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Academic Advisors OnboardingWednesday November 7 2012

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INTRODUCTIONS

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ACADEMICADVISORSONBOARDINGINITATIVE

bullSessionI-Governance USGBoardofRegents GeorgiaStateUniversity

bullSessionII-ConflictResolution

bullSessionIII-CustomerService

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STATEOFGEORGIA

Governor Dealrsquos ldquoComplete College Georgiardquo

Theinitiativecallsforandidentifiesstrategiesforthestatersquospublicandprivatecollegestoadd

anadditional250000collegegraduatesndashwhetheraone-yearcertificateanassociatersquosdegree

orabachelorrsquosdegreendashby2020anumberthatisoverandabovecurrentgraduationlevels

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TODAYrsquoSAGENDASESSIONI

Getting to know Georgia State University

bullGovernanceUSGBoardofRegents

bullGovernanceGeorgiaStateUniversity

bull PresidentBeckerrsquosStrategicPlan(2011-2016)

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WHYAREYOUHERE

bullPresidentBeckerrsquosStrategicPlan

bullTheGovernorrsquosldquoCompleteCollegeGeorgiardquoInitiative

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bullAdditionalfundsreceivedfromtheBORforthisinitiative

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GOVERNANCEUSGBOARDOFREGENTS

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BOARDOFREGENTSUNIVERSITYSYSTEMOFGEORGIA

Formoreinformationhttpwwwusgeduregents

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BOARDOFREGENTSUNIVERSITYSYSTEMOFGEORGIA

Oversees 35 Colleges and Universities

bull4researchuniversities

bull2regionaluniversities

bull13stateuniversities

bull8statecolleges

bull8two-yearcolleges

bullSkidawayInstituteofOceanography

bullGeorgiaPublicLibraryService

bull318027studentsenrolledFall2011

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BOARDOFREGENTSUNIVERSITYSYSTEMOFGEORGIA

During Fiscal Year 2011

bullTheUSGinfused$126billionintothestateeconomy

bullThe35USGinstitutionsaccountedfornearly34ofthestatersquostotaljobsduringthattime

bullUSGrsquosbudgetis96ofthetotalstatebudgetinFY2012or$17billion

bullUSGemploys41680facultyandstaff

bullGSUwasthethirdhighestinoveralleconomicimpactofallthe35institutions

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GEORGIASTATEUNIVERSITYMISSIONSTATEMENT

AstheonlyurbanresearchuniversityinGeorgiaGeorgiaStateUniversityofferseducationalopportunitiesfortraditionalandnontraditionalstudentsatboththegraduateandundergraduatelevelsbyblendingthebestoftheoreticalandappliedinquiryscholarlyandprofessionalpursuitsandscientificandartisticexpression

Asanurbanresearchuniversitywithstrongdisciplinary-baseddepartmentsandawidearrayofproblem-orientedinterdisciplinaryprogramsthegoaloftheuniversityistodeveloptransmitandutilizeknowledgeinordertoprovideaccesstoqualityeducationfordiversegroupsofstudentstoeducateleadersfortheStateofGeorgiaandthenationandtopreparecitizensforlifelonglearninginaglobalsociety

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GeorgiaStateUniversitySTRATEGICPLAN

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GEORGIASTATEUNIVERSITYSTRATEGICPLANGOALS

Goal 1Becomeanationalmodelforundergraduateeducationbydemonstratingthatstudentsfromallbackgroundscanachieveacademicandcareersuccessathighrates

Goal 4Bealeaderinunderstandingthecomplexchallengesofcitiesanddevelopingeffectivesolutions

Goal 5Achievedistinctioninglobalizingtheuniversity

Goal 2Significantlystrengthenandgrowthebaseofdistinctivegraduateandprofessionalprogramsthatassuredevelopmentofthenextgenerationofresearchersandsocietalleaders

Goal 3Becomealeadingpublicresearchuniversityaddressingthemostchallengingissuesofthe21stcentury

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GEORGIASTATEUNIVERSITYSTRATEGICPLAN-GOAL1

In Progress bull RPGExpansionofrecruitmentandretentionprogramsincludingworkingonmoreintegrated

advisementmodelincreasingnumberofadvisersandprovidingprofessionaltraining

bull NewAdvisementSoftwareProgramfortrackingstudentacademicprogressisbeingimplemented

bull StudentSuccessCentertohouseadvisementfinancialaidandrelatedsupportservicesallinonelocationPlanindevelopment

bull Increasethelevelofinstructionalsupportformeritandneed-basedscholarshipfundingBeginningsuccessGoizueta$5MCocaCola$15MAtlantaHawksFoundation$50KCampaignproposalinprogress

bull SenateCommitteedevelopingmodelforldquosignatureexperiencesrdquo

bull NewUniversityBISCoordinatingCommitteebeingdeveloped(PublicHealthCitiesUrbanIssuesGlobalBusinessampCultureideas)

