A Quick-Start Guide for Advising Assessment My presentation is going to be largely the strategic thinking about how we position Syracuse University under our Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework guided by our Fast Forward theme. I will briefly outline our strengths, our challenges, and some opportunities. I will discuss the three primary goals advanced in 2015-16 and lay out priorities for the coming year. I will close by telling you what kind of Syracuse University we will be if our collective vision is achieved. Steve Schaffling, Ed. D. Assistant Dean of Student Success

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Today’s Goal

Central Question: What do we want students to gain from their interactions with our office/program/advisors? And when?

Framework Mission Goals SLO’s

Step 1: The Mission; You Can’t Really Choose to Ignore it. Habley: Developing a Mission Statement for an Academic Advising Program Peers Visionary Broad Realistic Motivational Concise Understood Memorable NYU Syracuse

Step 2: Programmatic Goals; The Opposite of Everything You’ve Ever Been Taught About Goals. Definitely not SMART. Goals of the Undergraduate Advising Program Support a successful transition into the College of Arts and Sciences. Educate and guide students toward opportunities afforded by the college and the University. Educate students on the college requirements and expectations. Provide opportunities to aid in a successful student transition to life after graduation. Create supportive professional relationships with students of all backgrounds.

Step 3: The answer to the central question: Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) Discrete (don’t use and) Measurable Orientation Small Group Advising Session Learning Outcomes I learned who my advisor is. I learned how to contact my advisor. I’m likely to return to my advisor with questions. My advisor was approachable.

Types of Measurements Assessment can be: Formative Summative Qualitative Quantitative Direct Indirect

So where do we start? Survey attendees of your discreet events which you’re already running. Indirect “I learned how to use Degreeworks to stay on track with my academic program” Quantitative Likert Scale: strongly agree to strongly disagree. Formative

Map your answers to the question over the life of a student (write your SLO’s): “What do we want students to gain (learn) from their interactions with our office/program/advisors? And when?” This will result in a grid: (Excel) Freshmen Fall/Spring Sophomores Fall/Spring Run a summative assessment at the end of the year Indirect Quantitative You do not need to assess every SLO you came up with Goal for First Year.

Goal for Year Two. Where do you want to focus? Student transparency. Which SLO’s do you want to achieve a better outcome on? What would you do differently in order to do that? Student transparency. An Advising Syllabus

Punch List Mission Statement Programmatic Goals Student Learning Outcomes Assess What Your Already Doing Against those SLO’s Create a Map as an Answer to the Central Question Run Something Summative at the end of the Academic Year Decide What to Focus On. Create an Advising Syllabus

Questions & Discussion

A Quick-Start Guide for Advising Assessment My presentation is going to be largely the strategic thinking about how we position Syracuse University under our Academic Strategic Plan and Campus Framework guided by our Fast Forward theme. I will briefly outline our strengths, our challenges, and some opportunities. I will discuss the three primary goals advanced in 2015-16 and lay out priorities for the coming year. I will close by telling you what kind of Syracuse University we will be if our collective vision is achieved. Steve Schaffling, Ed. D. Assistant Dean of Student Success