1. Faculty Assembly September 25,2017
O-TEAM PILOT UPDATE
Faculty Assembly
September 25,2017

2. Brief History
RAAP (Review of Academic Advising Programs) committee submitted pilot proposal to Interim Provost Roettger and President Stanley in Fall
2-year pilot approved in Spring 2017
Hired Kayle Light-Curtin as Professional Advisor in April , 2017 with a May start date
RAAP morphed into O-TEAM (Oswego Team for Effective Advisement and Mentoring)

3. O-TEAM TENETS
Each student in the pilot is a member of the O-TEAM along with the professional advisor, faculty mentor, career services coach, librarian, residence hall director and financial aid/student accounts contact. This team is identified and communicated to the students in the pilot during summer
1 professional advisor for all 4 (+) years of college to maintain consistency and build relationships
Professional advisor assists students with registration, course selection, connecting with appropriate offices across campus. Serves as “Banner” advisor
Faculty are discipline experts and serve as mentors, giving students in depth information about opportunities related to the student’s major

4. STUDENT

5. Majors in the pilot Art – Graphic Design BA and BFA – Richard Metzgar
Art – Studio Art BA and BFA – Cara Thompson
Communication and Social Interaction – Christine Hirsch
Creative Writing – Donna Stiener
Electrical and Computer Engineering – Mario Bkassiny, Sunguen Kim
Physics – Shashi Kanbur
Public Justice – Jaclyn Schildkraut
Public Relations – Christine Hirsch

6. Implementation Committee
Adrienne McCormick and Julie Pretzat, co-chairs
Mehran Nojan, Institutional Research, RAAP co-chair
Doug Pippin, Anthropology, RAAP co-chair
Jerry Howland, Dean of Students
Joey Tse, EOP director
Wayne Westervelt, Communications and Marketing
Michelle Bandla, Coordinator of First Year Programs
Karen Wolford, Psychology
Sandra Kyle, Professional advisor SOE
Lisa Brancato, Professional advisor Biology

7. Summer 2017 Accomplishments
Training sessions and meetings with faculty mentors, Career Services reps, Library liaisons, Residence Life and Housing, EOP
Additional meetings with Health Center, Experiential Learning, International Studies, OLS, DSS, Compass
Major maps created for all 8 majors
Academic course plans completed in DegreeWorks for all majors
Communication Plan for the pilot in place and implemented
Assessment instruments for point-of-contact, professional advisor and mentoring sessions created

8. Summer ‘17 Accomplishments continued
Advisement Community shell created in Blackboard
Advisement website updated with information about the pilot
Resource guide for faculty mentors created
Professional Advisor Curtin assisted in course pre-registration for Physics and ECE majors
Michelle Bandla, and Associate Deans Knapp and Tomascak presented information about the pilot at Orientation
Professional Advisor Curtin followed up with s to all students in pilot after orientation and has been actively engaged with some of the students in making course and major changes

9. Plan
SCHEDULE
Professional Advisor Curtin met with all pilot students on opening Friday (August 25)
PA Curtin will meet with pilot students on an as-needed basis in addition to 2 scheduled meetings each semester
Faculty mentors held required “Academic Meet and Greet” session during the beginning of September
Career Services will organize and present a required “Career and Co- curricular Opportunities in your major” session in Spring 2018
Faculty mentors will be available on an as-needed basis for in depth major questions
Ongoing assessment of pilot program (advisor, mentors, students satisfaction and success) Intern assigned to PA.

10. Adjustments moving forward
Exploring different methods to get students to complete assessments
Due to low turn out of students at Academic Meet & Greet – changing dates to be within first week of classes
Would allow students to adjust schedule if necessary
Students more likely to attend

11. Assessment data as of 9/20/17