Goal 1Becomeanationalmodelforundergraduateeducationbydemonstratingthatstudentsfromallbackgroundscanachieveacademic

andcareersuccessathighrates

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GEORGIASTATEUNIVERSITYSTATEGICPLAN-GOAL1

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Completed

bull EstablishmentofTheOfficeofFellowshipsandScholarshipshttpwwwgsueduscholarshipsindexhtml

bull EstablishmentoftheHonorsCollegeampHiredFirstDeanhttpwwwgsueduhonors

Goal 1Becomeanationalmodelforundergraduateeducationbydemonstratingthatstudentsfromallbackgroundscanachieveacademic

andcareersuccessathighrates

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GEORGIASTATEUNIVERSITYGOVERNANCE

SenatebullThegoverningbodyofGeorgiaStateUniversity

bull Itexerciseslegislativefunctionswhereauniformpolicyisneededacrosstheuniversity

bull Itisanelectedbodywithrepresentativesfrom administration(presprovostVPsdeans) faculty(electedto2yeartermsbydept)staff(10selectedbyStaffCouncil) students(10electedbystudentbody)

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UNIVERSITYSENATE

bullTheUniversityPresidentisthechairoftheSenateandtheProvostisthevicechair

bullThereare19standingcommitteesandeachcommitteehasaspecificsetofduties

bullTheymeetmonthlyorasbusinessdictatesSenatebusinessgoesfromthestandingcommitteesthroughtheExecutiveCommitteeandthenontotheSenatefloorforapproval

bullFourfullSenatemeetingsayearPresidentBecker

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EXAMPLESOFSENATEPOLICIES

bullAcademicCalendar

bullUniversityStrategicPlan

bullAcademicHonestyPolicy

bullDomesticPartnerPolicy

bullConflictofInterestPolicy

bullDisruptiveStudentBehaviorPolicy

bullCriminalBackgroundCheckPolicy

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STAFFCOUNCIL

ldquoStaffCouncilisdedicatedtoprovidingserviceandfosteringeffectivecommunicationtomakeGeorgiaStateUniversitythebestpossibleplacetoworkrdquo

Mission Statement

TheStaffCouncilwascreatedin1992togivestaffmembersavoiceindecisionmakingattheUniversity

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STAFFCOUNCIL

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bullCommitteesareAdministrativeCampusSustainabilityCommunityRelationsCommunicationStaffDevelopmentandAdvancementStaffRecognitionandWork-life

bullAllmeetingsareopentoanyandallstaffmembers

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STUDENTGOVERNMENTASSOCIATION

bullTheStudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA)istheofficialvoiceofthestudentbody

bullDealswithissuesthatarerelevanttostudentsacademicissuescodeofconducthousingetc

bullHasanexecutivelegislativeandjudicialbranch

bullHas5committeesonwhichstudentsmayserveacademicaffairsbudgetandfinancestudentservicespublicrelationsandstudentlife

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FORMOREINFORTIONGOTO

bull BoardofRegents wwwusgedu

bull UniversitySenatewwwgsuedusenate

bull StaffCouncilwwwgsuedustaffcouncil

bull StudentGovernmentAssociationwwwgsuedu~wwwsga

bull MaryNellStone3-2595mnstonegsuedu

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QUESTIONSORCOMMENTS

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OrganizationalDevelopmentandConsultingServices(ODCS)

ThisunitisresponsiblefortheUniversityrsquostraininganddevelopmentprogramstheUniversityrsquosnewemployeeorientationandservesasanin-houseconsultingresourcefocusedonassistingUniversityleadersindevelopingandimprovingtheirhumancapitaland

businesssystemsandinfacilitatingthealignmentofthesesystemswithUniversityrsquosstrategicplan

Change Management DIVERSITY PROGRAMS

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mentoring Leadership Developmentorganizational learning

Organizational Developm

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BORGeorgia State University

Deborah C WilsonDirector

Doug SamuelsManager

Patsi TurnerODConsultant

Oyin Jones MitchellProgramSpecialist

Kizzy WilliamsCommunicationsSpecialist

Kiana StephensonAdministrativeCoordinator

The ODCS Team

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WELCOMEABOARD

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bull PatsiTurner pturnergsuedu4044133294

Thankyou