Fearless Advising

Advisors create an environment where they support students facing challenges or contemplating difficult decisions in a proactive and empathetic manner. Fearless Advisors empower students even when they are thriving. Fearless Advisors create a space where students feel included, where they feel safe to learn and contribute, and where they feel safe to share their personal and educational challenges in a respectful way.

Fearless Advisors

Fearless Advising Conceptual Model

The Fearless Advising conceptual module represents attributes on the left side of the triangle that create a psychologically safe (fearless) student advising environment that enables student commitment to their education, path to graduation, and retention. The right side of the triangle represents attributes that create fears that can impede student commitment to their education, path to graduation and retention. The white space at the top of the triangle represents barriers to a fearless advising environment. The animation illustrates how fearless attributes drive out fearful attributes creating a fearless advising environment that supports student success.