1. Creating and Utilizing an Online Academic Advising Manual
Zach Perrine, Academic Advisor
Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR

2. Welcome!

3. Purpose Design Use Create a document that can change and grow
Keep content organized and relevant
Use
Give all advisors access to this resource

4. Pulaski Tech at a Glance
Spring 2012 Numbers
11,876 Enrolled
50% Full Time
50% Part Time
1000% Enrollment Increase since 1991
Largest two-year college in Arkansas
Fifth largest public higher education
institute in state

5. Pulaski Tech at a Glance
Degree Types:
29% Occupational/Technical Education
71% General Education
Demographics
34% Male
66% Female
Average Age: 30
41% White
54% African American
3% Hispanic or Latino
2% Other

6. Structure of Advising on Campus
Seven PTC locations
Professional Advisors at three locations
Main
4 Full-Time Advisors
1 Part-Time Technical Advisor
Coordinator
South
1 Full-Time Advisor
West
1 Part-Time Advisor

7. Structure of Advising on Campus
After New Student Orientation or Transfer Registration, Advising is not Mandatory
Variety of Departmental Advising
90+ degree and certificate programs:
Allied Health
Culinary Arts
Computer Information Systems
Early Childhood Education
Technical & Industrial
93 Associate, TC, and CP plans (now including DMP)

8. Structure of Advising on Campus
Professional Advisors work with First Year Orientation class (College Seminar)
Advising Center Student Outreach
PTC Faculty are not required to advise
Specific Faculty do advise certain programs
Advising Center has part time staff during Registration periods
93 Associate, TC, and CP plans (now including DMP)

9. Why Go Online? Pulaski Tech is growing
Faculty and Staff need to be on the same page
Information is constantly changing
Keeping track of new rules

10. Reasons for Blackboard
System
Familiar to PTC
Cost
Paying for product
Maintenance
Support from Distance Learning

11. Tour of Manual Follow along with link on handout*
Username: jdean
Password: Letmein123
Click on ADVS0101 Sec. 01 *

12. Home Page

13. Modules

14. Module 1: About PTC

15. Module 2: Advising Basics

16. Link to Youtube Video

17. Module 3: Registration

18. Module 4: Processes & Procedures

19. Link to ACTS

20. Link to NACADA

21. PTC Catalog Revisions

22. Specific Department Module

23. Specific Department Module

24. Quick Resource

25. Transfer Advising

26. Glossary

27. Wikis

28. Successes Advising Information in one place Standardized concepts
Ability to share with other faculty/staff
Ease of updating
Other departments using manual
Have used with new advisors
Newest Full Time Advisor

29. Challenges It’s still new! Better utilize tool for training
Departmental support could improve
Multimedia Aspects need to grow
Have to educate faculty/staff on Blackboard

30. Discussion Does your campus have a similar resource?
Has your department used a similar tool?
What ideas could you use?
What other ideas would you like to see?

31. Questions?

32. Contact
Zach Perrine, Academic Advisor