FY09-10 Membership; Updated September 2009

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Membership

Highlighted names are e-mail links.

Name	Position	Represents	Term#	Ends
Gaines, Philip	Chair	University Studies	-	----
Adams, Jeff	Ex officio	Academic Affairs	-	----
Ashley, Bonnie B	Member	Registrar	-	----
Beck, Carina	Member	Career Services	-	----
Boyd, Jane	Member	Ag Economics/Economics	-	----
Burns, James Charles	Member	Native American Studies	-	----
Clark, Jennifer	Member	Education	-	----
Donnelly, Diane	Member	University Studies	-	----
Dorgan, Diane	Member	Admissions	-	----
Gutzman, Melissa	Member	Nursing	-	----
Hanson, Patricia K	Member	Nursing	-	----
Haskins, Judi	Member	University Studies	-	----
Hecox, Renee	Member	Civil Engineering	-	----
Jagger, Tabby	Member	College of Technology	-	----
Jencso, Jen	Member	Business	-	----
Lane, Patricia A	Member	University Studies	-	----
Lamb, Christine	Member	Business & ADC	-	----
McDonald, Linda R	Member	Land Resources & Env Sciences	-	----
Meldahl, Cindy	Member	Education Advising Center	-	----
Miller, Vicki	Member	Film & Photography	-	----
Nielsen-Preiss, Sheila	Member	Health Professions	-	----
Perlinski, Kylie	Member	Athletics	-	----
Sherick, Heidi Marie	Member	Engineering	-	----
Swanson, Erika	Member	Student Affairs	-	----
Swinford, Steven	Member	Letters & Science	-	----
Thompson, Denise	Member	Animal & Range Sciences	-	----
Van Horn, Bill	Member	AFROTC	-	----
Weaver, Kathleen S	Member	HHD Advising Center	-	----
Weston, Jerri	Member	Registrar's Office	-	----
York, Brenda Kay	Member	Disabilities	-	----
Young, Greg	Ex officio	Academic Affairs
Zajdel, Melody M	Member	Letters & Science	-	----

Charge

• Develop and implement long-range advising plan
  
• Review faculty advising incentives
  
• Assess existing advising systems and student/department needs
  
• Review advisor/student ratios
  
• Develop advising survey to assess student satisfaction
  
• Investigate advising center model to support faculty advising
  
• Conduct advising workshops (Core 2.0, new programs, minors)
  
• Develop a strategy for retaining students as they change majors
  
• Enhance summer undergraduate advising
  
• Develop a strategy to identify students who are dropping out, or "stopping out" and intend to return to MSU, to provide information and assistance regarding re-enrollment
  
• Develop a plan to inform students of their advisor assignment and contact information
  
• Establish effective processes for advising and providing academic support for probationary and reinstated students
  
• Develop a plan to improve transfer student advising process

Meetings

Monthly

Membership

Voting Members: Faculty representatives from Agriculture, Arts & Architecture, Letters, Science, Engineering, and a representative from EHHD.

Length of Term

Faculty, classified and professional members: three years, renewable, staggered. Student member: one year, renewable.

Appointed By

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs' office from college dean nominations and those in Student Advising positions.

Chair

Current--Philip Gaines
Title--Director or University Studies & Professor of English
Appointed By--Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Length of Term--Term of office

Advisory To

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Provost

Reports Due

As requested

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