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Is it ethical for me to visit a student at their dorm?

I work as an academic advisor at a community college. My supervisor sent me a text message earlier this afternoon giving me a student's name, ID number, and dorm room number telling me that the student has been struggling hardcore. Apparently the student has not been attending any of his classes or turning in any of his work. The student is also one of my students in my seminar class.

Well, it seems like other professors have contacted the student via phone/e-mail, and now administration wants me going to this student's dorm in-person to check in on them. My supervisor has told me the student is known to lie about what's going on in his life.

Is it really ethical for me to go to the student's dorm and try to convince them to come to class? I'm not sure I have the proper training to negotiate with students who may be in distress or having problems, to the point where the student is lying to his other professors. Is there a "professional" way to decline what my supervisor is asking me to do, or at least mention that I don't think I am the right person to try and convince the student?
gpt
You mention that you're an academic advisor... Is this a faculty role, or a role in student affairs?

You may not feel comfortable doing this, but this is a role that someone in a similar job position in student affairs would be responsible for doing at the universities I've worked at. 

Perhaps you could say this isn't something you've done, and ask if there was someone else who could go with you?