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Western 101: Academic Advising
There's several reasons why a student would want to know
their academic advisor and spend time with their academic
advisor while at Western Illinois University. One is, your
academic advisor is the person who, first of all is going to
remove your advising encumbrance so that you can register
for classes, this is very important. This person, the academic
advisor is going to help a student stay on track, depending
on your major their are certain courses that you need to take
to graduate. The other thing that the academic advisor does
and we sort of touched on it earlier, is to get you in touch with
resources that are available to help you be a successful student
such as tutoring resources. We have different types of tutoring
that are offered on-campus. We also can plug you into the
University Counseling Center that does many different study
seminars and academic seminars to help students just beef
up their skills so that they're able to take better notes,
more efficient notes, that they're able to read for understanding
a little bit better, how to manage your time better. All those
different workshops are free of charge as well. Things that students
can do that can help them become a successful student while you're here.
I think the greatest thing, or the best thing that you can do is to take
and understand that every students greatest power is the power to choose.
What choices you make, will determine what successes will come your way.
For more information on the University Advising & Academic Services Center please visit, wiu.edu/advising