1. It’s Your World Now: Alternative Advising Models CCCCIO & CCCCSSO 2014 Spring Conference ∙ March 12, 2014

2.  Students are now required to complete mandatory orientation, assessment, and counseling services around student education planning. The Issue:

3. The Premise: Abbreviated Education Plan Student Declares Goal Comprehensive Education Plan Completed Academic & Career Goal

4. Three Challenges 1.Student Preparation for Education Planning 2.Institutional Counseling Capacity 3.Making Student Education Plans Meaningful 1.Student Preparation for Education Planning 2.Institutional Counseling Capacity 3.Making Student Education Plans Meaningful

5. CHALLENGE 1: Student Preparation for Education Planning

6. The O’Banion Advising Model 1.Exploration of Life Goals 2.Exploration of Vocational Goals 3.Program Choice 4.Course Choice 5.Course Scheduling 1.Exploration of Life Goals 2.Exploration of Vocational Goals 3.Program Choice 4.Course Choice 5.Course Scheduling

7. Undeclared Students Reality: Over half of incoming LBCC students have not identified a major. Strategies:  Building on High School Career Pathways  Career Exploration Course (COUNS 48) in High Schools  Mandatory COUNS 48 for undeclared students in Promise Pathways  Build Career Center into Career Pathways Trust Fund Proposals Strategies:  Building on High School Career Pathways  Career Exploration Course (COUNS 48) in High Schools  Mandatory COUNS 48 for undeclared students in Promise Pathways  Build Career Center into Career Pathways Trust Fund Proposals

8. Pushing Student Ownership  Student education planning is a privilege, not a right Strategies:  Require students to complete certain tasks for each step in education planning process  i.e. Student needs to declare an academic/career goal to schedule a comprehensive education planning session  Student education planning is a privilege, not a right Strategies:  Require students to complete certain tasks for each step in education planning process  i.e. Student needs to declare an academic/career goal to schedule a comprehensive education planning session

9. CHALLENGE 2: Institutional Counseling Capacity

10. Counseling Capacity Counselor : Student Ratio = 1:1,185  Initial Orientation10%  Initial Assessment 10%  Abbreviated SEP 10%  Counseling/Advising15%  Comprehensive SEP 35%  Progress Probation 15%  Other Services 5%  Initial Orientation10%  Initial Assessment 10%  Abbreviated SEP 10%  Counseling/Advising15%  Comprehensive SEP 35%  Progress Probation 15%  Other Services 5%

11. Tiered, Targeted Services Strategies:  New Student Orientation  Calendaring Counseling Services Over Semester  Instructional School Liaison Model Strategies:  New Student Orientation  Calendaring Counseling Services Over Semester  Instructional School Liaison Model

12. New Delivery Models Strategies:  Paraprofessional Model  Mandatory Counseling Orientation Course for Promise Pathways  Electronic Student Education Plans – Degree Audit Strategies:  Paraprofessional Model  Mandatory Counseling Orientation Course for Promise Pathways  Electronic Student Education Plans – Degree Audit

13. CHALLENGE 3: Making Student Education Plans Meaningful

14. Why Have an Student Education Plan?  Limited Student Incentive to Follow Student Education Plan  No Institutional Commitment to Student Education Plan  Limited Student Incentive to Follow Student Education Plan  No Institutional Commitment to Student Education Plan

15. Making It Mean Something Strategies:  More Closely Monitoring Student SEP Progress for Financial Aid  Guaranteeing Abbreviated SEP for Promise Pathways  Working with Instructional Departments to Guarantee SEP Pathways Strategies:  More Closely Monitoring Student SEP Progress for Financial Aid  Guaranteeing Abbreviated SEP for Promise Pathways  Working with Instructional Departments to Guarantee SEP Pathways

16. Questions? Dr. Kaneesha Tarranttarrankk@lattc.edutarrankk@lattc.edu Dr. Greg Petersongpeterson@lbcc.edugpeterson@lbcc.edu Dr. Kaneesha Tarranttarrankk@lattc.edutarrankk@lattc.edu Dr. Greg Petersongpeterson@lbcc.edugpeterson@lbcc.edu