Advising Satisfaction: Implications for First-Year Students' Sense of Belonging and Student Retention

Authors

  • Krista Soria University of Minnesota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1461316

Keywords:

advising, belonging, first-year students, retention

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Author Biography

Krista Soria, University of Minnesota

Krista M. Soria is an analyst for the University of Minnesota's Office of Institutional Research in Minneapolis, MN. She is also pursuing a Ph.D. in the Educational Policy and Administration program at the University of Minnesota. She can be reached at ksoria@umn.edu.

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Vol. 14 (2012): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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