Summaries of papers from the 1978 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Among the 58 papers are the following: "Faculty Advising as Faculty Development" (Howard Kramer); "Student Self-Assessment Systems and Academic Advising" (John H. Clarke, Christopher Robles, Joanne Yphantis); "Development and Utilization of a Peer Advising System" (Sara Looney, David L. Anderson, Paul D. Andrews); "A Centralized Academic Advising Delivery System for Small Private Liberal Arts Colleges" (Michael C. Keller, Karen Stefanick, John Teusink); "Integrating the Academic and Career Advising Process for Exploratory College Students" (Virginia Gordon, Joe Weaver); "A Diverse Approach in Advising for a Diverse Student Population" (Anne M. Rice); "New Student Orientation and Advising" (John H. Borgard, Nancy Millner, Stephen Lenton); "Basic Types of Academic Advisement" (E. Bruce Potter, Donea L. Shane); "Career Planning and Decision Making" (Virginia Gordon, Walter W. Adams, John Argeropoulos); "Cognitive Learning Styles: An Innovative Approach to Academic Advisement" (Herbert Zagarow, Art Lundahl, Clyde Stearns); "Strategies for Developing Academic Advisor Training Programs" (June P. Blatt); "Pre & Post Registration Advisement: A Shared Responsibility" (Joseph Zielinski, Elizabeth Henry); "Small College Advisement: Campus-Wide without a Center" (Clifford B. Garrison, Harry M. Langley, Ronald L. Keller); "Fear of Failure/Success in College" (Mary Tate, Judith Atlee); "Integrating Basic Skills Education and Freshman Advising" (William T. Daly, Thomas Grites);"Contracting for Advising Services" (Robert E. Gardner); "Twenty Years of Testing, Counseling and Advising at Penn State" (James Kelly, H. W. Wall, Eric White, Linda Higginson, Edward Danis); and "Student Evaluation of Academic Advisors" (James T. Caldwell, Dan Wesley). (SW)