Collaborative Design of a Tailored Advising Program

1.  Collaborative Design of a Tailored Advising Program Cynthia Shields Don Weasenforth Collin College February 23, 2012 2012 NADE Conference CSCS

2. Collin College Context 3 main campuses 50,000 students 16/17 FT professional advisors in district DE: centralized unit, 5 departments, 53 FT faculty, 4 staff with district-wide responsibilities CS - 3 main campuses: Frisco, McKinney and Plano, north of Dallas - 50,000 students # professional advisors: 16/17 FT advisors CS - 3 main campuses: Frisco, McKinney and Plano, north of Dallas - 50,000 students # professional advisors: 16/17 FT advisors

3. Advising Pilot Designs: prescriptive/developmental; faculty, professional advisors, technologies (cf., Heisserer & Parette 2002) Faculty advisers (Frost 1991, Heisserer & Parette 2002, King & Kerr 2005, McArthur 2005) Importance of role, training & rewards Student needs (Frost 1991, Smith 2007) Confidence, “belonging,” motivations & commitment DWDW

4. TIDE Design Boylan (2009): Targeted Interventions for Developmental Education Students Take inventory of campus/community resources Develop student profiles Assess individual students Advise using assessment Deliver targeted interventions Monitor students Revise interventions as needed DW Main objectives of pilot: - Provide intrusive intervention - Involve faculty - Plan for scalability - Limit expense DW Main objectives of pilot: - Provide intrusive intervention - Involve faculty - Plan for scalability - Limit expense

5. Current Plan: General Parameters