1. Welcome to the AFLS Advisor Information Session Spring 2007

2. Making the Most of College Good advising may be the single most underestimated characteristic of a successful college experience…. Richard Light, 2001

3. Course Changes Beginning this fall, CIED 0003 Developmental Reading will be called: ARSC 0013 Reading Strategies for College Students Students who score 19 or below on the reading portion of the ACT must take this class (see page 27 of the catalog).

4. Course Changes WCIV 1003 = HIST 1003 WCIV 1013 = HIST 1013

5. Changes to Communication Intensive - BSA AGED 3142/3141LENGL 3053 COMM 2303JOUR 1033 COMM 2323COMM 2373 COMM 3303COMM 3383 CSES 3023ENGL 2013

6. Changes The Withdrawal Policy –Students can now withdraw online without contacting the Dean’s Office.

7. 8 Semester Degree Completion Plan update Fall 2006 - 38 participants 23 left the program at end of semester due to W’s, F’s, opted out, or did not enroll spring 2007 Only 1/15 students is in compliance with policy

8. Changes Academic Enhancement Program and the College Student Inventory

9. BREAK

10. Orientation Changes Orientation Changes All sessions are now in June and August Summer Orientation Day One –College meeting begins at 2:45 pm –CSI in HOEC 217 at 3:45 pm –Advisors meet with students in HOEC/AGRI Please arrive at 3:50 pm at session 1 Email Alain aed001@uark.edu for paired classesaed001@uark.edu –Students must report back to Union no later than 5:00 pm Day Two - Students arrive at 8:30 am

11. Orientation Changes Day One discussion topics –Review 8 Semester Degree Completion Program (sign contract on day 2 before registering) –Paired classes (15 seats are now available in each section) -Department clubs and organizations -Introduce the check sheet – Bachelor of Science Gen Ed Core, Dept Core, Concentration, Pre-req & Co-req -Discuss college requirements -Who do they contact in the department when they have questions? -If time, discuss Internship opportunities

12. Degree Plans/Check Sheets If the plan you are using does not have a 2007- 2008 watermark behind it, then it hasn’t been approved by the Dean’s Office. Please use care when handing out check sheets.

13. Brown Bag lunches –Needing topics of interest –Email to Alice at agriffin@uark.edu

14. No student service is mentioned in retention research more often as a means of promoting student persistence than academic advising. The Strategic Management of College Enrollments Hossler and Bean, 1990

15. 2005 National Survey on Student Engagement Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution? AFLS FR – 3.06 SR – 3.46

16. YOU make the difference. Thank you for all your efforts!

17. Questions and answers