Assessment of Academic Advising Institute
February 13-15, 2013 held at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, GA 

What to expect:

 
Assessment of academic advising is essential for a successful and effective academic advising program on any campus. This working institute will be an intensive two and a half days focused on the components of a successful assessment program as well as specific strategies and tools for developing and implementing assessment programs on your campus.


Schedule 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.  Registration
 Wednesday, February 13, 2013
 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Registration
 8:00-9:45 a.m.  Welcome & Plenary Session - The Assessment Process in Academic Advising – An Overview 
 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  Break
 10:00 - 11:45 a.m.  Group Discussions
 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.  Lunch (included) 
 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.  Plenary Session - Developing and Reflecting on Student Learning and Process/Delivery Outcomes - Getting to the Vital Few
 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.  Break
 2:45 - 4:15 p.m.  Group Discussions
 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.  Special Topics
•Developing a Rubric as One Measurement Tool in the Assessment Process for Academic Advising 
•Making Your Team-Work: Developing Your Assessment Plan
•Focus Groups and Academic Advising 
•Transforming Advising through Coalition Building
•Do You Know Where Your Data Are? (Wednesday only)
•Developing a Student Satisfaction Survey (Wednesday only)
•Two-Year Institutions' Roundtable (Wednesday only)
 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  Optional Hosted Networking/Cash Bar
 6:30 p.m.  Dinner on your own 
 Thursday, February 14, 2013
 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  Registration
 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast (included)
 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.  Plenary Session - Identifying Opportunities for Learning: Mapping the Experience
 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  Break
 10:00 - 11:45 a.m.  Group Discussions
 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.  Lunch (included)
 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.  Plenary Session - Identifying and Using Multiple Measures
 2:45 - 3:00 p.m.  Break
 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.  Special Topics
•Developing a Rubric as One Measurement Tool in the Assessment Process for Academic Advising
•Making Your Team-Work: Developing Your Assessment Plan
•Focus Groups and Academic Advising 
•Transforming Advising through Coalition Building 
•What Does the Data Mean? Interpreting Outcome Data (Thursday only)
•Creating an Advising Syllabus (Thursday only)
•Time to Think, Plan, Question, and Work (Thursday only)
 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.  Group Discussions
 5:45 p.m.  Dinner on your own
 Friday, February 15, 2013
 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  Registration
 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast (included)
 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.  Plenary Session - Sharing and Acting Upon the Outcome Data
 10:00 - 10:15 a.m.  Break
 10:15 - 12:00 p.m.  Group Discussions
 12:00 p.m.  Ending Time - Thank you for attending!

Registration Information

 Assessment Institute On/After 1/17/13
NACADA Member  $700
Nonmember $800

Hotel Information

Hyatt Regency Savannah 
2 W. Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31401

NACADA Block Room Rate: $145* (Single/Double)