These data indicate that departments place most emphasis upon teaching and research scholarship. This was asked in order to assess whether departmental advising changes were made following completion of the last campus advising report, generated by the Office of University Assessment in 1994. Departments were asked to indicate exactly what they offer in this area. Summary and Conclusions Departmental respondents indicated that most advising is conducted by a member or members of the faculty within that department. Most departments do not provide formal training for advisors.
Few departments conduct regular evaluations of the advising process within their department.
Regarding the frequency that advisors meet with students, most departments indicated that they meet once per semester. Most departments do not require meetings between students and advisors. This indicates a discrepancy between student and departmental respondents regarding duration of advising meetings. Departments were asked whether or not they interview students who withdraw from either the University or their department. Results indicated that very few departments interview withdrawing students.