Current Commission Goals and Activities:

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Commission Goals and Activities for 2004-2005:

Each goal and/or activity has been related to the applicable mission and strategy within the NACADA Strategic Plan.

Goals and Objectives for 2003-2004:

I. Communication

A. Continue development of network of advisors interested in assessment

     through annual meetings and list serve.

II. Presentations

A.  Actively solicit more members to submit proposals to NACADA national and regional conferences, as well as to outside of NACADA assessment related conferences.

III. Contributions

A.  Actively solicit members to submit articles to the NACADA Journal and

     other advising/assessment related publications on various topics (e.g.,

     value added advising, learning outcomes, assessing faculty advising)

B.  Begin the process of developing various publications and reports on

     assessment of advising topics:

• Draft an “Assessment of Academic Advising Primer” as an electronic resource tool to be posted on the ASAC website.
• Draft an instrument to survey NACADA members and list serve participants on the status of assessment in their unit/on campus— "Status of Assessment of Academic Advising" survey.

C.  Begin dialogue with NACADA Research Committee on the

     establishment of an assessment of advising grant.

When the Assessment of Advising Interest Group was first convened at the 2001 NACADA National Conference in Ottawa, the following concerns and goals were identified:

ASSESSMENT OF ADVISING CONCERNS:

• Who do we assess — students, special populations, advisors, faculty, mixed model, centers, campus-level, etc.?
• What do we assess — student outcomes, satisfaction, retention, etc.?
• How do we assess — results oriented instruments, methods, etc.?
• When do we assess — longitudinal, transition from advising offices to faculty advisors, etc.?
• What are the advantages, consequences and results of assessment — funding, change in program, demonstrating the impact of advising, etc.?
• What has been done before — studies and best practices?

INITIAL GOALS:

• Foster the development of a network of individuals interested in the assessment of academic advising through activities at NACADA conferences and active discussions on the ASAC list serve.
• Further develop the ASAC website, which includes links to established assessment sites, sample instruments and tools, bibliography, and examples of previous studies and best practices.
• Begin the process of identifying and developing projects or reports related to the assessment of academic advising.
• Sponsor and/or solicit the presentation of assessment-designated sessions by interest group members at regional or national conferences.