“INTRODUCTION TO EASTERN’S FOUR-STAGE ADVISING PROGRAM” PRESENTED BY: SUSAN HEYWARD DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER CHRIS DREWRY STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, TEAM LEADER FACULTY ADVISING SERVICES DEBBIE STOLOFF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, TEAM LEADER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE NOTIFICATION (APN)

FOUR STAGE ADVISING

STAGE 1 Pre-enrolled New Students First Year Students Freshman Preference Registration (online) SOAR Primarily done by SDS Transfer Degree Evaluation Transfer Worksheet Substitutions & appeals SOAR 2011

STAGE 1 Faculty Liaisons Advising Center Contacts (SDS) Director Susan Heyward Student Development Specialist Chris Drewry Student Development Specialist Debbie Stoloff Mark Leszcynski Probation Student Development Specialist Christine Guarnieri Student Development Specialist Carol White

STAGE 2 First-Year Stage Successful Integration into Eastern Community Targeted Advising Cohorts (TAC) Dual Advising Roles  Develop positive relationships with both a faculty and professional advisor  Receive a working knowledge of academic policies and procedures  Select and/or confirm their major  Become actively engaged in college life at Eastern

DUAL ADVISING Responsibilities of Professional and Faculty Advisors  Engage TAC 3 & 4 Students  Departmental orientation  Major course selection  Career Mentoring  Academic Plans for majors  Monitoring progress of probationary students within their major  Individualized  Engage TAC 3 & 4 Students  Departmental orientation  Major course selection  Career Mentoring  Academic Plans for majors  Monitoring progress of probationary students within their major  Individualized  Engage TAC 1 & 2 Students  Placement  Orientation (Advising Portion)  Specialized services (as needed)  Creation of 4-year Academic Plan  Engagement in Eastern  Selecting a major  Probationary students  Course selection for undeclared  Career coaching  Engage TAC 1 & 2 Students  Placement  Orientation (Advising Portion)  Specialized services (as needed)  Creation of 4-year Academic Plan  Engagement in Eastern  Selecting a major  Probationary students  Course selection for undeclared  Career coaching Professional Advisors (SDS) Faculty Advisors

STAGE 3 Exploratory Stage Undeclared/ undecided students Career Services Individualized Major Bachelor’s of General Study (BGS)

STAGE 4 Academic Major Stage Academic Departments Faculty Advisors in Department Student Academic Advising Committee

Probation Students Academic Support and Assistance Program (ASAP)  Provides academic intervention services  ASAP Orientation and Group Meetings  Consultation with faculty Connects to Stages 2, 3, 4 for students with GPA below 2.0