“…The curricula, educational requirements, and academic standards of an institution are direct outcomes of institutional vision and the very focus of academic advising (Fox, 2003;Newmann, 1991;Powers, 2006). The general approach to students and educational aspirations that define the institution, as reflected in mission and vision statements, serve to advocate the adoption of one type of advising structure (Habley & Morales, 1998), approach (Creamer & Creamer, 1994), or delivery system (Reinarz, 2000) over others. Indeed, Kuhtmann (2004, p. 108) noted that there are "several factors that institutional decision makers should consider in systematically reviewing the advising models at their institutions.…”