Advising at

An advising vision: Awaken… Enlighten… Transform… Today’s students to tomorrow’s leaders Vision for Advising

Pointing the Way

Faculty Commitment Commit to provide: Academic rigor Diverse learning opportunities Experience + real world application Engaging dialogue in + out of class

Student Support Staff Help students to: Commit to their academic success Engage in dialogue + class discussion Take responsibility for their career + educational goals

Learning to Listen

Campus Community Actively engage in: Campus life—be seen by students Discussion “in the halls” w/ students Faculty-student campus activities Life of the Loyola Univ. community

Extra- & C0-Curriculars As you can, attend: Student-run clubs + organizations Special academic presentations Sporting + extra- curricular events

Answering the Call

Student Responsibility Students should be: Responsible for their own path Aware of course reqs. / pre-reqs. Up-to-date on their progress toward graduation reqs.

Advisor’s Responsibility Advising’s role is: Help with taking the first steps— how to find a job, where to get help, how to choose a major or career Always a mentor, never a monitor

A Bird’s Eye View

Best Practice Benchmarks We should follow: Best practices of our peer schools Standards of our accrediting bodies Practice in keeping with Jesuit values

Peer School Practice ???

SACS Advising Standards Academic support services pertain to students at all levels and to faculty and are consistent with the institution’s mission, enhance the educational experience, and contribute to the achievement of teaching and learning outcomes. Student and faculty success is affected by the learning environment. An institution provides appropriate academic support services to strengthen academic programs and ensure the success of students and faculty in meeting the goals of the educational programs. Academic support services may include, but are not limited to, academic teaching and resource centers, tutoring, academic advising, counseling, disability services, resource centers, adequate library, laboratories, information technology, and mentoring.

AACSB Advising Standards Academic Assistance: Students have interactive resources available for out-of-class assistance with course materials and assignments Academic Advising: Students have interactive resources available for guidance in planning and implementing their academic programs Career Advising: Students have personalized interactive resources available for guidance in choosing and pursuing career paths

Advising by Jesuit Values Jesuit education is: A call to human excellence, to the fullest possible development of all human qualities. This implies a rigor and academic excellence that challenges the student to develop all of his or her talents to the fullest. It is a call to critical thinking and disciplined studies, a call to develop the whole person, head and heart, intellect and feelings. The Jesuit vision of education implies further that students learn how to be critical, examine attitudes, challenge assumptions, and analyze motives. All of this is important if they are to be able to make decisions in freedom, the freedom that allows one to make love-filled and faith- filled decisions.