| Role |
Colleges (UP) |
Campuses |
Grange (UP) |
| Enrollment in the Division of Undergraduate Studies |
N = 6 |
N = 19 |
N = 4 |
| 1. Coordinate college advising programs for new/transitional, provisional, and exploratory non-degree students who may wish to enter/leave the college; coordinate and conduct academic advising programs and manage enrollment decisions for students enrolled in the division at the campus, in concert with division administration; manage enrollment decisions for provisional and non-degree students |
83% |
100% |
|
| 2. Serve as the primary liaison between the college/campus and the Division of Undergraduate Studies by disseminating academic information systemwide and making sure division students can transition to their desired academic program in the college/campus |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| 3. Serve as primary adviser for a roster of DUS enrolled students |
50% |
100% |
100% |
| First-Year Testing, Consulting, and Advising Program (FTCAP) |
Colleges |
Campuses |
Grange |
| 1. Administer and/or coordinate FTCAP for the college/campus |
100% |
100% |
|
| 2. Develop resource materials to be used in FTCAP |
100% |
89% |
|
| 3. Develop college profiles for FTCAP consultant training |
100% |
47% |
100% |
| 4. Participate in presenting the University and college/campus to students and families |
100% |
100% |
|
| 5. Serve on FTCAP curriculum re-engineering committees |
83% |
53% |
|
| Academic Information |
Colleges |
Campuses |
Grange |
| 1. Work with college/campus academic administrators, department heads, and faculty to assess advising/information needs |
83% |
100% |
|
| 2. Serve as academic resource for college/campus academic advisers and students |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| 3. Develop and administer professional development advising programs for new and continuing professional/faculty advisers/staff |
50% |
100% |
|
| 4. Coordinate and/or participate in college/campus recruitment/retention programs |
100% |
100% |
|
| 5. Participate in DUS recruitment/retention programs; DUS sponsored campus programs |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Academic Advising and Educational Planning |
Colleges |
Campuses |
Grange |
| 1. Administer all operations and programs of the Academic Advising Center |
67% |
95% |
|
| 2. Advise students with interests in particular college |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| 3. Maintain security and disposition of all confidential materials, including student records |
67% |
95% |
|
| 4. Instruct advisers and faculty on changes to policies/procedures and electronic tools for advising |
83% |
100% |
50% |
| 5. Serve as a college/campus academic resource person for academic advisers, faculty, administrators, and students |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Support of Advising Programs at Penn State and Nationally |
Colleges |
Campuses |
|
| 1. Coordinate the Division of Undergraduate Studies fall academic advising professional development conference |
50% |
21% |
| 2. Consult on the design, delivery, and assessment of academic advising strategies and student learning outcomes |
83% |
58% |
| 3. Coordinate the offering of first-year seminars at the college/campus |
33% |
47% |
| 4. Contribute to the scholarship of advising through national/regional conference participation, publications, and leadership positions |
33% |
68% |
| 5. Serve on college/campus/University committees related to academic advising |
83% |
95% |
| 6. Submit periodic reports to the associate dean/director concerning recruitment/retention programs in the academic advising center |
67% |
74% |
| 7. Develop and implement policies related to academic advising for the college/campus |
83% |
89% |
| 8. Teach formal courses in accordance with academic departmental policies |
50% |
42% |
| 9. Contribute to the development of electronic advising systems |
67% |
37% |
