Royce Young

Background

About Royce Young

I feel it’s the responsibility of an advisor to create an environment that enables a student to become engaged learners. I believe this is best achieved by having a student-centered philosophy of advising. A student-centered philosophy of advising to me means that my role as an advisor would be that of student advocate. We hope that a student will be able to progress through their education without any issues, but when something does occur, the job of the advisor will be to advocate on behalf of the student to help them accomplish their academic goals. Advisors do this by providing the student with all the possible resources available to them, and if necessary, help the student come up with creative solutions that will further the students’ academic career. At the same time, an advisor must help the student develop the confidence to assume full responsibility for their educational choices. Advisors do this by making sure that a student is aware of all options available to them, and the consequences of each of those options. A student who is confident in making responsible choices in their education is a student who has learned the skills to become a responsible leader.