Advising & Academic Services, 120 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Ct, Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: (218) 726-7156; Fax: (218) 726-7073; Email: cehspsa@d.umn.edu
In CEHSP, academic advising is an essential component of a UMD education, and the ultimate responsibility of professional and faculty advisors. The College is committed to providing the individual advice and assistance that students need throughout their degree program. A successful system of academic advising is dependent upon a shared commitment of faculty, staff, and students to the process, and the availability of timely, accurate information.
Faculty and professional advising in the collaborative process, at its best, approximates good teaching: the advisor asks questions and helps students gather and evaluate information, consider their individual values and goals, and make decisions based on information gathered and on consideration of alternatives. Advising is an important responsibility of the faculty.
Advising is based on interaction between student and advisor, either face-to-face, by phone or via electronic communication. Interaction may occur:
Advising will be effective when all participants are aware of and committed to certain responsibilities in the relationship.
Students are responsible for scheduling, preparing for, and keeping advising appointments; seeking out contacts and information; and knowing the basic requirements of their degree program. Students bear the final responsibility for making their own decisions based on the best information and advice available, and on their own judgment. Specifically, students should:
Advisors should collaborate with students in their personal and intellectual development by encouraging their exploration into careers and program options so they develop a meaningful academic plan. A collaborative approach to program planning, rather than an advisor prescribed plan, will help develop students' decision-making skills and place final responsibility for program planning with the student. Advisors are responsible for developing a thorough knowledge of the institution, including academic requirements, program options, and general University resources. Advisors will be available to students on a regular basis, be friendly, approachable and helpful, maintain office hours as posted, assist the students with program planning, monitor advisees' progress, assist with career decisions, and make referrals to other campus resources. Effective advisors enjoy working with students, are good listeners, and are knowledgeable about campus resources and services.
CEHSP Student Affairs staff will support collegiate advising goals by providing clear and consistent information regarding policies, procedures, resources, and programs. Student Affairs is committed to helping faculty and staff develop effective advising skills through a training program for new and continuing advisors, to maintaining a comprehensive advising manual, to continual evaluation of advising and support services, and to making improvements where necessary.
The College is committed to appropriate recognition for advising and its contribution to the community.
Currently there are two advising models in place within CEHSP. The departments of HPER and CSD have a supplementary advising model in place where advising is done exclusively by faculty, but students are aware of an advising office where questions might be answered, training/corrdination of advising occurs, etc.
A modified total intake model is in place for the Education and Psychology department. Under this program, all newly admiteed students, and all students with fewer than 35 credits, are assigned to a professional advisor in the Student Affairs office and the Psychology Department. Transfer pre-education students are referred to a faculty advisor after completing one semester at UMD. Psychology students are referred to the Peer Advising Program after earning 35 credits and to a faculty advisor after 50 earned credits. Department that elect to conduct peer advising preograms for specific majors will do so under the following conditions:
Advisors are assigned in Student Affairs when a student declares a major or requests a change of advisor. The ideal faculty advisee load is 30 undergraduate students for full-time faculty members; absolute maximum load is 35. the HPER faculty have indicated their preference that all HPER students be seen by HPER faculty only, even if it requires exceeding the recommended maximum faculty advisee load. New faculty will begin advising in their second semester following appropriate training, and will be assigned an advising mentor (by their department) for their first semester of advising.
Students will have an advisor for every major declared in CEHSP, and for a concentration or specialization that requires advising expertise outside the major field. Students will not receive an advisor of record for a minor field.
Training for new advisors will be conducted each year during the break between fall and spring semesters. All faculty hired for fall will be required to attend training and will begin getting advisees in the spring semester. Faculty hired during spring will be required to attend a training session during the summer following the first semester at UMD and will begin getting advisees in the fall semester. The training will be delivered using the Advising Manual as a foundation, and will include formal presentations, demonstration, role playing, discussion, and questions/answers.
A series of training sessions (as recommended by the Advising Advisory Committee) will be conducted each academic year. The Advising Committee will determine topics, and Student Affairs will develop and coordinate delivery of the program. Pertinent topics might include procedure updates, resources from across the University, special interest topics such as developmental advising or counseling skills, etc.
An advising mentor will be assigned to each new advisor for the first semester in which advisees are assigned. The relationship should provide a ready access for questions from a new to an experienced advisor, and should also allow for some joint advising experiences during the period of mentorship. Assignment of mentors is done within the Department.
The College is committed to continuous improvement in academic advising through assessment and evaluation, integration of technology, and other sponsored activities that encourage and support the advisor/advisee relationship.
Faculty participation in activities such as college visits, orientation, new student meetings, and the major/minor forum, which bring faculty in contact with the student constituency, will be promoted and encouraged. Student Affairs will provide support that minimizes intrusion of these activities on instructional and research responsibilities.
The CEHSP Advising Committee will act as a governing board for advising. The Committee is made up of faculty and student representatives from each department and the Assistant Directors of Student Affairs, and is charged with making recommendations to the Associate Dean in all matters related to academic advising in the College. The committee will deal with issues that funnel 'up' from faculty and students, as well as those referred from college and campus administration. It is the responsibility of faculty committee members to act as liaison between departments and the committee.
A complete and accurate record of committee discussion and action is posted online for all faculty to encourage input to the Committee.
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