Close academic advising offices bi-weekly for mandatory professional development

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Mechanism

Advising centers close for a half day twice a month, first and third Fridays, for training. Closing is the point: development that has to happen between appointments does not happen.

Preconditions

Senior leadership willing to protect uninterrupted training time.

Owner, by role

Director of Academic Advising

Who can act

One institution alone

Effort

Small, 2 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Advisor attendance; accuracy of student academic audits

Failure modes

Rushed or poorly structured sessions can fail to address advisor concerns, reducing training impact.

Contra-indications

Closing during peak enrollment weeks can create student registration backlogs.