Purpose:
To further enhance and guide the work of the communication, professional development and steering committees in DAAN.
Goal 1: Professional Development
Support professional and personal development opportunities to enhance advisors’ skills and knowledge of academic advising, related to their position and/or aspirations.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of professional development initiatives, advisors will:
- incorporate the knowledge into their advising philosophy and practice.
- participate in internal/external development opportunities.
- express feelings of being supported in their professional growth.
Actions
- Support a professional development subcommittee in DAAN.
- Support the development of advising office learning outcome-based assessment initiatives.
- Facilitate discussions based on articles/research.
- Facilitate case conferences that enable advisors to discuss student advising issues.
- Partner with Human Resources to facilitate professional development workshops.
- Increase awareness of and provide information regarding training and development opportunities.
- Coordinate panel discussions and theme-based small group discussions.
- Encourage professional organization membership.
Goal 2: Collaborative Partnerships
Goal 2a: Create a venue for communication, knowledge sharing and support within the advising community.
Goal 2b: Facilitate interactions between the advising community and campus partners.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of developing collaborative partnerships through DAAN, advisors will:
- accurately articulate the services partner offices provide.
- appropriately refer students to the correct partner office.
- identify the names and roles of colleagues in other departments.
- express feelings of being valued by the advising community.
Actions
- Utilize available technology for greater collaboration and communication (i.e. listserv, etc.).
- Hold DAAN general body meetings and invite partner offices to participate.
- Facilitate group forums to discuss best practices.
- Host end-of-the year advising event and award ceremony.
- Formally recognize academic partners.
- Facilitate open communication of advising concerns and questions by managing anonymous online feedback form.
Goal 3: Visibility
Increase visibility and provide information regarding DAAN among advisors, university administrators, and external advising communities.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of DAAN visibility initiatives:
- advisors will access the DAAN digital community.
- new advisors will accurately articulate what DAAN is and its benefits.
- campus partners will include DAAN in campus-wide communication.
- the DePaul advising community will nominate advisors for formal advisor recognition.
- advisors will more consistently engage in external professional development organizations.
- advisors will present at conferences and submit works for publication.
Actions:
- Encourage active membership and DAAN members to run for elected positions in professional development organizations.
- Support a communication subcommittee in DAAN.
- Provide new advisors with information about the services provided by the advising network (DAAN).
- Represent DAAN at the Advising Managers’ Board.
- Coordinate annual DAAN awards nomination process and identify award recipients.
- Strengthen our presence on multiple technological platforms, such as the DAAN website and DAAN social media.
Lasted revised Feb 18, 2014