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 |
|---|
| Define & Evaluate Academic Advising | To solidify definition of advising & ensure that all departments
represent advising accurately. Revise current evaluation &
assessment tool to include Advisor/Process outcomes & student
learning outcomes. Possibly create a pre-assessment of new student
expectations/understanding of advising | Kristin Lindeen -- DeVry University-Westminster | 4-year Private |
| Edward Waters College Advising Center - Redefining & Refining
Structure | Refining the structure of the advising center at EWC. Including,
but not limited to: Mission Statement, program goals, services,
learning outcomes, advisor development & workshop planning. | Iana Williams -- Edward Waters College | 4-year Private |
| How UBP is engaging Students | Pre-business students newly admitted for Fall 2007 will be
divided alphabetically among 4 pre-business advisors. (cohort)
Photo post card will be snail mailed/emailed to those enrolled
introducing their specific advisor w/ contact information, walk-in
advising hours and including specifics related to dg. plans,
and basic info, all through a hyper link or web link on Card.
A Welcome back event will be held early in semester; and specific
& targeted emails sent out during specific times during
the semester. | Tammy Mace -- University of Houston-Central | 4-year Public |
| 1st Year Academic Advisor Position Development & Implementation | Move all Academic Advising of 1st term students and all 1st
year initiatives to a new position. This includes redefining
all advisors responsibilities. | Susan Johnson -- DeVry University | 4-year Private |
| | Develop an advising mission statement, establish goals &
objectives for the advising system, identify outcomes for advising
and develop an implementation plan. | Marc Coomer -- Yakima Valley Community College | 2-year |
| Freshman Seminar for College of Computing Sciences | Develop a seminar program for first time full-time freshman
in College of Computing Sciences (CCS). College advisors have
4 sessions of 1 1/2 hours each to introduce and orient CCS freshman
to 5 CCS programs and careers after graduation. | George Olsen -- New Jersey Institute of Technology | 4-year Public |
| Project Success | Improving student retention by focusing in on students that
are on probation, and are at risk of losing financial aid. Mandated
workshop series will be required for students who are at risk
of losing aid. All probation students will be formally invited
to participate in the workshop series. Maine scope would be
to intervene before these students lose their financial aid. | John Seltenright -- University of Alaska-Anchorage | 4-year Public |
| Early Intervention Plan | The Early Intervention Plan is designed to target students
who receive early academic warnings and connect them with resources
that help improve their grades. This may be accomplished through
cell phone calls, email, Facebook messages, required advising
meetings, goal-setting workshops, tutoring, better designed
individual student plans, and assessment of the progress. We
would like to have this improved by Fall '07 and have shown
improvement by Spring '08. The proof of improvement will be
a higher cumulative GPA for all students. | Steve Kramer -- Neosho County Community College | 2-year |
| 1st Year Experience | Develop a comprehensive and intrusive First Year Student experience.
The plan includes Advising web pages, staff and faculty training,
create intake form, early academic alert guidelines and worksheets,
student success workshops and academic success follow ups at
strategic times of the first two semesters. | Craig Mathie, Vandy Moore, Cynthia Avery -- Snow College-Richfield | 2-year |
| YVCC Advising Framework | Bring back framework for advising that involves the rest of
the institutional members. | Kathy Laws, Rachel Dorn, Skye Field, Robbins, Kevin Palmateer
-- Yakima Valley Community College | 2-year |
| Develop Draft Mission Statement of Advising | Develop a 'draft' mission statement that will serve
as a framework to develop advising program goals and prompt
discussion on campus-wide definition of academic advising and
'general' advising | Aura Rios Erickson -- Shoreline Community College | 2-year |
| Development of a Mission Statement & Syllabus for Graduate
& Adult Advising | Develop a mission statement, goals & objectives, &
syllabus. Show measurable outcomes for student & advisors
through assessment & evaluation. The documents will be shared
with our university community and will be professional documents
to which quality advising standards will be upheld. | Debbie Nakashima -- Hawaii Pacific University | 4-year Private |
| STEM Seminar | The focus of the plan is to develop the curriculum for a one
hour seminar for incoming freshman underprepared to take courses
in their declared major in the College of Science and Engineering. | Judy Wells -- University of Southern Indiana | 4-year Public |
| Faculty Training for Academic Advising at McPherson College | Training workshops for faculty advising during our academic
year. | Karlene Tyler -- McPherson College | 4-year Private |
| Academic Advising: Training and Assessment | We want to develop a faculty-advisor training system and an
academic advising assessment process - one to two years to put
system/process in place. | Kevin Hadduck -- McPherson College | 4-year Private |
| Advising Syllabus | College of Business Administration Undergraduate Programs
advising syllabus that outlines procedures and responsibilities
of both advisors and advisees. | Kara Harper -- University of Tulsa | 4-year Private |
| Upward Bound Summer Bridge Program: Career Exploration Component | To establish a component within the Upward Bound Summer Bridge
program using the Self-Directed Search to help participants
with career exploration and decision making. | Vanessa Brocks -- Austin Peay State University | 4-year Public |
| Degree Audit (CAPP) Training Plan | GOAL: Fine-tune
the already existing training plan to (1) reach users who
are unaware of or resistant to CAPP; (2) streamline lines
of communication; and (3) continue to assuage user concerns. PLAN: - Identify one 'specialist' (antagonist?) in each
department on campus.
