Mission Statement

The Office of Academic Advising is an academic support service that focuses on the development of students. Its purpose is to assist students in achieving their academic, career, and personal goals at the University.

It is the intent of Academic Advising at SIUE to help students understand the character of a university education, specifically regarding broad learning, self-understanding and self-determination.

"Our relationship with students — the questions we raise, the perspectives we share, the resources we suggest, the short-term decisions and long-range plans we help them think through — all should aim to increase their capacity to take charge of their own existence.”
—Arthur W. Chickering