Keeping a smile on your face not only causes those wonderful endorphins to flow through your body, it also creates an atmosphere that is very open to kindness and creativity.

Making sure that a smile is on your face daily and a positive attitude is shown is very important for your students. Your mood creates the mood in your classroom and having a positive atmosphere is very important when it comes to having a productive class.

Has your school set up web pages to display student resumes and pictures? Also, what has your success been for this?

I always make sure that when giving attention to the class it is focused on the entire class. It may be a little unwise to give attention to only specific students. I do give individual attention to those students who have learning disabilities but, otherwise it's the entire class I give attention to.

Honestly, I'm not sure. At the end of my first year as a nursing educator, I don't have an answer to that question. And that is a problem for me. hmmmm.....

Our typical orientation for our program lasts about 2 hours and we cover the most important items from the catalog and school policies. I am searching for new and exciting ways to engage the students from day one and implement extended orientations. Doe s anyone have any success stories, or suggestions that have worked for you?

How many people on your campus have been trained in the 8 stage process and how do you determine who a student should meet with to discuss their issue?

Are there any common identifyting factors that you have seen on campus that have more prevelant than others when addressing Academic Erosion?

The organization must function as a team. Any missing components to this chain will result in some breakdowns. These can be costly breakdowns. I feel that negativity is a persons weak side. That is why they so often share it as it is too much for them to handle alone...

I find it rewarding to ask the student about his home, his goals and hen how he/she can connect these when he/she graduates. I get them looking further forward to a successful end state where life will be goog, good based on what you put into you education.

I feel that often a snap shot of the possibilities for the students future may spark some new initiative. Often student need some indications of the payoff, the future benefits, maybe how life could be...

Before one can act as a change agent for another person they must understand how to deal with the particular problem. Secondly, they must establish rapport which is a valuable trusting relationship to aid student with all of his or her most private issues. Maintaining the student confidentiality is the upmost important for the student and facility success.

Each of us are responsible for our own self actualization but it is also the responsibility of the leaders (teacher, parents, and professors) to help each person by instilling confident in that member so that they are as strong as the strongest link of the network or section.

Students often feel alone and the support that comes from a mentor can ease some student tensions. Any tensions that can be eased will open the door for learning. It's also nice to know that someone cares...

This is so true, we have found that not necessarilly retention, but enrollment into additional training areas is definately down if it is made known that there are few jobs available at this time. I have had several students ask "why should I continue in the program if there are not going to hardly be any jobs when I finish". I had a perfect example of this not even two weeks ago. I had a former graduate student contact me via e-mail, telling me he has been having a hard time finding a job at his local dealership. He then stated because of this, he feels he had wasted his time completing manufacturer specific training. I had to reassure him that, no education is a waste of your time, how you use that education and how you make a future interviewer understand the importance of that additional education is nothing short of selling yourself for a positive end result. We as educator's sometimes have to help future, current, or graduate students sometimes understand the importance of their education not only for a career goal, but how that education can, and/or has made them a better person for it.

I believe it is a good idea to have a club day in week one, where all clubs and organizations have a representative present themselves to students. This gets students excited about their place at the institution.

I encourage students to form study groups. Many students often learn better from fellow students. It also helps students who are behind to learn some of the rudimentary material and catch up.

I like the idea of a scavenger hunt if orientation is held on a big campus, but I'm surprised this isn't more common practice. It is a good way to break the ice, while also teaching about the campus.

It is the responsibility of all to make sure the student gets a valuable education. Although the first perception of an academic institution might be quite different from the perception of the institution after the first test taken, it is still important for you to remind the student the value of their education.