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Academic Advising at Miami UniversityThe Big Picture
Christa BransonAdvisory Staff TrainingSummer 2005
What is academic advising?
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
Key words for our discussion…
DecentralizedDevelopmental Collaborative
Decentralized
Board of Trustees
PresidentJames Garland
Provost and VP forAcademic Affairs
Jeffrey Herbst
Secretary to the Board
Affirmative Action and Human Rsrc. Development Intercollegiate Athletics
Art Museum University Communications
Women’s Center
VP for Student AffairsRichard Nault
VP for Information Technology
Reid Christenberry
VP for Finance and Business ServicesRichard Norman
VP for AdvancementJayne Irvin
Miami University
Board of Trustees
PresidentJames Garland
Provost and VP forAcademic Affairs
Jeffrey Herbst
Secretary to the Board
Affirmative Action and Human Rsrc. Development Intercollegiate Athletics
Art Museum University Communications
Women’s Center
VP for Student AffairsRichard Nault
VP for Information Technology
Reid Christenberry
VP for Finance and Business ServicesRichard Norman
VP for AdvancementJayne Irvin
Miami University
Board of Trustees
PresidentJames Garland
Provost and VP forAcademic Affairs
Jeffrey Herbst
Secretary to the Board
Affirmative Action and Human Rsrc. Development Intercollegiate Athletics
Art Museum University Communications
Women’s Center
VP for Student AffairsRichard Nault
VP for Information Technology
Reid Christenberry
VP for Finance and Business ServicesRichard Norman
VP for AdvancementJayne Irvin
Miami University
Academic DivisionsCollege of Arts and Science (CAS)Richard T. Farmer School of Business (BUS)School of Education and Allied Professions (EAP)School of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS)School of Fine Arts (SFA)School of Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
Chief Divisional Advisers
Claudia Scott-Pavloff, Assistant Dean (CAS)Marti Kyger, Assistant Dean (BUS)Roxann Sommers, Student and Academic
Services Coordinator (EAP)Lisa Abrams, Assistant Dean (EAS)Rosalyn Benson, Assistant Dean (SFA)Kim Ernsting, Chief Divisional Adviser (IDS)
Why Residence Life and New Student Programs?
“If we could postpone the operation of our present ‘adviser’ system, which is based entirely on academic divisions, and start that with the sophomore year, it would really fit in better with the time at which students naturally are inclined to make vocational decisions. (quote continued…)
Then if we could find competent tutors, both men and women, to take residence in our freshman halls, not as proctors but as real guides and advisers of the freshman, we certainly should be able to be of much greater assistance to these boys and girls than we are at present” (Upham, 1928).
To provide a supportive environment To create and extend student learning
opportunities outside the classroom that heighten student intellectual and personal growth
To produce citizen leaders who make substantive contributions to their communities
Mission of theDivision of Student Affairs
The Office of Residence Life and New Student Programs strives to provide a safe and supportive environment promoting purposeful connections to the community, academic success, personal development, and understanding of diversity
in an effort to build citizen leaders for the future.
Mission of ORLNSP
How does it all work?Summer Orientation and
RegistrationFirst Year ProgramsFolder Transfer – February
Transferred to Academic Divisions Assigned academic adviser
Academic Divisions and Departments
Developmental
What is developmental advising?
“…Developmental counseling or advising is concerned not only with a specific personal or vocational decision but also with facilitating the student’s rational processes, environmental and interpersonal interactions, behavior awareness, and problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluation skills” (Crookston, 1972/1994, p.5).
What is developmental advising?
“The process of academic advising includes the following dimensions: 1) the exploration of life goals, 2) exploration of vocational goals, 3) program choice, 4) course choice, and 5) scheduling choices” (O’Banion, 1972/94, p.10).
What is it that do we do?
What is it that we don’t do?
How do we do it? We focus on:
Development of academic and intellectual competence
Development of personal identity and philosophy
Interpersonal development Exploration of career and academic options Development of an appreciation for
diversity
Development of academic and intellectual competence
Student’s capacity as a thinker and learner, including processes by which a student gathers information, analyzes it, synthesizes it, and evaluates its merit and potential
Development of one’s sense of self-discovery and identifying the type of person one would like to become
Formation of moral and ethical principle’s to guide one’s life
Development of personal identity and philosophy
Interpersonal development
One’s interactions with other people, how those interactions affect oneself and others, and how a person can learn to interact with others more effectively and beneficially
Exploration of career and academic options
Formation of commitments to particular occupation and academic fields
Development of an appreciation for diversity
Person’s ability to be accepting of others, and appreciative of the many forms of diversity present on the campus and in the world
How do these focal points connect to our guiding missions?
Development of academic and intellectual competence
Development of personal identity and philosophy
Interpersonal developmentExploration of career and academic
optionsDevelopment of an appreciation for
diversity
Collaborative
With whom do we collaborate?StudentsAcademic DivisionsCampus Offices
What is academic advising?
“At Miami University academic advising is a developmental process that assists students in their academic decision making by linking students and designated faculty and staff together to communicate and exchange information that will contribute to students reaching their maximum potential” (Miami University, 2003).
Student/Adviser Partnership
The student will: Think carefully about their personal,
academic, and career goals so that they may plan educational goals with the adviser
Discuss with the adviser any special situations affecting academic achievement
Student/Adviser Partnership
Become familiar with Miami Bulletin, and other resources
Visit their academic adviser regularly to discuss progress and gain assistance
Acquire and keep useful materials
“Contrary to those systems in which advisers make decisions for students…students are responsible for making decisions throughout the process” (O’Banion, 1972/94, p.11).
Student
Student/Adviser Partnership
The adviser will: Assist the student in developing personal,
educational, and career goals Assist the student in developing decision-
making skills Provide information concerning all
University policies and procedures Refer the student to support services for
assistance
“It is the responsibility of the adviser to provide information and a climate of freedom in which students can best make such decisions.” (O’Banion, 1972/94, p.11)
Adviser
Campus Partners
Academic Divisions and Departments
Scholastic Enhancement ProgramStudent-Athlete Development
CenterHonors and ScholarsROTC and NROTC
Campus Partners Rinella Learning Center
Learning Disabilities Services Tutorial Assistance Program Supplemental Instruction Program Learning Specialists
Career Exploration and Testing Center and Office of Career Services
Study Abroad and Office of International Education Offices of the Registrar, Bursar, Student Financial
Assistance
Academic Divisions
Campus Partners
ORLNSP
Students
We are…
DecentralizedDevelopmentalCollaborative
Questions?
References
Crookston, B.B. (1972/1994). A developmental view of academic advising as teaching. NACADA Journal, 14(2), 5-9.Miami University (2003). Academic Advising at Miami. Retrieved July 20, 2005, from Miami University Web site: http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/lrn/advising/index.shtmlO’Banion, T. (1972/1994). An academic advising model. NACADA Journal, 14(2), 10-16. Upham, A. H. (1928). Letter to the Committee on Efficiency and Cooperation. Board of Trustees, Miami University.