2013-2014 Academic Advising Plan

As an integral part of Student Services and the broader college community, the Academic Advising staff of academic advisors and personal counselors collaborates with students in developing the resources, skills and knowledge to pursue their academic, career and personal goals.

Student Learning Goals/Outcomes: Students will (do/know/value):

Goal 1: Intellectual and personal growth

•           Demonstrate realistic self-appraisal

•           Achieve personal goals

•           Achieve educational goals

•           Demonstrate effective communication

•           Demonstrate self-respect

•           Demonstrate respect for others

•           Appreciate the value of lifelong learning

Goal 2: Develop personal, educational and career goals

•           Craft a coherent educational plan based on assessment of abilities

•           Craft a coherent educational plan based on aspirations

•           Craft a coherent educational plan based on interests

•           Craft a coherent educational plan based on values

•           Understand transfer options

•           Understand career options

•           Choose a major

•           Articulate attainable life goals

•           Articulate attainable career goals

•           Set short-term strategies for achieving goals

•           Set long-term strategies for achieving goals

•           Appreciate the value of ongoing goal assessment

•           Appreciate the value of ongoing recalibration

Goal 3: Self-sufficiency and responsibility

•           Assume responsibility for meeting academic program requirements

•           Attend regular advising meetings

•           Attend timely advising meetings

•           Participate in online self-registration

•           Ask appropriate questions

•           Request help when necessary

•           Initiate action toward achievement of goals

•           Value independence

Goal 4: Understand SUNY Orange policy, procedures, resources and opportunities

•           Articulate program requirements

•           Successfully navigate the college’s policies

•           Successfully navigate the college’s procedures

•           Find information using the SUNY Orange catalog

•           Find information using the SUNY Orange website

•           Effectively utilize resources

•           Effectively utilize opportunities

•           Demonstrate ability to use campus technology

Goal 5: Appreciate the purpose of their curriculum and overall education

•           Articulate the purposes of higher education

•           Articulate the worth of higher education

•           Understand the intent of their academic program

•           Appreciate the value of a general education

•           Connect learning across disciplines

•           Connect learning to career experiences

•           Connect learning to life experiences

•           Exhibit commitment to lifelong learning

•           Understand their degree program within the context of their goals

Goal 6: Decision-making skills

•           Use complex information from various sources to set goals

•           Use complex information from various sources to reach decisions

•           Use personal goals to guide decisions

•           Use personal values to guide decisions

•           Evaluate skills

•           Evaluate abilities

•           Evaluate interests

•           Use to skills to develop appropriate plans

•           Use to abilities to develop appropriate plans

•           Use to interests to develop appropriate plans

•           Choose courses

•           Create a schedule

•           Select appropriate campus activities

•           Select appropriate opportunities

To continue to improve the quality of academic advising services and promote student learning and student engagement in the educational process, the following goals have been set for the upcoming year:

Programming and Service

• Continue working in the development of an Academic Advising Assessment Plan.  This will allow us to map student learning outcomes that result from the process/delivery of academic advising and academic advising activities to identify further data collection points and outcome measure. The implementation of a formal assessment plan will help improve the quality of academic advising services and improve student learning.
• Develop an assessment plan for the Peer Advising program. Peer Advisors are students providing support to peer students especially during the registration advising period. They assist peer students with online resources, help students prepare for their academic advising sessions and provide referral resources to students and parents. The program also provides the Peer Advisors opportunities to develop leadership, interpersonal and presentation skills. Assessment of the program will help improve the Peer Advising program and individual peer performance.

Student Success and Access

• Expand the New START to facilitate an introduction to the College that meets the needs of transfer students. Transfer student feedback indicates that the information that we provide to the conventional first time college students does not adequately meet their needs.
• Implement a student Veterans mentor-mentee program that provides support to new student Veterans. A group of continuing  student Veterans on both campuses with a 2.8 or higher GPAs have volunteered to participate in the program. The goal of this initiative is to help new student Veterans connect to campus resources, learn academic success skills and time management, get involved in campus life and gain information about basic VA educational benefits. 

Technology

• Continue to utilize technology to streamline academic advising services, and target specific groups of students such as first year students to build on the information that is provided during New START.