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