ACTION PLAN 2B: Mandatory Academic Advising Provide mandatory face to face advising for all students and include advisor training and incentives for good advising. KEY STRATEGY: Integrate advising into reward systems DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION: This strategy work on identifying methods/mechanisms for recognizing the importance of good advising and establish expected criteria for reward. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE/TIMETABLE Steps Responsibility Completion Date 1. Write advising expectations into the Promotion and Markus Pomper May 2009 Tenure (P&T) policy. 2. Seek approval of the faculty senate Markus Pomper May 2009 3. Develop criteria for good advising to be included in Dean’s Council December 2008 policy. Larry Richards 4. Outstanding Advisor Award instituted. Develop Dean’s Council December 2008 appropriate definition, criteria, and process. Larry Richards 5. Develop plan for advising incentives for faculty and Crowley December 2008 Champions: Karen Clark, TJ Rivard, Marilyn Watkins Budget: Incentives--$? Evaluation/Control: Larry Richards, Mary Blakefield ACTION PLAN 2C: Mandatory Academic Advising Provide mandatory face to face advising for all students and include advisor training and incentives for good advising. KEY STRATEGY: Explore best practices in advising (e.g. intrusive, active, self-guided) DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION: Collect information on types of advising in order to determine which is the best approach for IU East. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE/TIMETABLE Responsibility Completion Date 1. Investigate various advising models. Mary Blakefield June 2008 Brett Crowley 2. models with Dean’s Council Mary Blakefield July 2008
ACTION PLAN 2B: Mandatory Academic Advising Provide mandatory face to face advising for all students and include advisor training and incentives for good advising. KEY STRATEGY: Integrate advising into reward systems DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION: This strategy work on identifying methods/mechanisms for recognizing the importance of good advising and establish expected criteria for reward. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE/TIMETABLE Steps Responsibility Completion Date 1. Write advising expectations into the Promotion and Tenure (P&T) policy. Markus Pomper May 2009 2. Seek approval of the faculty senate Markus Pomper May 2009 3. Develop criteria for good advising to be included in policy. Dean’s Council Larry Richards December 2008 4. Outstanding Advisor Award instituted. Develop appropriate definition, criteria, and process. Dean’s Council Larry Richards December 2008 5. Develop plan for advising incentives for faculty and Crowley December 2008 Champions: Karen Clark, TJ Rivard, Marilyn Watkins Budget: Incentives--$? Evaluation/Control: Larry Richards, Mary Blakefield ACTION PLAN 2C: Mandatory Academic Advising Provide mandatory face to face advising for all students and include advisor training and incentives for good advising. KEY STRATEGY: Explore best practices in advising (e.g. intrusive, active, self-guided) DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION: Collect information on types of advising in order to determine which is the best approach for IU East. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE/TIMETABLE Responsibility Completion Date 1. Investigate various advising models. Mary Blakefield Brett Crowley June 2008 2. models with Dean’s Council Mary Blakefield July 2008
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