COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ADVISING CENTER

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONADVISING CENTER

• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
• COE ADVISING CENTER
• DIRECTOR, DR. LEE KEM

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THE INS AND OUTS OF ADVISING

• MULTIFACETED APPROACH
• RECRUITMENT
• FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
• ADVISING
• ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION

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THE INS OF THE COE ADVISING CENTER
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MULTIFACETED APPROACHRECRUITMENT

• ROADS SCHOLARS
• FACULTY VOLUNTEER AND ASSIGNED TO AREA HIGH
  SCHOOLS/MIDDLE SCHOOLS
• VISIT THE SCHOOL THREE TIMES PER YEAR
• ASSIST TEACHERS/STAFF, MEET WITH ADVISORS,
  INTERVIEW STUDENTS FOR HOUSING SCHOLARSHIPS TO
  MSU (250, 500, 750), ATTEND HONORS DAY
• NAMES OF RECIPIENTS FORWARDED TO COLLEGE FOR
  FOLLOWUP

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MULTIFACETED APPROACHRECRUITMENT

• CHAIR OF COE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE
• JUNIOR JAM
• FALL SENIOR DAYS
• ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WEEKEND
• HONORS ACADEMY
• ATHLETES WEEKEND
• HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL VISITS
• DESSERT RECEPTIONS
• PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS MEET DR. KEM (their
  advisor), FACULTY, AND STUDENT AMBASSADORS

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COE STUDENT AMBASSADORS

• ASSIST WITH RECRUITMENT
• MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS/PARENTS
• ASSIST WITH FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
• ASSIST WITH ADVISING
• ASSIST WITH RETENTION

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STUDENT AMBASSADORS

• RECRUITED FROM COE STUDENTS
• RECOMMENDED BY CURRENT STUDENT AMBASSADORS
• APPLICATION
• APPLICATION/LETTER WHY I WANT TO BE AN
  AMBASSADOR
• INTERVIEW WITH DR. KEM
• PRESENTATION TO STUDENT AMBASSADORS
• VOTE BY STUDENT AMBASSADORS
• ORIENTATION BY STUDENT AMBASSADORS

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Student Ambassador Training

• Orientation Handbook
• Facilitator/group skills
• How Tos of greeting/meeting
• Trained in education program requirements for
  advising/information purposes

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RECRUITMENT/NEW STUDENTS

• EARLY BIRD ORIENTATION
• SUMMER ORIENTATIONS (FOUR)
• MEET WITH STUDENTS/PARENTS
• DISCUSS COE, TEACHER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS,
  ANSWER QUESTIONS
• MEET WITH FACULTY TO DECIDE ON CLASSES FOR FALL
• REGISTER FOR CLASSES
• MEET ADVISOR, FACULTY AND STUDENT AMBASSADORS

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Recruitment

• DUAL CREDIT HIGH SCHOOL TO MURRAY STATE
  UNIVERSITY
• EDU 103 and EDU 203
• VISIT AREA HIGH SCHOOLS
• MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE MSU STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
  EDU103/203
• PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ESTABLISHMENT OF FEA
  CHAPTERS

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STRENGTHFRESHMEN KNOW THEIR ADVISOR
FRESHMEN KNOW THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT
AMBASSADORS IN FRESHMEN ORIENTATIONPARENTS
KNOW THE ADVISOR AND INSTRUCTOR
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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

• MODELS COE EXPECTATIONS/ REQUIREMENTS
• SEMESTER LONG
• NOTEBOOK AND DAILY PLANNER REQUIRED
• ATTENDANCE REQUIRED
• TEACHER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
• WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TEACHER
• MOVES STUDENTS IN OR OUT OF EDUCATION

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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

• REALITY CHECK
• DIFFERENCES IN HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE
• TIME MANAGEMENT
• DAILY PLANNER
• ALL ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES FROM ALL CLASSES
• STUDY TIMES
• OTHER APPOINTMENTS
• RESPONSIBILITIES

• STUDY SKILLS
• STRESS MANAGEMENT
• CLASSROOM EQUIETTE
• READING ASSESSMENT
• MBTI ASSESSMENT
• TEST TAKING STRATEGIES
• LANGAUGE OF TESTS

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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

• TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
• RESOURCES
• EDUCATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
• CLUB/ORGANIZATIONS
• MUST ATTEND ONE
• CAREER CENTER (FAIR)

• MAP REPORT
• CURRICULUM GUIDES
• EXPLANATION OF ACADEMIC TERMS
• ADVISING FOR NEXT SEMESTER
• RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADVISOR/ADVISEE

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TEACHER EDUCATION ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• PRESENTATION IN CLASS
• JOURNAL WITH TIME LINE FOR ADMISSION TO TEACHER
  EDUCATION (COPY PLACED IN ADVISING FOLDER FOR
  ADVISING PURPOSES)
• COORDINATED WITH INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION FOR
  PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS (DUE DURING STUDENT
  TEACHING SEMESTER)

