1. I Survived, Now I Can Help You! Director of Academic Advising
Program Review—
I Survived, Now I Can Help You!
A Unique Partnership
Jason M. Kelly
Assistant Dean and
Director of Academic Advising

2. A Unique Partnership Inventory
Who are you?
Position
Program Review coming?
What do you want to gain?

3. What to Expect
Stress
Weight Gain
Hair Loss
Wrinkles

4. Exhibit A
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5. A Unique Partnership Why do it?
If done well, it will propel your service, your visibility and your budget.
The following is intended to serve as a guide and must be adjusted for each school.

6. A Unique Partnership Stakeholders
Shared understanding
What do they want from review?
Budget/Time for review?
Access to information?
Involvement in process?
Distribution of final results?

7. A Unique Partnership Leader
Who will lead the review?
Director?
Time out of office?
Sensitive Information?
Budget
Personnel Information

8. A Unique Partnership Outline
Stakeholder feedback
Academic Advising Office staff
5-10 essential questions
Staff buy-in
Division of labor

9. A Unique Partnership Suggested Components
Executive Summary
Review of mission, vision and goals
Office strengths and weaknesses
Environmental scan
5-10 essential questions
Progress since last review

10. A Unique Partnership Suggested Components
Relationships, in and out of office
Review of assessment plan
Logistics—budget, space, staffing…
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices

11. A Unique Partnership Research Questions
How will you answer them?
Who?
What measures?
By when?

12. A Unique Partnership Gather Information
Start right away
Meet with key data sources
Create data sources where needed
Establish early timelines, you will need to go back

13. A Unique Partnership Consultant
NACADA consultants bureau
Adds creditability to report
Opportunity to examine sensitive issues
Academic Advising is an academic department
Schedule well in advance and give yourself time
Find a time that will work with key campus players

14. A Unique Partnership Writing
Thesis Paper all over again
Distribute drafts to staff?
Gather more information
Rewrite
Multiple writers/editors?
Suggest a mini-sabbatical with benefits

15. Exhale, Distribute & Wait
A Unique Partnership
Exhale, Distribute & Wait
Consultant
Administration
Make final plans for consultant visit
Consultant visit
Consultant report

16. A Unique Partnership Action Plan
Create action plan based on feedback
Self-study
Consultant’s report
Campus feedback
Attach timelines
Assign responsibility
Share with administration

17. A Unique Partnership Wrap up
Agreement with administration on action plan
Create assessment plan
Celebrate your successes

19. A Unique Partnership
Contact Information
Jason Kelly
PO Box 2000
2850 Abbey Plaza
Collegeville, MN