Undergraduate Advising in the College Update for the Board of Visitors January 2007
Top Schools’ Graduation Rates
Average First-Year Retention Rate
Number of Undergraduates
Student/Faculty Ratio
What Works? Association Deans College Rules and Academic Audit Special Programming Casteen Scholars Rainey Academic Program Student-Athlete Advising Student-Faculty Relationships
Advising Review Focus Groups First-Year Council Second-Year Council A&S Council (once in Fall, and once in Spring) Garrett Hall Deans Faculty Advisors working with transition, Echols, and transfer students College Advising Fellows Griffin Advising Fellows A&S Faculty Meeting A&S Chairs Meeting Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Advising Review Data Analysis Graduation and Retention Data National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Percentage of Small Classes Offered in the College Number of Students Enrolled in Small Classes Number of Students Engaged in Independent Study Student Enrollment Trends Faculty Headcount Data Faculty Advising Loads
Advising Goal Providing Timely and Accurate Information Managing Student Expectations Information for Students – “Just in Time Advising” Information for Faculty
Advising in the College of Arts & Sciences
Parents Program College Advising Fellows & Griffin Advising Fellows Experienced Advisors Chosen for Dedication Currently 41 CAFs and 18 Griffin Fellows Renewable 2-year commitment Griffin Fellows advise student-athletes Additional Lower-Division Advisees first-year students each year Advisees remain with Fellow until they declare major Training Workshops Compensation in Research Account ($1000)
Advising Goal Encouraging Meaningful Student-Faculty Relationships Advisor Assignment Lower-Division Seminars COLAs Second-Year Seminars
Evaluating COLA Success Question: How would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution? Sources: * NSSE 2005 Data; ** Fall 2006 Course Evaluations
Ratio of Advisees to Each Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member
College Enrollments and Enrollment Projections
Arts & Sciences Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Headcount
Arts & Sciences Advising Agenda Tailor Advisor Assignments for More Students Recruit Additional Advising Fellows Provide More Workshops for Advisors Increase COLAs Offer More Second-Year Seminars Consult with Students Regularly