The Institute for Appreciative Advising

A number of higher education institutions have used Appreciative Advising to dramatically improve the success and academic achievement of their students. Here are just a few examples.

Success Stories

In a fall 2006 pilot, readmitted dismissed students were asked to voluntarily sign a contract with Student Academic Services in which they committed to several Appreciative Advising sessions in which developed a personal academic recovery plan.  At the end of the fall 2006 semester, 90% of the participants in the program were eligible to continue in the spring 2007 semester, and 58% earned term GPAs of over 3.00. Conversely, among students who did not participate, 33% percent were eligible to continue, and the mean GPA was 1.29

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

EKU has integrated Appreciative Advising into their Early Alert Retention Program, their Advisor Training, and their First-Year Seminar program with significant positive outcomes for their students

Eastern Kentucky University