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== <cite>''<span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">Tactic 5: &nbsp;A dedicated staff member &nbsp;is the &nbsp;central administrative coordinating point or &nbsp; an interdisciplinary leadership &nbsp;council &nbsp;directs the program, encourages compromises in designs and structures, and &nbsp;keeps the goals &nbsp;to the forefront.</span>''</cite> ==

&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.</span>

<span style="background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><u>Tactic 3:</u> Creating a platform for building student-faculty relationships like creating an app which consists of an discussion forum where total students and faculty get involved and the faculty try to solve the issues faced by the students.</span>