Undergraduate Advising in the College Academic Support from Orientation to Graduation April 2006

2005 National Survey of Student Engagement Data Question: How would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution?

Six-Year Graduation Rate Comparison

2005 National Survey of Student Engagement Data

Review Process Focus Groups First Year Council Second Year Council A&S Council (once in Fall, and once in Spring) Garrett Hall Deans Faculty Advisors working with transition, Echols, and transfer students College Advising Fellows Griffin Advising Fellows A&S Faculty Meeting A&S Chairs Meeting Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Review Process Staff Contacts International Studies Office University Career Services Center for Undergraduate Excellence Office of African-American Affairs ISIS Task Force

Measuring Advising Information Focus Groups Student Visits to University Career Services Student Participation in Advising Events sponsored by UCS

Measuring Advising Opportunity Small Classes Offered in the College Students Conducting Independent Research Theses and Research Projects Students Working in Research Labs Students Studying Abroad Graduation Data

Measuring Advising Student-Faculty Relationship National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Students Enrolled in Small Classes Students Engaged in Independent Study Student Enrollment Data Faculty Headcount Data Faculty Advising Loads

What We Learned “My Advisor Doesn’t Know Anything”

Focused Response Student Expectations Information for Students – “Just in Time Advising” Information for Faculty

What We Learned “I Have Nothing to Talk With Her About”

Focused Response Advisor Assignment Lower-Division Seminars

College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Class Offerings or moreOther Fall 2003Class sections 53%16%31% Spring 2004Class sections 56%15%29% Fall 2004Class sections 54%16%30% Spring 2005Class sections 58%14%27% Fall 2005Class sections 51%16%33% Spring 2006Class sections 58%13%28%

Percentage of Classes with Fewer Than 20 students

Arts & Sciences Undergraduates Enrolled in Small Classes* Data collected Spring 2006 *Discussion sections and non-credit labs not included in totals Enrolled in 1 class with < 30 students Enrolled in 2-3 classes with < 30 students Enrolled in 3+ classes with <30 students 1 st Year CLAS42% 2% 2 nd Year CLAS43%27%2% 3 rd Year CLAS34%31%5% 4 th Year CLAS31%45%11%

What We Learned “I Don’t Know My Advisees Well”

College Enrollments and Enrollment Projections

Arts & Sciences Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Headcount

College Student/Faculty Ratio

Ratio of Advisees to Each Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member

Focused Response Faculty Hiring Team and Group Advising Expand College Advising Fellows and Griffin Advising Fellows Programs