Proceedings of the 1979 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Contents include the keynote address, papers, and panel discussions. The 61 papers and authors include the following: "Some Recent Discoveries in Vocational Assistance" (John Holland); "Specific Responses to High Risk Students at a State College" (Linda Syrell, David King); "Peer Advising at Three Diverse Educational Institutions" (Herbert R. Ellison, Eugene Kane, William H. Kelly); "Confrontation Management: What Advisors Need to Know" (James E. Hendricks, E. Michael Walsh); "Career Advising--The Program at Huron College" (Al Panerio, Cyndy Chaney); "Assessment and Advisement: An Individualized Course Approach to Academic Advising" (William Young, Charlie Mitchell); "Addressing the Major Issues Involving Advising at a State University" (Vernon Williams, John Benson, Tom Bestul, Delivee Wright, Lawrence Bundy); "Academic Advising--A Model for Professionals" (Ray C. McClure); "An Assessment of Faculty Academic Advisor Training Programs at the Christian College Consortium Colleges" (Ronald L. Keller); "An Advising Center Which Includes the Pre-Health Professions" (Bettie Dale, Phoebe Samelson, Miriam Milleret); "Academic Advising on a Shoestring Budget" (Machree Ward); "A Method of Evaluating Advisors in Tenure Track Positions" (Michael E. McCauley, Dale Jones); "Advising Model for Mid-Life Career Change" (Michael Millea, Bernadette Skobjak); "Promoting Persistence through Freshman Advising" (Dennis D. Embry); "Academic Advising with Medical Students: A Program Description" (Ray M. Conroe, John W. McConnell, Sharon B. Satterfield); "The Role of Faculty Advisor in Retention of the Academically Underprepared Student" (Marilyn Jody, Raymond Ledford). (SW)