Take My Advice

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Take My Advice

• Collaboration between librarians and academic
  advisors

Meg BurgerLearning Commons CoordinatorUndergradu
ate Library
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Why Advisors?

• Interaction w/students
• Whole Student
• Untapped resource
• Different relationship

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Why Advisors?

• I believe the primary benefit of satellite
  advising is to offer students another venue in
  which to seek out advising services. It raises
  awareness about the importance of academic
  advising when students make difficult or timely
  decisions. It also encourages students to utilize
  and refer our services in the future, either by
  visiting our satellite location or main office.
  Quality advising has been linked to improved
  retention rates and better navigation of the
  resources and services available on campus.
• - Chris Armstrong, General Curriculum Advisor

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Avenues of Collaboration

• General Curriculum (Office Hours) Undergrad
  Library
• Professional Development Association (ILLiAAC)
  University Library

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General Curriculum

• Office Hours _at_ UGL
• one advisor
• one day a week for 2 hours
• services
• - major, career or academic issues
• - available resources or services on campus
• - university policies and procedures
• - contact info for people and departments on
  campus

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General Curriculum

• Typically, I provide a referral service for
  students to an appropriate major advisor or
  department on campus. Because each college and
  major has their own set of specific requirements,
  I do not provide course scheduling services for
  students. Students frequently have questions
  about pre-professional interests (like
  pre-medicine, pre-law, etc.). During the spring
  semester, I saw a similar number of declared and
  undeclared students.
• - Chris Armstrong, General Curriculum Advisor

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Professional Development

• ILLiAAC
• professional association
• 65 members
• open to academic advisors, advising staff, and
  anyone interested in issues concerning academic
  advising

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Professional Development

• ILLiAAC Library
• library e-newsletter via listserv
• semester meetings
• retreat presentation
• network/listen/learn

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Students

• ILLiAAC Library
• library e-newsletter via listserv
• network/listen/learn

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Thoughts. . .

• First approach successful?
• Marketing
• Assessment
• Surprises!

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The Undergraduate Library Photo Courtesy of
Kosheahan