SACRAMENTO STATE’S SACRAMENTO STATE’S FACULTY SENATE FACULTY SENATE

ADVISING INITIATIVEADVISING INITIATIVE

Presentation to CSU Campus Practices for Student Presentation to CSU Campus Practices for Student Success ConferenceSuccess Conference

October 20, 2006October 20, 2006ByBy

Cristy Jensen, Professor of Public Policy and Cristy Jensen, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, CSUSAdministration, CSUS

TheSenate’s Advising InitiativeTheSenate’s Advising Initiative

Goal to stimulate innovation, Goal to stimulate innovation, involvement, and dissemination of involvement, and dissemination of lessons learnedlessons learned

10 faculty driven projects funded for 10 faculty driven projects funded for 2 years assigned time (3 units per 2 years assigned time (3 units per sem)sem)

Departmental, College and Inter-Departmental, College and Inter-

departmental projectdepartmental project

The Policy WindowThe Policy Window

Senate Retreat Focus Fall 2003Senate Retreat Focus Fall 2003 Strong culture of faculty involvement Strong culture of faculty involvement

in campus advising centerin campus advising center Unexpended funds in Senate BudgetUnexpended funds in Senate Budget Senate Chair and Provost match Senate Chair and Provost match

(100K each)(100K each) Senate endorsementSenate endorsement

RFP ProcessRFP Process

Short 3-5 page proposalShort 3-5 page proposal Problem Statement with need and Problem Statement with need and

proposed strategyproposed strategy Method for assessing effectivenessMethod for assessing effectiveness Plan for dissemination of lessons learnedPlan for dissemination of lessons learned 17 proposals received; 9 funded yr 1; 1 17 proposals received; 9 funded yr 1; 1

additional funded yr 2additional funded yr 2 Semester meetings, feedback and sharingSemester meetings, feedback and sharing

The ProjectsThe Projects

2 college based (Business and Health 2 college based (Business and Health and Human Services)and Human Services)

1 interdepartmental (Bio Sci and 1 interdepartmental (Bio Sci and Chem)Chem)

1 intercollege (Educ and Natural 1 intercollege (Educ and Natural Science and Math)Science and Math)

5 departmental (Econ, Comm Stud, 5 departmental (Econ, Comm Stud, Child Dev, Comp. Sci, and History)Child Dev, Comp. Sci, and History)

Another Look At Diversity of Another Look At Diversity of ProjectsProjects

2 focused on pre-major advising, one in 2 focused on pre-major advising, one in pre-health (aka alternatives to med pre-health (aka alternatives to med school), one a large college levelschool), one a large college level

1 linked department to community college 1 linked department to community college students and faculty majorsstudents and faculty majors

1 stimulated faculty involvement in 1 stimulated faculty involvement in advising where staff had played a advising where staff had played a prominent roleprominent role

1 focused on organization and workload 1 focused on organization and workload issuesissues

2 linked web based resources and faculty 2 linked web based resources and faculty contactcontact

Still to be done….Still to be done….

Assessment of Outcomes: What has Assessment of Outcomes: What has been the impact on retention and been the impact on retention and success?success?

Dissemination of Lessons Learned:Dissemination of Lessons Learned:

Spring Workshop PlannedSpring Workshop Planned

Recognize faculty involvement in Recognize faculty involvement in advising as key element in RTPadvising as key element in RTP

THE SENATE’S ADVISING THE SENATE’S ADVISING INITIATIVEINITIATIVE

GOAL IS TO STIMULATE GOAL IS TO STIMULATE INNOVATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, AND INNOVATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS LEARNEDLEARNED

10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR 10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR FUNDING FOR ASSIGNED TIMEFUNDING FOR ASSIGNED TIME

DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE AND

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTSINTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS

POLICY WINDOW OPENSPOLICY WINDOW OPENS

SENATE RETREAT FALL 2003SENATE RETREAT FALL 2003 STRONG FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN STRONG FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN

CAMPUS ADVISING CENTERCAMPUS ADVISING CENTER CARRYOVER FUND BALANCE IN CARRYOVER FUND BALANCE IN

SENATE BUDGETSENATE BUDGET SENATE CHAIR AND PROVOST SENATE CHAIR AND PROVOST

MATCHMATCH SENATE ENDORSEMENTSENATE ENDORSEMENT

RFP PROCESSRFP PROCESS

SHOROT 3-5 PAGE PROPOSALSHOROT 3-5 PAGE PROPOSAL PROBLEM STATEMENT: NEED AND PROBLEM STATEMENT: NEED AND

STRATEGY TO ADDRESSSTRATEGY TO ADDRESS METHOD OF ASSESSING OUTCOMESMETHOD OF ASSESSING OUTCOMES PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION OF PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION OF

LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED 17 PROPOSALS RECEIVED; 9 FUNDED 17 PROPOSALS RECEIVED; 9 FUNDED

IN YEAR 1, 1 MORE IN YR 2IN YEAR 1, 1 MORE IN YR 2

THE PROJECTSTHE PROJECTS

2 COLLEGE BASED (BUS AND HHS)2 COLLEGE BASED (BUS AND HHS) 1 INTERDEPARTMENTAL (BIO SCI 1 INTERDEPARTMENTAL (BIO SCI

AND CHEMAND CHEM I INTERCOLLEGE (EDUC AND NSM)I INTERCOLLEGE (EDUC AND NSM) 5 DEPARTMENTAL (ECONOMICS, 5 DEPARTMENTAL (ECONOMICS,

COMM STUDIES, CHILD DEV, ANDCOMM STUDIES, CHILD DEV, AND

COMPUTER SCIENCECOMPUTER SCIENCE

ANOTHER CUT AT DIVERSITY ANOTHER CUT AT DIVERSITY OF PROJECTSOF PROJECTS

PRE-MAJOR ADVISING: ONE IN PRE-PRE-MAJOR ADVISING: ONE IN PRE-HEALTH MAJORS (AKA ALTERNATIVES TO HEALTH MAJORS (AKA ALTERNATIVES TO MED SCHOOL); SECOND IN LARGE HEALTH MED SCHOOL); SECOND IN LARGE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORIENTED AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORIENTED COLLEGECOLLEGE

OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAJORS (CHILD DEV)MAJORS (CHILD DEV)

INCREASING FAC INVOLVEMENT WHERE INCREASING FAC INVOLVEMENT WHERE STAFF HAD PLAYED PRIOR PROMINENT STAFF HAD PLAYED PRIOR PROMINENT ROLEROLE

ORGANIZATIONAL, WORKLOAD ISSUESORGANIZATIONAL, WORKLOAD ISSUES

Still to be done…Still to be done…

Assessment of Outcomes: what is Assessment of Outcomes: what is impact on retention and graduation impact on retention and graduation rates?rates?

Dissemination Workshops: planned Dissemination Workshops: planned for springfor spring

Faculty ownership: each one teach Faculty ownership: each one teach oneone

THE SENATE’S ADVISING THE SENATE’S ADVISING INITIATIVEINITIATIVE

GOAL IS TO STIMULATE INNOVATION GOAL IS TO STIMULATE INNOVATION AND DISSEMINATIONAND DISSEMINATION

OF LESSONS LEARNEDOF LESSONS LEARNED

10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR 10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR FUNDING, ASSIGNED TIMEFUNDING, ASSIGNED TIME

DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE, ANDDEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE, AND

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTSINTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS