Next-Generation Advising - East Tennessee State University

73 Pages·2012·2.21 MB·English

Next-Generation Advising
Elevating Practice for Degree Completion and Career Success
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Road Map for Discussion
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Charting a Path Between Competing Priorities
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Balancing Exploration and Progress
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Breaking the Cost-Customization Compromise
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Bridging Organizational Silos
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Not Just Access, But Completion
Completion Agenda Increases Focus on “Degree Productivity”
Tennessee's New Outcomes-
Based Funding Formula
Institutional Formula
Outcome Weight
“By 2020, America will once
again have the highest
Student Progression 15%
proportion of college
graduates in the world.”
Total Degrees
30%
Produced (Bachelors)
Total Degrees
“The performance-based models in Ohio, 15%
Produced (Masters)
Indiana, and Tennessee depart from the
traditional philosophy that institutional
Degrees per 100 FTE 15%
funding be apportioned according to
enrollment.”
Graduation Rate 5%
2011 Policy Brief
New England Board of Higher Education Total 80%
Source: Barack Obama, July 14, 2009, http://www.whitehouse.gov/; Crellin, Aaron, et al.,
“Catalyst for Completion: Performance Based Funding in Higher Education.” New England
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Not Just Price, But Debt
Newest Navigators Highlight Borrowing and Completion Rates
Institute for College Access and Success, Student Debt Database
FIND AN INSTITUTION: Alma Mater University
SCHOOLS TO SHOW
All Colleges Alma Mater University
Enrollment Size 2010 Average Graduate Debt
$25,261
Graduation Rate 2010 Tuition and Fees $5,976
Highlights 0-25% graduation rate
26-50% graduation rate tb
Completion 51-75% graduation rate eD
and 76-100% graduation rate etau
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Borrowing Share of Graduates arG
with Debt eg
Rates SHOW YOUR DEBT LEVEL arevA
Debt at
Graduation
Year
Graduated
Tuition and Fees
Are some schools with higher
Helping Families How much debt am How likely am
tuition better long-term bargains
Assess Risk I likely to incur? I to graduate?
than less expensive schools?
Source: White, J., et. al. “Student Debt at Colleges and Universities Across the Nation” New York
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Competing on Completion
More Schools Justifying High Tuition with High Success Rates

Getting Past “Sticker Shock” New Uptake on Four-Year Graduation Contracts
Student
• 2 of 3 students complete Four-Year Graduation Contract
Participation Rates
an internship

• 60% of graduates pursue Student will:
advanced degree within  Meet every semester with 77%
5 years academic advisor
 Remain in good academic standing
• 84% graduate in 4 years
 Follow all general education and
program requirements
Institution will:
 Assure availability of required <5%
“We know that you have many choices right courses
now…among the most important factors for  Provide ready access to academic 2001 2011
you to consider will be price, but also value; advisors
not just how much it costs to attend, but
350 of 439 rising
The Pledge:
what you get out of attending.”
freshmen opt in
Student will graduate in four years

Brian Rosenberg or will be able to take necessary
President, Macalester College classes for free
Source: “Brian Rosenberg on Cost vs. Value,” [n.d.], video clip, accessed May 21, 2009 YouTube,
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Not Just a Diploma, But a Career
“Funemployment” Not So Funny
Today’s Job Market Still Chilly Lasting Consequences to
for Recent Grads Not Landing Good First Job
Bachelor’s Degree-Holders Under 25
Jobless or Professor Lisa Kahn
56% 44%
Unemployed Yale University
For every percentage point in
1% Unemployment
national unemployment…
Computer Science Majors Humanities Majors
…starting income drops seven
21% 25% - 7% Starting Income percent and rarely catches up
across a career.
68%
10% 45%
29%
- $100,000 Present Value of Lost Income
Working in jobs that require a college degree “When you add up earnings losses over the years, it’s as if
Working in jobs that do not require a college degree lucky graduates had been given a gift of $100,000, or
Not working unlucky ones saddled with a debt of the same size.”
Source: “A College Degree, but Not a College Job.” New York Times. (May 19, 2011); Peck. D., “How a New Jobless
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Presidents and Provosts on the Spot
“When prospective students and their parents visit, they ask about job
placement rates, internships and alumni involvement in placement, often
before they ask about the classroom on campus. These are questions I never
heard 10 years ago.”
President
Small Liberal Arts College
“Lost Generation” of Alumni
“Our students are leaving with a lot of debt and many can’t find the job they
want. In a decade, I really worry about their ability and willingness to give.
They’re starting to tell us, ‘we gave already, when we wrote the tuition
check.’ And you know what—they’re right.”
Chief Development Officer
Flagship Public University
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Why Focus on Advising?
Better Advising Critical for Near-Term Improvement on Success Metrics
What We Heard from Our Members…

Most institutions believe current advising
system sub-optimal, leaves substantial
room for improvement

Improvements to advising maximize
impact of all existing student services

Provosts have more direct control over
advising than other factors that impact
student success
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Faculty Are Critical, But Just Part of Solution
Incentive System at Odds with Consistent Faculty Advisor Quality
Quality of Faculty Advising
(Illustr ative)

10% Excellent
80% Mediocre
10% Absent
Wide-Ranging Quality

“My faculty do from a horrendous job
to a fantastic job advising students,
with most doing just a mediocre job.”
Provost
Midsize Private University
Source: “National Student Satisfaction and Priorities 15-Year Trend Report: Four-Year Private
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More Than One Kind of Advising Problem
Advising Challenges Manifest Differently Across Institutional Types

Curricular Student
Institutional Type Typical Advising Challenges
Complexity Preparedness
•Assisting students in selecting courses and majors for
Access-Focused which they have both interest and aptitude
Public Institutions •Identifying students who are off-track and
intervening accordingly
•Ensuring students take advantage of co-curricular
Smaller Liberal Arts experiences and alumni resources
Colleges •Providing students with a broad liberal arts education
while also ensuring their career readiness
•Supporting sub-populations of students facing
Elite Research success challenges
Universities •Encouraging students to take advantage of co-
curricular opportunities early on
•Providing students with high-touch advising
Tuition-Dependent commensurate with their expectations and tuition
Private Institutions •Supporting students who fail to meet upper-division
requirements for their major
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