Student Organization Advisors
NC State University requires all student organizations to have an advisor. The presence of advisors is an integral part of ensuring the success and well-being of our student body.
To be an advisor, you must be a faculty or staff member at NC State, or a graduate student on a teaching, research, extension, or services assistantship appointment.
Benefits to Advising
- Make a difference in the community
- Build mentoring relationships with students
- Contribute to a sense of belonging among students
- An opportunity to give back and foster leadership
- Gaining exposure and learning about new perspectives from students
- Professional development and personal fulfillment
Expectations of Advisors
- Serve as a reflective agent when talking with your students about their strengths, weaknesses, success and failures. Provide concrete examples when giving any type of feedback or constructive criticism.
- Encourage wellness and the values of being civically engaged.
- Be a motivator during times in which morale may be low and during the downslopes of the semester.
- Serve as a Role Model through actions and encouragement.
- Is a team builder and is consistently checking in with your organization, providing stability within the advisor/advisee relationship.
- Mediate uncomfortable conversations between members.
- Serve as a connection and potential liaison between different departments or campus partners the students may be interested in collaborating with.
- Serving as an educator in some capacity by helping your student org list outcomes they might like to see within the different layers of work they do.
Check out our Advisor Handbook for additional information and resources!