- Thoroughly train specialists both formally and informally.
- Campus-wide campaign to clarify redefined lines of communication
(e.g., departmental specialist - CAPP administrator - IT).
- Routinely include CAPP training in new student orientation
sessions, major department advisement sessions, etc.
| Jane Stout -- Weber State University | 4-year Public |
| Opening an Advising Centre for the School of Social &
Community Services & School of Deaf & Deaf Blind Studies | To open an advising centre that supports & enhances students'
learning experience & academic success. To develop a mission,
goals & policy that focuses on student's personal connection
to their George Brown experience. | Felice Markowicz -- George Brown College | 4-year Public |
| Expanding Probation Program to the Web | To expand the University Division's probation program to the
web in order to increase communication with students beyond
the advising appointments. | Amber Hughes -- University of Southern Indiana | 4-year Public |
| Reflecting and Defining the Role of the Advisor-Intern | Undergraduate Advising at the University of Washington has
started a new 2-year advising intern program. As one of the
first to go through the program, I want to reflect upon, define,
and improve upon the program for the next set of interns. | Noell Bernard -- University of Washington | 4-year Public |
| Advisors in the Classroom | To schedule 3-4 Academic Orientation Class sessions - related
activities where an Academic Advisor can provide instruction.
This will require the development of an advising syllabus and
academic advising portfolio requirements. The purpose is to
provide an intentional structure for students to interact with
an academic advisor. | Lisa Cox -- Eastern Kentucky University | 4-year Public |
| Developing Engaged Advising for the Students of Tomorrow | Plan and implement a comprehensive faculty mentor/advisor
development program for engaged advising, in a multiple delivery
methods format. | Emily Cowdrick -- Georgia Gwinnett College | 4-year Public |
| Developing the Capacity & Culture for Faculty-Led Academic
Advising | The Geary Campus will develop a faculty-led, decentralized
advising program drawing on the culture of the campus and needs
of its adult students to include the creation of advising mission,
goals, and outcomes; faculty development plan; handbooks; and
assessment. | Brenda Edleston -- Cloud County Community College | 2-year |
| Peer Advising | To design and implement a formalized Peer Advising Program
for the Kelley School of Business. The program will include
recruitment and marketing, training and evaluation. | Michael Denunzio -- Indiana University | 4-year Public |
| Advisor Dons' Guidebook | A plan to assess needs of advisors on campus and develop a
campus-wide advisor development program under the guidance of
the Academic Council. | Nancy Leinbach -- Indiana Univ Purdue Univ-Fort Wayne | 4-year Public |
| It's All About You | The purpose of the action plan is to assist students to rise
above their warning/probation/suspension status. Intrusive and
interactive activities will be created and acted upon in order
to help students to: acknowledge their talents and strengths,
identify tools to meet their challenges, and design paths toward
their academic success. | Candy Busby -- Weber State University | 4-year Public |
| PLUSS - Pathways Leading to Undergraduate Success in Science | We will devise a seminar course for at-risk students who have
indicated a science major. This seminar will include presentations
by department chairs, learning style inventories, and peer interaction. | Marsha Segebarth -- University of Southern Indiana | 4-year Public |
| The Road to Academic Success | Implement a probationary program for students with a 2.5 GPA
or below interested in persuing post - baccularate degrees. | Lorneth Peters -- Austin Peay State University | 4-year Public |
| Road Map to Success | To create a learning friendly community for undecided students
in order to enhance their intellectual development, study skills
& social skills. | Tselate Talley -- University of Maryland-Eastern Shore | 4-year Public |
| 'Intentional' Training Plan for Academic Advisors
in Liberal Arts & Sciences | This training model is designed to be diverse and foundational.
Incorporating informational, relational and conceptual components,
it serves the needs of both new and experienced academic advisors
from a variety of academic disciplines through multiple media
and delivery methods. | Julie Givans -- Arizona State University | 4-year Public |