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<div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Have you talked with your professor yet?" is a favorite question academic advisors ask their students. More often than not, students tell their advisors that they have not engaged their teachers in meaningful conversations outside the classroom.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Like any relationship, those between faculty members and students require nurturing. Advisors who know their students' talents and understand their faculty colleagues' gifts for helping the student grow occupy an unique position where they can facilitate strong relationships between advisees and their professors.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">When students feel connected to the campus community, they are more often retained and excel academically, creating a winning situation for everyone.</span><span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A sense of connection with teachers helps students feel like they belong at the institution.</spandiv></div>

<span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">'''By establishing Conversations between students and faculty members by reminding students that their teachers were once students themselves. Encouraging students to share their concerns with faculty members can give students a different 'take' on a problem.'''</spandiv><span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"/div>&nbsp;</spandiv> <span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Not only should students be encouraged to ask faculty for general scholastic advice, but they also should learn how faculty became invested in their particular areas of expertise. Such conversations are helpful for students searching for their academic passions.</spandiv></div>