Date: April 2, 2014 3:00-4:30 EDT OVERVIEW Successful academic advising programs do not just happen. They are based on well-thought plans that focus on student success. This session will review five critical planning elements including: - Developing an advising mission statement that derives from the institutional mission statement - Understanding how advising integrates with other services - Identifying relevant goals and objectives for advising - Identifying an organizational model best-suited to goal achievement - Delineating how advising services will be delivered This webinar is part of the series, Academic Advising Programs: Strategies For Success. OBJECTIVES - Be introduced to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Standards for Academic Advising - Understand the importance of designing an advising program consistent with institutional mission - Begin to articulate advising program goals and objectives consistent with the ins
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