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SACRAMENTO STATE’S FACULTY SENATE ADVISING INITIATIVE

SACRAMENTO STATE’S FACULTY SENATE ADVISING INITIATIVE. Presentation to CSU Campus Practices for Student Success Conference October 20, 2006 By Cristy Jensen, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, CSUS. TheSenate’s Advising Initiative.

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SACRAMENTO STATE’S FACULTY SENATE ADVISING INITIATIVE

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  1. SACRAMENTO STATE’S FACULTY SENATE ADVISING INITIATIVE Presentation to CSU Campus Practices for Student Success Conference October 20, 2006 By Cristy Jensen, Professor of Public Policy and Administration, CSUS

  2. TheSenate’s Advising Initiative • Goal to stimulate innovation, involvement, and dissemination of lessons learned • 10 faculty driven projects funded for 2 years assigned time (3 units per sem) • Departmental, College and Inter- departmental project

  3. The Policy Window • Senate Retreat Focus Fall 2003 • Strong culture of faculty involvement in campus advising center • Unexpended funds in Senate Budget • Senate Chair and Provost match (100K each) • Senate endorsement

  4. RFP Process • Short 3-5 page proposal • Problem Statement with need and proposed strategy • Method for assessing effectiveness • Plan for dissemination of lessons learned • 17 proposals received; 9 funded yr 1; 1 additional funded yr 2 • Semester meetings, feedback and sharing

  5. The Projects • 2 college based (Business and Health and Human Services) • 1 interdepartmental (Bio Sci and Chem) • 1 intercollege (Educ and Natural Science and Math) • 5 departmental (Econ, Comm Stud, Child Dev, Comp. Sci, and History)

  6. Another Look At Diversity of Projects • 2 focused on pre-major advising, one in pre-health (aka alternatives to med school), one a large college level • 1 linked department to community college students and faculty majors • 1 stimulated faculty involvement in advising where staff had played a prominent role • 1 focused on organization and workload issues • 2 linked web based resources and faculty contact

  7. Still to be done…. • Assessment of Outcomes: What has been the impact on retention and success? • Dissemination of Lessons Learned: Spring Workshop Planned Recognize faculty involvement in advising as key element in RTP

  8. THE SENATE’S ADVISING INITIATIVE • GOAL IS TO STIMULATE INNOVATIONS, INVOLVEMENT, AND DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS LEARNED • 10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR FUNDING FOR ASSIGNED TIME • DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS

  9. POLICY WINDOW OPENS • SENATE RETREAT FALL 2003 • STRONG FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS ADVISING CENTER • CARRYOVER FUND BALANCE IN SENATE BUDGET • SENATE CHAIR AND PROVOST MATCH • SENATE ENDORSEMENT

  10. RFP PROCESS • SHOROT 3-5 PAGE PROPOSAL • PROBLEM STATEMENT: NEED AND STRATEGY TO ADDRESS • METHOD OF ASSESSING OUTCOMES • PLAN FOR DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS LEARNED • 17 PROPOSALS RECEIVED; 9 FUNDED IN YEAR 1, 1 MORE IN YR 2

  11. THE PROJECTS • 2 COLLEGE BASED (BUS AND HHS) • 1 INTERDEPARTMENTAL (BIO SCI AND CHEM • I INTERCOLLEGE (EDUC AND NSM) • 5 DEPARTMENTAL (ECONOMICS, COMM STUDIES, CHILD DEV, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

  12. ANOTHER CUT AT DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS • PRE-MAJOR ADVISING: ONE IN PRE-HEALTH MAJORS (AKA ALTERNATIVES TO MED SCHOOL); SECOND IN LARGE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORIENTED COLLEGE • OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAJORS (CHILD DEV) • INCREASING FAC INVOLVEMENT WHERE STAFF HAD PLAYED PRIOR PROMINENT ROLE • ORGANIZATIONAL, WORKLOAD ISSUES

  13. Still to be done… • Assessment of Outcomes: what is impact on retention and graduation rates? • Dissemination Workshops: planned for spring • Faculty ownership: each one teach one

  14. THE SENATE’S ADVISING INITIATIVE • GOAL IS TO STIMULATE INNOVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF LESSONS LEARNED • 10 FACULTY DRIVEN PROJECTS, 2 YR FUNDING, ASSIGNED TIME • DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE, AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS

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