Impactful Academic Advising

Twenty-one graduate students were asked to reflect on what they remember most from their undergraduate academic advising experiences. Impactful advising is defined here as academic advising that leaves a positive, long-lasting effect on students. In this study, three themes emerged, which depict impactful advising. These advisors were inspiring, had a positive attitude, and were intrusive. Academic advisors do not often realize the long term impact they might leave on students. Students may always pay close attention, but they do feel judgment. It is captivating what students recall several years or decades later, such as encouraging words to a struggling student or belittling the student for going to the wrong office. As students themselves, academic advisors were likely self-motivated and were interested in finding solutions to their academic and personal problems. Frustration can set in when students arrive at advising appointments with no preparation, questions, or ideas related to how they can maximize their total college experience. Assumptions can easily be made about these students, which can be unfair to the student.

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The Long-term Impact of International Study: Indonesian Graduate Students in Japan and Their Subsequent Academic Careers in Indonesia

Universal Journal of Educational Research ◽

10.13189/ujer.2019.070814 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 1756-1764

Author(s):

Arikawa Tomoko

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

International Study ◽

Academic Careers ◽

Long Term Impact

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Fidelización de usuarios mayores en centros de fitness: Gestión de clientes por programas de actividad física (The Loyalty of older people in fitness centers: Managing customers for physical activity programs)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i17.34686 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 103-106

Author(s):

Jerónimo García Fernández ◽

Francisco Pires Vega

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older People ◽

Mental State ◽

Central Point ◽

Personal Problems ◽

Fitness Centers ◽

Physical Activity Programs ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

Consequent Increase

Los centros de fitness, son hoy en día lugares donde los socios realizan actividad física «controlada», donde mejoran su estado físico y mental, incluso en donde se socializan con otros socios de todas las edades. Estos centros, han sido normalmente gestionados por personas sin formación en la materia y con el único interés de tener socios, sin tener en cuenta la repercusión a largo plazo. Este interés, sumado a problemas de gestión del centro, y a problemas personales de los socios, ha propiciado que existan altas tasas de deserción en este tipo de centros indoor, con la consecuente elevación de los gastos en marketing, no obteniendo así, una rentabilidad sostenible. Proponemos, un programa de actividad física con el que se podría mejorar estas tasas de fidelización, siendo el punto central de la gestión de los centros de hoy en día, la satisfacción y la lealtad a los centros de fitness.Palabra clave: Fidelización, Mayores, Centros de Fitness, Programa de Actividad física por objetivos.Abstract: The fitness centers are now places where partners perform «controlled» physical activity, which improves their physical and mental state, and where they socialize with other partners of all ages. These centers have been typically managed by people without training in this subject and with the only interest of obtaining partners without taking into account the long-term impact. This problem, together with management problems of the center and personal problems of the members, have meant that there are high desertion rates in this type of indoor facilities, with the consequent increase in expenditure on marketing and a non-sustainable profitability. We propose a program of physical activity that could improve the rate of loyalty, being the central point of management of sports centers today, the satisfaction and loyalty to the fitness centers.Key words: Loyalty, Senior, Fitness Centres, Physical Activity Programs Through Objectives.

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From Research to Application: Utilizing Research Findings in Negotiation Training Programs

International Negotiation ◽

10.1163/15718069820848085 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 7-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

United Nations ◽

Graduate Program ◽

Training Programs ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Professional Work ◽

Research Findings ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

Negotiation Training

AbstractThis article discusses a project that uses research findings in negotiation training programs. Results from more than 100 published articles were organized by thematic categories and summarized in the form of twelve narrative statements. The narratives were used by trainees in applied exercises that featured three simulated professional roles: analyst, strategist, and designer of simulations. Three workshops were conducted, two with United Nations' diplomats and one with students in a university graduate program. Results showed that all participants were positive about the usefulness of the narratives, the ease of execution of the roles, and the case exercises. However, the analyst and strategist roles were easier to execute than the designer role. The graduate students in the longer university workshop produced better group products (in each role) than did the diplomats in the shorter sessions. Participants from both types of sessions indicated that the experience had substantial long-term impact on their subsequent professional work. The article concludes with a discussion of some of the innovative aspects of the project, some lessons learned, and next steps to be taken.

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Crisis Phones - Suicide Prevention Versus Suggestion/Contagion Effects

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000313 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 220-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Steven Stack

Keyword(s):

Suicide Prevention ◽

Contagion Effects ◽

Long Term Impact

Abstract. Background: There has been no systematic work on the short- or long-term impact of the installation of crisis phones on suicides from bridges. The present study addresses this issue. Method: Data refer to 219 suicides from 1954 through 2013 on the Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. Six crisis phones with signs were installed in July 1999. Results: In the first decade after installation, the phones were used by 27 suicidal persons and credited with preventing 26 or 2.6 suicides a year. However, the net suicide count increased from 48 in the 13 years before installation of phones to 106 the following 13 years or by 4.5 additional suicides/year (t =3.512, p < .001). Conclusion: Although the phones prevented some suicides, there was a net increase after installation. The findings are interpreted with reference to suggestion/contagion effects including the emergence of a controversial bridge suicide blog.

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