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First-Year Advising Requirement (FYAR) Hold Removal Pilot

PROJECT STATUS: DISCOVERY

The purpose of this pilot is to minimize unintended consequences of the First Year Mandatory Advising (FYMA) registration hold that is placed on a student's impact on equitable student success. It intends to test the mechanism of the registration hold to enforce the requirement and not to test the efficacy of the First Year Advising Requirement.

Accomplished

  • Drafted Project Charter to include purpose, deliverables and outcomes, and scope.
  • WICHE No Holding Back Project presented at the Academic Advising Community Learning Initiative (CLI) to provide context and for FYAR Hold Removal Pilot Project (August 2024).
  • Associate Vice Provost (AVP) of Undergraduate Academic Advising shared the foundation for this project and facilitated discussion with the advising community at the Community Learning Initiative (CLI), providing opportunity to share strengths, challenges, and questions on the work ahead (August 2024).
  • Established Project Team and scheduled kick-off meeting in September 2024

In Progress

  • Finalize Project Charter.
  • Establish and refine the Project’s communication and outreach plan for 2024-25.
  • Create an assessment framework and plan. 

Project Team

Sponsor: Erin Shortlidge
Project Lead: Randi Harris
Project Manager: Kara Hayes
Team: Ilka Bailey, Nicolle DuPont, Hilda Escalera Gonzalez, Andrea Garrity, Becki Ingersoll, Cori Watkins
Collaborators: ACS, OCC, Office of the Registrar