As a Summer Institute
participant, you are given the opportunity to prepare and present
(in your discussion group) anACTION PLANfor solving an
advising challenge on your campus. The scope of the action plan
is left up to you. The scope may be as narrow as devising a new
form or as broad as proposing a new model for delivery of advising
on your campus or recommending the use of new technology. You will
receive assistance with this project by attending relevant sessions,
group discussions, and group & individual consultations with
institute facilitators who have expertise in the area you have chosen.
Below are some topics and descriptions ofAction Plansthat
have been proposed and developed at previous Summer Institutes.
| Title of Action Plan | Description | Name & Institution | Institution Type |
| Academic Advising
Enhancement through Assessment | 1.
Conduct needs assessment - obtain a snapshot of what advising
currently is across all units of the university. 2.
Submit recommendations to upper administration: a.)
Draft an institutional strategic plan that explicitly includes
academic advising b.)
Draft unit plan that aligns with institutional plan c.)
Draft unit advising goals d.)
Conduct complete rigourous assessment to determine how well
unit meet goals and establish a baseline e.)
Develop avenues to improve advising f.)
Establish an institutional culture that requires and documents
a continuous cycle of assess - modify - assess... for advising g.)
Establish an institutional structure for accountability
3.
Implement | Gloria Melton - Michigan Technological University | 4 year Public |
| Academic Advising
Syllabus | A Comprehensive Academic Advising Syllabus
that identifies advisor responsibilities and student learning
outcomes. | Angela Rodriguez - Metropolitan State College
of Denver | 4 year Public |
| Advising Support Center | Purpose:
Enhance and centralize advising for explorations and transitioning
students, and coordinate and centralize advising resources
and professional development. Recruit
advisory committee from all stakeholder groups - faculty,
advisors, support staff, students - to guide the development
and ensure the sustainability of the Center. | Kathleen Gold & Meaghan Meachem - Lyndon
State College | 4 year Public |
| Assessing our Academic
Advising Office to Improve Student Success | The purpose of my action plan is to assess
the COE student learning outcomes using multiple measurements.
The goal is to understand and improve student learning and personal
development of our education students while preparing them to
be knowledgeable, eithical, caring decision makers. | Sonia Esquicel - Kansas State University | 4 year Public |
| Create a Formalized
Ongoing Professional Development Plan for Faculty in Advising | 1.
Form an Advisory Committee consisting of experienced faculty
advisors. 2.
Advisory Committee will write mission statement, advising
syllabus, revide advising handbook, conduct needs assessment
and plan initial training session for Fall Inservice (Session
I topic: 'Advising is Teaching'). 3.
Prioritize topics for future training and select 3 topics.
(Determine skills faculty advisors need to possess). 4.
Create diverse student student panel. 5.
Outline a 2-3 year cycle for meeting goals. | Cindy Lopez - Independence Community College | 2-year |
| Develop Campus Wide Online Advising and Resources
and Identify Process Outcomes and Student Learning Outcomes | To provide resources
and knowledge by using online techniques to enhance the advising
process. This would be directed to students, parents,
faculty and staff. | Rosalie Guyer - Missouri Western State University | 4 year Public |
| Develop Peer Advisor Program (to Formalize
the Current Informal Network) | Provide incoming and
current students with an accessible, knowledgeable and helpful
peer network for making connections and obtaining accurate academic
advice. | Cindy Price - Queen's University | 4 year Public |
| Develop a Pre-Majpr Academic Advisment Syllabus
for Exploratory First Year Students | Identify student learning
objectives and advisor and advise responsibilities. Explore
student's interests, abilities, and values. Teach students
realistic self-assessment strategies in order to recognize their
individual challenges and strengths. | Kimberly Little - Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale | 4year Public |
| Electronic Advising Resource for ECE program | Build an electronic
resource on advising topics specific to ECE that will eventually
lead to resource/format for online advising. | Anita French - Great Bay Community College | 2-year |
| Engage Students in Engineering 101(Fresh. Orienation)
Through Stimulating Interactive Activities/Assignments | Assist students in
taking an active role in their academic career by making connections
through/with faculty and staff members, student, collaboration
and self guidance/awareness. | Lindsay Diers - Iowa State University | 4 year Public |
| Goals, Motivation and Participation in 1st
Year | Identify methods and
programming to encourage realistic goal-setting, motivation
and participation in advising with undecided, probation and
limited admission students. | Ryan Filteau - University of Manitoba | 4year Public |
| Improve Advising, Services at the Leavenworth
Center of Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas
City Kansas Community College is a two-year public community
college with open-enrollment in an urban setting. The
Leavenworth Center is located 26 miles away from the main
campus in downtown Leavenworth Kansas. There are approximately
850 students with 66% attending part time and 34% being full-time
students. The center is very close to the military installation
Fort Leavenworth. The students are primarily non-traditional
ranging from dual high school students to older adults who
are also working fulltime and attending college to change
careers or improve their skills/lnowledge for their present
careers. Our largest age range represented is 44% of
our students are between the ages of 25 and 49. We service
the military and their families that are connected with Fort
Leavenworth and those that are deployed overseas, wanting
to continue their education. Continue... | Marcia Irvine - Kansas City Kansas Community
College | 2-year |
| New Faculty Advising Development Program | Program will change
from one training session per year to multiple, ongoing developmental
opportunities. Focus on advising as teaching and recruitment
of key faculty and administation will make program meaningful
and successful. | Jacqueline Wood - Kansas State University -
Salina | 4 year Public |
| Purdue University - Center for Student Achievement | Develop and implement
a plan for the Center for Student Achievement to assist and
guide undecided students in self-discovery, exploring majors,
connecting to Purdue University Calumet, and becoming successful
students. | Tanya Obetkovski - Purdue University - Calumet | 4 year Public |
| Revising the Advising Program and Integrating
it with The First Year Experience Program | Refine/revise The
Berea College Advising Program from developing a mission statement
to training to assessment. Produce drafts of mission,
vision and goals with an outline for other elements. | Micharl Panciera - Berea College | 4 year Private |
| Transfer Advisor Development Program | Unite transfer advisors
across campus by offering training programs, advisor forums
and online networking opportunities to ensure students are receiving
and consistent information. | Ross Hawkins - Missouri State University | 4 year Public |