1. Undergraduate Advising in the College Update for the Board of Visitors January 2007

2. Top Schools’ Graduation Rates

3. Average First-Year Retention Rate

4. Number of Undergraduates

5. Student/Faculty Ratio

6. What Works? Association Deans College Rules and Academic Audit Special Programming Casteen Scholars Rainey Academic Program Student-Athlete Advising Student-Faculty Relationships

7. 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

8. 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

9. Advising Goal Providing Timely and Accurate Information Managing Student Expectations Information for Students – “Just in Time Advising” Information for Faculty

10. Advising in the College of Arts & Sciences

11. 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 20-22 first-year students each year Advisees remain with Fellow until they declare major Training Workshops Compensation in Research Account ($1000)

12. Advising Goal Encouraging Meaningful Student-Faculty Relationships Advisor Assignment Lower-Division Seminars COLAs Second-Year Seminars

13. 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

14. Ratio of Advisees to Each Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member

15. College Enrollments and Enrollment Projections 1990-2008

16. Arts & Sciences Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Headcount 1990-2006

17. 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