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The Mandatory Advising Program: First Year Milestone Advising. Martina Stewart & April Vrtis. Objectives. We’ll address these questions: WHAT is the Mandatory Advising Program? WHY is advising mandatory and what are we trying to accomplish with this program?
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The Mandatory Advising Program:First Year Milestone Advising Martina Stewart & April Vrtis
Objectives We’ll address these questions: • WHAT is the Mandatory Advising Program? • WHY is advising mandatory and what are we trying to accomplish with this program? • WHEN are students required to meet with an advisor? • HOW to connect Learning Centered Advising to MAP First Year Milestone appointments?
Resources for MAP • mapadvising.utah.edu • Learning-Centered Advising chapter • 2019-20 MAP Timeline • General Timeline and PeopleSoft Procedures • MAP Advising Basics Manual • PeopleSoft for Mandatory Advising Manual • Colleagues • Emails from Director of MAP: Martina Stewart in AAC
PeopleSoft for MAP Advisors need access to: 1. The ADVSRVW Operator Class 2. The MANDADV Operator Class 3. Service Indicators SRVCIND for Mandatory Advising If you don’t have access to the above, contact Sean Crouch, scrouch@advising.utah.edu
Small Group Discussion • Talk about a positive learning experience you’ve had, and what made it impactful.
WHAT is the Mandatory Advising Program? • A program that requires undergraduates to meet with an advisor at key points throughout their undergraduate experience • Students are not able to register for classes unless they meet with an advisor (registration holds are placed in PeopleSoft).
Why is advising mandatory? • Students don’t have time for optional! (Carol Twigg) • To connect students to advisors early in their undergraduate experience and at key points on their way to graduation to help them develop a rich and holistic degree.
WHEN are students required to meet with an advisor? Purpose: To connect students with advisors at key points in their undergraduate experience. • First Year Milestone Advising • Second Year Milestone Advising • Undeclared Student Advising
First Year Milestone Advising : Learning Outcomes • Student can generate a degree audit. • Student can interpret a degree audit. • Student builds an appropriate class schedule. • Department/Major Learning Outcome • Advisor Goal/Learning Outcome
Small Groups: Department L.O. • Do you have a department/major learning outcome? • If so, what is it? • Why did your department/ major choose that particular LO? • Is it still relevant? • If you don't have one, what do you think would be an appropriate learning outcome for your students? • Examples: • Computer Science: Process for applying to the major. • AAC: Student is able to identify a major exploration resource or next action step in the exploration process
Small Groups:Advisor L.O. • Do you have your own advisor learning outcome? • If so, what is it? • Why did you choose that particular LO? • Is it still relevant? • If you don't have one, what do you think would be an appropriate learning outcome for your students? • Examples: • April: Student knows I can assist them with more than just academics.
Student Selection • All first term students admitted as freshmen (regardless of credit hour count) will be selected for First Year Milestone Advising • Summer and Fall starters are selected in September; Spring starters in March
First Year Milestone Advising: Timeline September 23 • Students are selected for advising (service indicators in PeopleSoft) • Email is sent to students informing them of hold • Hold becomes active in PeopleSoft September 23 -November • Advise students & take necessary actions in PeopleSoft November 11 at 7am • Early registration for 1000 & 2000 level courses begins
Collaboration and Marketing • Mapadvising.Utah.edu • Orientation and Parent Orientation • Advertising with Housing and Residential Education • Banners • Planner • Writing Program flyers • LEAP/Block U collaboration • Emails throughout the semester
Email to Students • Links to website with more information about MAP • Instructs them who they should meet with for First Year Milestone Advising • Students informed that by meeting with their advisor by Nov. 8, they will have early access to 1000-2000 courses
Who Advises Whom • Departmental Advisors • Academic Advising Center Advisors • Honors • CESA, TRiO, Beacon Scholars
PeopleSoft Logistics • First Year students have both a Positive and a Negative Service Indicator in PeopleSoft • How to remove the hold and give a student priority registration • New notes functionality
LCA: Motivated Students Learn More Effectively • Motivating • Stimulating the student's desire to learn • Help students see the relevance and importance in advising
LCA: Motivated Students Learn More Effectively • What are the critical factors that influence students motivation to learn? (classroom study) • Professors enthusiasm for the material • Relevance and applicability of the material • Clear organization • Appropriate level of difficulty • Active learning approaches • Rapport with professor
Coming Soon! • November 14th- 2nd Year MAP In-Service • Learning Centered Advising and MAP Second Year
MAP Website Mapadvising.Utah.edu Thank you for attending today! The MAP Committee