Sept 9, 2005 Meeting

AGENDA TOPIC

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ACTIONS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Call to Order

DV: Call to order 1:30 pm.

Minutes

DV: May 2005 minutes approved as distributed by email.

DV put May 05 minutes on web page

Announcements

1. DV: Linda Eroh (COLS) has resigned from Council; Faculty Senate to identify her replacement.
2. Introductions all around, as new Council members were at their first Council meeting (Erdman, Lilly, Watanabe).
3. PZ: CON just had their first transition ceremony (identifies TIM transition after fulfilling criteria), gave brief report of activities and cited its many positive effects.

Notify J. Simmons, need COLS faculty member nominee for Council.

Old Business

Status of advising transition reports requested from all depts./programs last spring: DV reported that not all have filed a report over the summer; she had received one today, in fact.   Of those received, some have complied with the Total Intake Model by adopting transition criteria and some have not. DV reiterated that, once Provosts Miller & Earns had directed that the campus adopt the TIM in June 2004, ACCAA’s role was to advise depts./programs in carrying out their own transitions to the TIM.  ACCAA does not “approve” new advising policies, it will merely report on them to the Provost. 

Status of proposal re:Faculty Advisor Training & Reward that went to Student Differential Tuition Finance Committee last spring: LF reported that the proposal was approved by the students, but cuts were made to certain items, so the total award is about half of the initial request. No one on Council has seen the final award document yet. As soon as it is passed on to Council, we can examine & discuss it.  Council was reminded that DT will never pay faculty salary nor release time, because students will not put their money toward taxes & benefits. Some sort of Professional Development account could be set up instead.

New Council member BL raised good questions about the nature of advising, the advising changes, etc. Discussion ensued.  LF suggested setting up a Council-only list-serve so that Council members “old” and new can communicate, all agreed.

Status of advising web pages for each dept/program: DV reported that nothing further had been accomplished to her knowledge; her dept was supposed to be next in line for a new web page but she’d heard nothing; no one else knew anything either. Discussion revealed great concern that this resource had not developed at this time of transition to TIM.  JE proposed (2^nd, all in favor with one abstention) that Council send the Provost a recommendation that “all needed resources be brought to bear to implement, as a high priority, the new advising web pages funded last spring and promised to depts./programs, but not materialized.

Re:New programs to develop Faculty Advisors on campus:

1. LF reported that the first edition of the Faculty Pathway, a Faculty Handbook specifically for the advising mission, is now online and ready to use.  The URL is http://idea.uwosh.edu/wcgprojects/uarcfacultypathway/  There are separate links for faculty from the 4 different colleges.  Currently, topics include the Total Intake Model explained, how to read a STAR, suggested activities during an advising session, various kinds of forms used at this campus (though not necessarily by the advisor). This site will be modified as time & experience direct. In particular, it will announce upcoming workshops that provide Faculty development for the advising mission.
2. LF reported & explained the Master Advisor program, which DT is also funding ($7.5k). The plan calls for first year “Brown Bags” and Faculty Colleges to provide Faculty Advisor development, as well as the certification of up to 25 faculty (from ANY college) as Master Advisors. MAs will serve as mentors to up and coming faculty advisors, will provide “nuclei” of expertise in all 5 colleges. There will also be a competitive Top Advisor award on campus. This will bring needed recognition to the faculty advising mission. LF called for Council members to nominate themselves, each other, or other faculty OR instructional academic staff committed to advising students, as the first-ever cohort of Master Advisor trainees this year.

LF hopes to obtain copy of approved proposal which she will circulate ASAP

LF to look into setting up ACCAA only list-serv.

DV to inquire of Brian Ledwell where the money went.

DV to write draft memo to Provost, circulate for email endorsement by Council, then send hard copy to Provost.

Council members to send Master Advisor nominations to Lynn Freeman

Adjournment / Items for Next Agenda

Meeting adjourned at 2:55 pm.

Items for next meeting:

• Terry Olson (Classified Staff) cannot make this fall’s meeting time slot, she asks if we wish to replace her. Do we?
• Ongoing student concerns about advising & the TIM transition.
• If possible: discussion of the funded (but cut) DT proposal document.
• Master Advisor program & nominations, progress report.
• Provost’s response to memo re:web pages, if any

Next meeting: October 7, 2005 1:30-3:00pm