1. One Size Never Fits All: Seven Programs for Deciding Students Vicky Schankula, Suanne Early, Kelly Crume Academic Advisors, University of Kentucky 2006 NACADA National Conference Indianapolis, IN UK

2. Central Advising Service Undergraduate Studies Staff Director Assistant director 12 Academic advisors Clerical staff (2 FT) Student workers Students We Advise Undergraduate Studies students Non-degree Pre-professional students (in addition to their major advisor) National Student Exchange students

3. Undergraduate Studies Students Students in Undergraduate Studies Excludes non degree and pre pharm Comparison of Enrolled Freshmen by College (UK) Agriculture237 267 Arts & Sciences799909 Business & Economics423440 Comm & Info Studies152146 Design 90 59 Education181194 Engineering433422 Fine Arts120132 Health Sciences161182 Nursing148171 Social Work 14 9 Undergraduate Studies Excludes nondegree and pre pharm 1,0771,392 TOTAL3,8354,323 College2005 2006 Fall 20042,265 Fall 20052,382 Fall 20062,486

4. Day to Day Operations (14,318 contacts with 4,538 students between 10/15/05 and 10/15/06) Advising Referrals Communication Resources But we know that one size doesn’t fit all….

5. Programs Decision Making –UK 101 –Answer Day –Career Choice Workshop Orientation/Opportunity –OPUS –NSE Intervention –ARC –ETAP

6. UK 101 Target Population US first semester freshmen Description of Class 3 credit hour class, full semester Pass/Fail Three sections taught by US advisors 75-80 students Course Topics Academic success University resources First-year transitional issues Career exploration Decision Making

7. Answer Day Decision Making

8. Major Choice Workshop One-stop shop at Career Center Overview of Career Center services Online career assessment Meet with academic advisor and career counselor Individual follow-up appointment with career counselor Decision Making

9. OPUS Orientation Come connect and stay in tune! A brief orientation to Central Advising for students transferred to Undergraduate Studies. O O rientation & P U S P rocedures for U ndergraduate S tudies Available Sessions Wednesday, October 4 11 a.m. Thursday, October 5 3:30 p.m. Monday, October 9 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 1:00 p.m. OPUS Take Note!

10. National Student Exchange SAVE on Tuition Costs GROW Culturally and Socially EXPLORE New Objectives LIVE in a New State STUDY Elsewhere in the USA EXPAND Your Horizons! Opportunity www.nse.org

11. Academic Recovery Conference Target Population Students on academic probation following their first semester at UK Purpose Academic intervention Process Mandatory attendance Personalized invitation Registration Stop Program Registration 12:30 - 12:45 pm Introduction 12:45 - 1:00 pm Road to Recovery 1:00 - 1:30 pm Group Advising 1:30 - 3:00 pm Intervention

12. Engineering Transfer Advising Program (ETAP) Target Population Students who are suspended from the College of Engineering and transferred to Undergraduate Studies Purpose Facilitate academic recovery Challenges Conference attendance Inflexible toward exploring major options Unrealistic academic expectations Program Registration 12:30 pm Introduction 12:45 - 1:00 pm Career Exploration 1:00 - 1:30 pm Group Advising 1:30 - 3:00 pm Intervention

13. I chose this major because it... (percent of students who agreed or strongly agreed)

14. Percent of students reporting a source of information as a “major influence” on their choice of major

15. Discussion Vicky Schankula, vfscha00@email.uky.eduvfscha00@email.uky.edu Suanne Early, shearl2@email.uky.edushearl2@email.uky.edu Kelly Crume, kelly.crume@uky.edukelly.crume@uky.edu Central Advising Service 109 Miller Hall University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0035 www.uky.edu/UGS/centadv 859.257.3383