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Faculty and Staff Advisors Working Together

Faculty and Staff Advisors Working Together. Coralee Bernard, Computer Engineering - staff advisor Dr. Kelly Broadhead, Bioengineering - faculty advisor Leda Mareth, Chemical Engineering - staff advisor Tiffany Pannier, Civil and Environmental Engineering - staff advisor

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Faculty and Staff Advisors Working Together

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  1. Faculty and Staff Advisors Working Together Coralee Bernard, Computer Engineering - staff advisor Dr. Kelly Broadhead, Bioengineering - faculty advisor Leda Mareth, Chemical Engineering - staff advisor Tiffany Pannier, Civil and Environmental Engineering - staff advisor Dr. Geoff Silcox, Chemical Engineering - faculty advisor

  2. Advising in Engineering • Mandate from ABET • Advising Models and Tools • Differences between Staff and Faculty Advisors • Career Advising • Training • Assessment

  3. Accreditation • Requirements of ABET Engineering Accreditation – Criterion 1. Students • Evaluate student performance • Advise students regarding curricular and career matters • Monitor student progress to foster their success in achieving program outcomes Geoff

  4. Approaches to Advising Centralized • Centralized and Decentralized • In COE, 7 departments. 7 ways to advise. Decentralized Leda

  5. Approaches to Advising • In COE, 7 departments. 7 ways to advise. • Regular faculty vs. auxiliary faculty • Faculty is primary advisor vs. faculty is secondary advisor • Part-time vs. full time staff • Staff is primary advisor vs. staff is secondary advisor • Other staff responsibility • Graduate students • Administrative assistant • Recruitment Leda

  6. Approaches to Advising • Monitoring and advising student progress • Pre-major = orientation • Intermediate Status • Major Status • End of semester evaluations • Graduation audits • Senior exit interviews Leda

  7. Advising Tools • Undergraduate Handbooks • Program requirements • Program procedures • Plan of studies/flowcharts • WEB pages • All students, faculty, and staff have access • Department activities (i.e. seminars, workshops, etc.) • Career postings • Online forms • Course syllabi and descriptions • Degree Audit Report System (DARS) Tiffany

  8. Centralized Advising • Personnel requirements • One or two staff/faculty members • Faculty with time to advise (auxiliary appointment vs. regular appointment) • Office space, money, and support Leda

  9. Centralized Advising • Benefits • One or two people know the student body • Consistency of approach • One-stop-advising for years 1 to 4 • Weaknesses • Both advisors are at the UAOA conference • Student ‘uncomfortable’ with the chosen advisor • Advisor ‘burnout’ Leda

  10. Decentralized Advising • Personnel required • Faculty • Fall/Spring • Summer • Staff Tiffany

  11. Decentralized Advising • Benefits • Interaction with faculty • Advice from someone in the field & someone not in the field • Weaknesses • Availability (summer schedule) • Knowledge of program Tiffany

  12. Staff Advisors • Attributes • Take a broader view of student’s success • May interact more with students, depending on model • Know the “policies and procedures” • May not have background in area they are advising (i.e. engineering) but more likely to have training or background in advising (counseling, education, etc.) • Training Provided • University level • University academic advising committee (UAAC): advising basic training • College level • Monthly meeting with College Coordinator • Department level • Shadowing of other advisors Coralee

  13. Faculty Advisors • Attributes • Students value contact with faculty • Intimate familiarity with curriculum • Career guidance from experience • They are engineers (for better or worse) • Training an Engineer to Advise • UAAC advising basic training • Advising conferences (e.g. UAOA) • Monthly college advising meeting Kelly

  14. Career Advising • Graduate and Professional School • Staff vs. faculty approaches • Employment opportunities • Job board postings • Workshops • Industry forum/seminar courses • Collaboration with Career Services • Internships/Co-Ops • Faculty member assigned to assist in setting up • Student may receive technical credit Coralee

  15. Bridging the Divide • Staff and Faculty Training Each Other • Faculty training staff • Shadowing • Field trips • Lectures and seminars • Lab tours • Directed readings (websites and articles) • Professional organizations • Patience, flexibility, exceptions Geoff

  16. Bridging the Divide • Staff and Faculty Training Each Other • Staff training Faculty • University requirements • Advising techniques • Advising tools (DARS, files, emails, etc.) • UAAC, roundtables, training • Well rounded students and education • Communicate student feedback Leda

  17. Assessment Methods • EBI Engineering Survey • Comparison of student opinion at 6 other schools • Two questions asked about advising satisfaction • Academic Advising by Faculty • Academic Advising by Non-Faculty • Exit Survey • Conducted at departmental level • Provides longitudinal data • Usually one or two questions about satisfaction • University Academic Advising Committee (UAAC) Survey • University wide advising survey • Provides college level and higher information Kelly

  18. Discussion • How do faculty and staff work together at your school? • What training is provided? • Advising • The ideal student • The student on probation • The student that is undecided on career path

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