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FRESHMAN O AND STUDENT AMBASSADORSGROUP
FACILITATORS

• CHECKS ATTENDANCE
• CHECKS FOR NOTEBOOK/PLANNER
• COLLECTS JOURNAL FROM PRIOR WEEK
• DISTRIBUTES JOURNAL FOR NEXT WEEK
• DISCUSSES PRESENTATION TOPIC

• ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM JOURNAL ENTRIES
• ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS
• PLANS ACTIVITIES
• MAINTAINS CONTACT BY EMAIL
• LEADS SMALL GROUPS

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FACILITATOR GROUP SKILLS

• LINK
• LOOP
• PROCESS
• SELF-DISCLOSURE
• NORMALIZE
• REFLECT
• GROUP PROCESS

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RETENTION STRATEGIES

• SMALL GROUP INTERACTION
• CONTACT WITH STUDENT AMBASSADORS
• WEEKLY JOURNAL ENTRIES
• PHONE/EMAIL CONTACT WHEN MISS CLASS
• INTERVENTIONS BASED ON GAP SCORES
• MIDTERM GRADE REPORTS AND FOLLOWUP
• WEEKLY MONITORING FOR NOTEBOOKS/PLANNER/ATTENDANCE
  
• TAKING RESPONSIBILITY EARLY SIGNS OF DIFFICULTY

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Retention Strategies, continued

• Study Groups within Freshman O
• Club/Organization Membership
• Retention Alerts
• Referrals Campus/Other Resources
• Reading Assessment
• Club/Organizations
• ASIE (Adult Students in Education)
• Student Ambassadors

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ADVISING

• ARP (Academic Restoration Plan)
• Assessment to determine reasons for Academic
  Issues
• Correlated with Reading Assessment in FRESHMAN O
• Concrete plan for Restoration
• Completed at the end of FRESHMAN Orientation if
  possible
• FLAGS (NEGATIVE/POSITIVE)

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RETENTION

• SECOND SEMESTER FRESHMEN
• ALL FRESHMEN HAVE A HOLD AND CANNOT REGISTER
  FOR CLASSES WITHOUT SEEING AN ADVISOR
• WILL EXTEND TO SOPHOMORES IN 2004
• STUDENT AMBASSADORS CONTACT STUDENTS NOT
  RE-ENROLLING FOR NEXT SEMESTER (List provided by
  Admissions)

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ADVISING CENTER

• FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
• ROLES OF ADVISOR/ADVISEE
• ADVISING EXPECTATIONS
• JOURNAL ENTRY WITH PLANS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR
  ADMISSION TO TEACHER
• GAP SCORE (ACT 21, PRAXIS, SAT, GRE)
• GPA (2.5)
• ENGLISH (A OR B) COLLEGE MATH (C)
• INTRO TO EDUCATION (C) PUBLIC SPEAKING (C)

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ADVISING CENTER

• DEVELOPMENTAL ADVISING
• DECISION MAKING (Career Choices/Daily Choices)
• REFLECTING ON CHOICES
• UPDATE OF ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION PLAN
  DEVELOPED IN FRESHMAN ORIENTATION
• MAP REPORTS ONLY OBTAINABLE FROM ADVISOR
• ADVISING BASED ON MAP REPORT
• Relate to decision making, reflect on choices,
  teach responsibility

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THE OUTS OF ADVISING
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ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION

• INTERVIEW FOR ADMISSION WHEN ALL REQUIREMENTS
  HAVE BEEN MET
• PLAN-TO-GRADUATE
• DISPOSITIONS
• PORTFOLIO (FOR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT)
• SUBMISSION TO ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
• WHEN ADMITTED, ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER FACULTY
  ADVISOR FOR ADMISSION TO STUDENT TEACHING PROCESS

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Strengths

• One Advisor from recruitment to admission
• Interaction with Student Ambassadors
• Multifaceted Approach
• Integrated across recruitment/advising/retention/a
  dmission
• Supported/Recognized across MSU campus
• Supported by other Faculty

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THEMES OF LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT

• Development is continuous
• Maturity is relative
• Childhood is more than just immaturity
• Development occurs in context
• Developmental influences are bi-directional
• If you think you can or if you think you cant,
  you are right.

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THE REWARDS OF ADVISING ARE PERSONAL.THE NICEST
PART IS SEEING THE STUDENT DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS
BECOMING INDEPENDENT. IN THE BEGINNING, YOU ARE
TELLING THE STUDENT. BY THE FOURTH YEAR, IF
YOUVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF ADVISING, THE STUDENT
IS TELLING YOU. (College of Sciences and
Humanities, Undated, p. 1)
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• SUCCESS!!