Every student can utilize Warrior Connect, where they can easily see who their advisor(s) are and connect virtually.
“We want to help you, not just think about you as a specific major so you have to take these classes, but instead help you think about the whole experience here at Stan State,” Nainby states.
Nainby expressed his joy for his job because he gets to meet with a diverse range of students with all kinds of different majors. He recommends students to meet with their advisor(s) before the school year begins.
The ASC is there to provide students a space to feel a sense of community with fellow classmates. It is a place students can have meaningful conversations with someone to help them understand what to do next when it comes to academics or how to shape their major.
“When you have a relationship with a professional advisor or a professor, you don’t have to feel like those bumps in the road are hurdles you can’t get past,” Nainby stated.
Eilbret Younan and Sarah Cruz, Academic Advisors for ASC, work together to help new incoming students get the assistance that they need at any stage of their school semester.
“We work with the freshman population a lot, so really just helping them with that transition. Just see them from day one until you know… Whether they graduate in four years or we see them at the end of the year, that way we know we helped them,” Younan says.
“Just coming in to ask really any questions as early as you can. That way we can help the student be more informed about that decision making process but ultimately they’re the one who gets to make that decision,” Cruz states.
Richard Wallace, Professor in the department of Anthropology, Geography, Ethnic Studies and faculty fellow, enjoys having an interactive class where he can build connections with students.
“I think more generally ASC is a place where students can easily talk with faculty members. We can provide assistance in terms of identifying what courses they need or helping with their schedules,” Wallace says.
Wallace recommends students take advantage of the many different resources Stanislaus State has to offer them, even if it is not necessarily linked to their major. Utilizing resources on campus is a great way to learn more about yourself as a student and a person.
Whether the student is a freshman, a transfer student or just someone needing assistance in their courses, the Advising and Success Center is an amazing place to receive support in their classes so that they can have the best experience at Stan State.
