This is a story that begins with a paradigm shift.

In 2019, the college moved from department-based advising to centralized Advising. This shift removed formal advising as a faculty duty and placed it in the hands of dedicated advisors. Further, these advisers would be imbedded in each School of the college, learning as much as they can about those pathways so they can be as helpful to students as possible. This was a massive shift in process for the college and, in some places, remains hazy and unclear. True to our study of the ecology of instruction here at the college, we delve into this biome.

This episode begins at the roots of the project in 2019 and then follows it up through it growth and out into two of branches: the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Skilled Trades and the School of Health Care. We travel to the fruit of those branches: students. And we end with the newest growth: the new director of Academic and Career Advising who will help us look ahead together from her perspective.

Listen for a chance to uncover the working of this extensive and extending set of connections at the college.