UC Merced: A History of Collaboration

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UC Merced A History of Collaboration

• In this presentation
• A brief history
• Cross-Campus comparative overview of advising
• Collaborative structure to advising
• Integration of advising into the student culture
• Future visions and questions

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History

• 2004 Vision for Advising
• Collaborative across Student Affairs and Academic
  Affairs
• School-based advisors working with
• Admissions
• New Student Orientation
• Student Success programs

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Student Advising and Learning Center

• Director
• 1 Student Affairs Fellow
• 1 Academic Advisor for undecided
• 1 Orientation and Learning Assistance Coordinator
• 20 peer tutors, workshop leaders and 10
  orientation leaders

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Collaboration

• New Student Orientation
• Academic Advising Socials
• Search Committees
• Mid-Semester Grades
• Student Success Workshops
• Retention Initiatives
• SAD Policy Development

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Ripple Effect

• Assistant Deans
• Parent Communications
• Comparing Notes
• Academic Dismissal and Appeals
• Avoiding Duplicated Efforts

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Advising Social

• Attended by approximately 100 students
• One in the fall, one in the spring
• Saturday afternoon Monday evening

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Advising Social

• Academic Advising
• Activities to promote student success
• Free Pizza
• Sneak preview of next semesters schedule of
  classes

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Student Success Workshops

• Required of all freshmen with D or lower in any
  course at mid-semester
• Registration hold is released after they attend
• 300-400 attended each semester, 7-10 sessions
  each semester, total
• Self-assessment, success plans, presentations
  (motivation/resources)
• More about this next year

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Similarities and Differences Across the Schools

• Student Profiles
• Evolution of policy S.A.D.
• Non-traditional advising roles
• Advising Challenges
• Universal
• UC Merced-specific

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Evolution of Policy

• Subject to Academic Dismissal (SAD)
• Fall 2005

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Engineering Student Body Profile

• 134 students
• 34 BioE
• 55 CSE
• 6 EnvE
• 39 undeclared engineering
• 106 Freshmen 28 transfer
• 29 women
• 47 URM

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ENG Student Body Profile-2

• 46 1st generation college
• 38 Central Valley 35 SoCal 21 Bay Area
• 40 of SoE freshman placed in pre-calc
• 60 of SoE freshman placed in academic (ramp-up)
  writing

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SSHA Student Body Profile

• 313 students
• Management
• SCS
• WCH
• Undeclared
• 253 freshman, 40 transfers

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SSHA Student Body Profile-2

• 56.9 first generation
• 28 Latino
• 29 Caucasian
• 36 from the Central Valley

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Natural Science Student Profile

•       310- Students
• Biology
•       Human Biology
•       Earth System Sciences
•       Undeclared
• 264-freshman, 46 transfers

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Natural Science Student Profile 2

• 44.5 First generation
• 15 Latino
• 18 Caucasian
• 23 from the Central Valley

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Non-Traditional Advising Roles

• All Things Student
• Student organization advisor and event planner
• Admissions and Retention Coordination
• Course scheduling and forecasting
• Study Abroad and Educational Enrichment
  coordinating
• Consultant for Adminstration and staff

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Advising ChallengesENG

• Universal
• Retention
• Diversity
• UC Merced Specific
• Dealing with new majors
• Limited course offerings
• Limited space

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Advising ChallengesSSHA

• The New Kid syndrome
• Non-academic struggles
• Majors
• Perceived lack of options
• Preparedness
• Academic difficulty
• Effects on course load, progress and retention

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Our Future

• Add more advisors
• Increase focus on student development
• Increase student success initiatives
• Use what we learn as we go

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Whats Next?

• Lets go to the wall of wisdom.

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