Undergraduate Advising in the

College

Academic Support from Orientation to GraduationApril 2006

2005 National Survey of Student Engagement DataQuestion: How would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution?

UVA UVA Doct Ext Doc ExtFirst Year Fourth

YearFirst Year Fourth

Year

Poor (1) 12.70% 10.10% 6.70% 12.90%

Fair (2) 28.40% 26.80% 21.70% 25.60%

Good (3) 40.60% 40.70% 46.40% 39.10%

Excellent (4) 18.30% 22.40% 25.20% 22.30%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100%MEAN 2.65 2.72 2.9 2.71

Six-Year Graduation Rate Comparison

80.00%

82.00%

84.00%

86.00%

88.00%

90.00%

92.00%

94.00%

1996 1997 1998 1999

Arts & Sciences

UVa

Berkeley

Michigan

UNC

Worst of top 10

2005 National Survey of Student Engagement DataAcademic and Intellectual Experiences

During past academic year, about how often have you done each of the following? 1= never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, 4=very often Mean UVA Mean Doc Ext

1st year 1.42 1.48

4th year

1.83 1.75

1st year 1.76 2.054th year 2.41 2.351st year 1.7 1.72

4th year2.04 2

1st year 2.67 2.65

4th year 2.81 2.82

Enriching Educational Experiences 0=undecided, not planning, plan to; 1=done

Partcipate in learning community or other formal program (e.g. groups of students take 2+ classes together)

4th year 0.26 0.25

Work on research project with faculty member outside of course or program

4th year 0.29 0.21

Independent self study or self-designed major 4th year 0.19 0.18

Capstone experience 4th year 0.33 0.27

Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral)

Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.)

Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisorDiscussed ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class

Review Process Focus Groups

• First Year Council• Second Year Council• A&S Council (once in Fall, and once in Spring)• Garrett Hall Deans• Faculty Advisors working with transition, Echols,

and transfer students• College Advising Fellows• Griffin Advising Fellows• A&S Faculty Meeting• A&S Chairs Meeting• Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs

Review Process Staff Contacts

• International Studies Office• University Career Services• Center for Undergraduate Excellence• Office of African-American Affairs• ISIS Task Force

Measuring Advising

Information• Focus Groups• Student Visits to University Career Services• Student Participation in Advising Events

sponsored by UCS

Measuring Advising

Opportunity• Small Classes Offered in the College• Students Conducting Independent Research• Theses and Research Projects• Students Working in Research Labs• Students Studying Abroad• Graduation Data

Measuring Advising

Student-Faculty Relationship• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)• Students Enrolled in Small Classes• Students Engaged in Independent Study• Student Enrollment Data• Faculty Headcount Data• Faculty Advising Loads

What We Learned

“My Advisor Doesn’t Know Anything”

Focused Response

• Student Expectations• Information for Students – “Just in Time Advising”• Information for Faculty

What We Learned

“I Have Nothing to Talk With Her About”

Focused Response

• Advisor Assignment• Lower-Division Seminars

College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Class Offerings

      2-19 50 or more

Other

Fall 2003 Class sections

53% 16% 31%

Spring 2004

Class sections

56% 15% 29%

Fall 2004 Class sections

54% 16% 30%

Spring 2005

Class sections

58% 14% 27%

Fall 2005 Class sections

51% 16% 33%

Spring 2006

Class sections

58% 13% 28%

Percentage of Classes with Fewer Than 20 students

2003-2006

53%

56%

54%

58%

51%

49%

46%

54%

61%

58%58%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Spring 2006

Arts & Sciences

UVa

Berkeley

Michigan

UNC

Worst of top 10

Arts & Sciences Undergraduates Enrolled in Small Classes*

• Data collected Spring 2006* Discussion sections and non-credit labs not included in totals

Enrolled in 1 class with < 30 students

Enrolled in 2-3 classes with < 30 students

Enrolled in 3+ classes with <30 students

1st Year CLAS

42% 42% 2%

2nd Year CLAS

43% 27% 2%

3rd Year CLAS

34% 31% 5%

4th Year CLAS

31% 45% 11%

What We Learned

“I Don’t Know My Advisees Well”

College Enrollments and Enrollment Projections1990-2008

8600

8800

9000

9200

9400

9600

9800

10000

10200

A&S Enrollment

A&S Enrollment Projection

Arts & Sciences Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Headcount

1990-2005

460

470

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Faculty Headcount

College Student/Faculty Ratio1990-2005

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Arts&Sciences Ratio

Berkeley

Michigan

UNC

Worst of Top 10

UVA

Ratio of Advisees to Each Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Member

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

Major Advisee

Low er Division

Focused Response

• Faculty Hiring• Team and Group Advising• Expand College Advising Fellows and Griffin

Advising Fellows Programs