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Advising Strategic Plan

Program Status: Implementation

Following the 2023 NACADA recommendations, Undergraduate Academic Advising (UAA)  is undergoing a strategic planning process that will align with the mission and vision of UAA with the PSU Strategic Plan and the Embracing our Majority BIPOC Future framework. The goal of the UAA strategic plan is to create a cohesive and collective vision for academic advising at PSU. The Advising Strategic Plan will center the needs of our current and future PSU students to ensure their success; improve the experience of advisors and advising leadership resulting in a collaborative and positive work environment and culture; and operationalize recommendations from the external assessment by NACADA and internal assessment group. 

Accomplished

  • Completed the UAA Strategic Plan: Finalized the plan following a final round of feedback from the Advising Community and Advising & OAA Leadership.
  • Engaged broad campus representation in planning development: The Steering Committee—representing UAA leadership, Academic and Faculty Advising, the Office of Student Success, and the Career Center—used data, feedback, and community engagement activities to shape recommendations. A Student Advisory Committee refined these recommendations, which were then reviewed by Pathway Advising Teams, the Academic Advising Council, and the broader PSU Advising Community.
  • Established three equity-and student-centered strategic priorities:
    • Support students as whole people through equity-focused advising;
    • Buildsmarter, integrated systems that support student success;
    • Support and grow advising staff so they can better support students.

In Progress

  • Strategic plan impact and feasibility will be assessed with a diverse group of stakeholders to include critical and important perspectives.
  • Developing Assessment Plan.
  • Engaging with a student graphic designer to help format the Strategic Plan and enhance the visual representations.

Project Health

  • Bandwidth of the Steering Committee and campus collaborators
  • Ensure transparency and a collaborative process through consistent communication of the process and mechanisms for feedback
  • The project timeline could be impacted by competing projects
  • Deliverables and outcomes may be impacted without a financial investment. Further resources may be required to implement some aspects of the strategic plan.
  • The project timeline may be impacted to allow for sufficient opportunities for feedback from the advising community and to support a transparent process.

Project Team

Sponsor: TBD
Lead: Randi Harris
Project Manager: Pamela Bock
Steering Group: Greg Flores, Andrea Garrity, Beatriz Lafferriere, Leena Shrestha, Kate Constable, and Leo Perez Lopez
Additional Project Team: TBD
Collaborators: Advising Community, OSS, TRSRC, UCC, Student Advising Committee