Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
Similar to Helping Students Graduate & Transfer Program Advising Wins and Woes
Similar to Helping Students Graduate & Transfer Program Advising Wins and Woes (20)
More from LucindaStanley
More from LucindaStanley (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Helping Students Graduate & Transfer Program Advising Wins and Woes
- 1. 0 Helping Students Graduate & Transfer: Program Advising Wins and Woes Valerie Lantz Department Chair Chemical & Biological Sciences Takoma Park/Silver Spring K. Rebecca Thomas Department Chair Biological Sciences Rockville Kiersten Newtoff Associate Professor Chemical & Biological Sciences Germantown
- 2. 0 MC Collegewide Academic Initiatives Started in 2016 • 3 campuses • Collegewide units led by VPP • Collegewide disciplines led by dean • Campus-based departments led by a Chair graduation rates Increase transfer rates Increase time to degree Decrease the cost of degree Decrease curricula with four-year institutions Align curricula with the needs of business and industry Align
- 3. 0 Counselor / Advisor • Admissions • Transferring in credit • English & math placement • Choosing/exploring majors Program Advisor • Courses to take in major • Transferring out • Internships/jobs
- 4. 0 Program Advisors (ca. 2016) • FT faculty who also advise students in their program of study • Collegewide program • Each campus has Program Advisors for each program in their discipline
- 5. 0 CBS Program Advising – Early Stages 1,000 students 50 FT faculty 6 advisors More readily accessible and “findable” More students getting advised Little coordination; inconsistent processes Faculty concerns, buy-in & comfort-level WOES
- 6. 0 CBS Program Advising – Currently Converting Our Woes to Wins…. WOES Little coordination; inconsistent processes Faculty concerns, buy-in & comfort-level • Move towards a collaborative, team-based approach across discipline • Tools to centralize, streamline, & improve efficiency • Resources & support for more faculty members to engage in program advising at different levels
- 7. 0 • Started by collegewide group of Department Chairs in collaboration with Program Advisors • Fall professional development week - collegewide training on advising for any faculty member • Faculty support increased student advising : • General sessions & program specific sessions – 100+ faculty • Advising 101 (intro to advising) – 53 faculty • Chemical and Biological Sciences Program Advising - 41 faculty Program Advising Institute
- 8. 0 Program Advising Institute General Session Advising 101 Graduation Audits, Degree Evaluations Transfer Advising Giving Students Feedback on Academic Plans (SAPC) Placement Information General Education Advising Helping Students Develop a Transfer Scholarship Plan Responding to Common Student Problems Placement Information Advising for High Achieving Students
- 9. 0 Advising Initiatives by the College Advising Day (Fall) Great attendance Faculty involvement Advising Week (Spring) Many activities During class time Student Academic Plan for Completion Required across college in intro classes Getting students to complete it
- 10. 0
- 11. 0 Small Group Discussion 1. How does your institution/department conduct advising? 2. What are the wins and woes of how #1 is handled? 3. How do you encourage students to attend advising?
- 12. 0 Reminder! • Please don’t forget to complete the session survey within Whova
- 14. 0 Reference Links • Advising Worksheets: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/counseling-and- advising/advising-worksheets/index.html • Advising Guides: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/program- advising/advising-guides.html • Takoma Park/Silver Spring Department Webpage: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/departments/chemica l-biological-sciences-tpss/
- 15. 0
- 16. 0
- 17. 0
- 18. 0
Editor's Notes
- Kiersten/All
- Kiersten
- Kiersten
- Kiersten
- Rebecca Little Coordination; Inconsistent Processes Pre-Covid – very advisor specific; reach out to advisor via email and/or walk-in program advising hours; may find out via web, referral from central counseling & advising; or from course instructor through embedded assignments Consequences – variable workload among advisors; barriers for students (hard to match availability of student-advisor; difficulties initiating 1st contact; lost time & inefficiency getting help) All of these problems compounded during COVID & shift to Virtual Work. Faculty Concerns, Buy-In, & Comfort Problem of Scale – 6 advisors cannot do this all on their own; need all hands on deck approach – other instructional faculty who understand importance of advising, the system, & who can make connections & help with less complex advising needs (e.g., what should I take after….) But…. underdeveloped resources & support structures for faculty -- deep faculty concerns about mis-advising students; duplication of effort; & concerns about balancing program advising with other instructional pursuits -- -for students – further barriers; uneven program advising knowledge across advisors; those in best positions to help a student may not be able to…. OVERALL – a lot of inefficiencies in the system – Note -- THIS IS all NORMAL as departments grow their program advising efforts. Extra Notes Rebecca -1000 students – these are current numbers based on Fall 22 & combine all degree programs in CBS including certificates -6 advisors (beginning # -- includes all CBS degrees?) More accessible & findable – links to program advisors & names of advisors on websites & counseling webpages
- Rebecca -more resources & support available to our discipline faculty --> greater confidence & comfort levels with advising – leads into Valerie’s discussion
- Valerie
- Valerie
- Valerie
- Kiersten Verbally – talk about our next goals – how to encourage students to attend program advising
- All