Advising Committee

3.3.3.3 Advising Committee

1. Membership: Four (4) faculty members: one from each college (CEBAH, CAFES, CAS); two (2) at-largemembers e.g. Professional Advisors; two (2) representatives from the Student Success Center; one (1) representative from the Orientation office; up to one (1) undergraduate student. [FS 24/25 #55]
2. Term of Office: Three years for faculty, one year for students.
3. Duties:

• a. to examine and develop innovative and/or experimental programs for advising students deemed at risk
• b. to evaluate periodically the student academic advising system and recommend changes that will increase the system's effectiveness
• c. to recommend policies for implementing new advising programs and improving current ones
• d. to serve in an advisory capacity for activities that involve academic, career, and personal counseling
• e. to encourage recognition of the importance of advising as a part of faculty responsibility and to recommend and revise procedures for evaluating faculty participation in advising
• f. to review nominations for “Advisor of the Year”, and make a recommendation to the Chancellor consisting of a single academic advisor’s name. Note: The committee’s selection will not solely be based on the number of nominations received but will also take into account students’ and alumni comments in order to address disparity in advising loads in different departments.