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Advising Strategic Plan

Program Status: Implementation

Following the 2023 NACADA recommendations, Undergraduate Academic Advising (UAA)  is undergoing a strategic planning process that will align with the mission and vision of UAA with the PSU Strategic Plan and the Embracing our Majority BIPOC Future framework. The goal of the UAA strategic plan is to create a cohesive and collective vision for academic advising at PSU. The Advising Strategic Plan will center the needs of our current and future PSU students to ensure their success; improve the experience of advisors and advising leadership resulting in a collaborative and positive work environment and culture; and operationalize recommendations from the external assessment by NACADA and internal assessment group. 

Accomplished

  • Steering group met regularly to determine the process for engaging the advising community in strategic planning.
  • Engaged in SOAR exercise to identify main areas of focus for advising strategy which serve as a foundation for establishing goals and milestones for the strategic plan. 
  • Mapped focus areas to PSU’s Strategic Plan and the Embracing our Majority BIPOC Future framework
  • Associate Vice Provost worked with the project management team to develop and finalize work plans, project communication plans, and stakeholder engagement plans.
  • Established student advising committee to provide input and feedback on core areas of strategic plan
  • Based on feedback from the Advisors on the Steering Committee, added additional Advisor representation on the Steering Committee

In Progress

  • Strategic plan impact and feasibility will be assessed with a diverse group of stakeholders to include critical and important perspectives
  • Presenting prioritized areas to established advising groups to engage in recommendations on specific aspects of the Advising Strategic Plan.
  • Creating the first draft of the UAA Strategic Plan for feedback from the Advising Community.
  • Developing Assessment Plan.
  • Establishing project teams for prioritized areas.

Project Team

Sponsor: Erin Shortlidge
Lead: Randi Harris
Project Manager: Pamela Bock
Steering Group: Greg Flores, Andrea Garrity, Beatriz Lafferriere, Leena Shrestha, Kate Constable, and Leo Perez Lopez
Additional Project Team: TBD
Collaborators: Advising Community, OSS, TRSRC, UCC, Student Advising Committee