Collaboration in Advising

Project Sponsors

Emanuel Pollack, VPUA
Linda Deanna, AVCSA, Dean of Students

Project Team

Jeff Brown
Luis Duarte
Viviana Kabbabe-Thompson
Melissa Tag
Sandi Hall

Lead and Description

Project Leads

Eileen Doran
Josephine Volpe

Project Objectives

The primary objective of the collaboration in advising initiative is to promote collaboration and increased communication between advising units across campus to provide a more comprehensive advising experience for our students. The processes and mechanisms through which academic advising and academic support units will collaborate and partner will be achieved through the following action steps:

Clearly define roles and responsibilities for academic advising units within the colleges and departments
Clearly define roles and responsibilities for academic support units
Identify the areas of intersection between the academic advising units and academic support units
Agree upon tools, resources, or support that are needed to facilitate collaboration in advising and promote communication between advising units
Propose policy recommendations necessary to support implementation of collaborative advising practices and clearer communication practices
Enhance the Undergraduate Advising Resource Center (UARC) by identifying essential components of:
- a centralized new advisor orientation program
- a comprehensive online advising resource guide with search capabilities for students and advisors

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Project Management Plan

This document outlines the project objectives, scope, expected outcomes, expectations, roles and responsibilities. Click to access the file (password protected).