The
Context for Accountability and Planning - What
is the current context within which we are planning for the
future of academic advising? Nationally, higher education is
responding to the Spellings Report through efforts such as the
NASULGC/AASCU Voluntary System of Accountability and the parallel
efforts in community colleges as well as private liberal arts
colleges—and campuses are getting on board. Understanding these
activities will help you identify actions to support them.
The
Essentials of Planning - What
are you hoping to achieve within your academic advising organization?
Are you seeking growth, improved productivity, clarity of direction,
stability of the organization, or even more participation? Each
of these broad goals relate to particular frameworks for planning
which, in turn, influence the action you undertake. While not
all planning is strategic planning, all approaches to planning
ought to be strategic!
Connecting
Academic Advising and the Institutional Core Mission
The
Essentials of Institutional Planning - When
you look at your institution as a whole, what issues and dynamics
is it facing, and how do they affect your academic advising
organization? Given that, what are you hoping to achieve within
your academic advising organization? Are you seeking growth,
improved productivity, clarity of direction, stability of the
organization, or even more participation? Each of these broad
goals relate to particular frameworks for planning which, in
turn, influence the action you undertake. While not all planning
is strategic planning, all approaches to planning ought to be
strategic!
Setting
and Monitoring Key Performance Indicators - Key
to developing successful plans is being clear about what is
important to your academic advising program. What are your criteria
for success? How will you know? How do the Key Performance Indicators
you identify for academic advising relate to those for the institution
overall? What strategies can be used to monitor Key Performance
Indicators, how should results be reported, and how can they/should
they be used to inform planning?
Should
you, could you, would you compare your program’s Key Performance
Indicators to those of other units or institutions?
Leaving
with a Strategy - Participants
in this seminar will leave the seminar with:
