Advising Structure at CSU

University Academic Advising provides central coordination for the Advising Network through the Provost Office to enhance the campus-wide student experience with academic advising in collaboration with colleges and departments who provide the oversight and delivery of advising services. This framework benefits from university-wide institutional structures synergistically collaborating with departmental and disciplinary approaches to advance academic advising on this campus. 

University-wide coordination provides a foundation for enhancing equitable student advising experiences, determining strategic outreach, and utilizing data to increase the positive impact of advising services. University-wide advising training, professional development, advisee caseload management technology, and communication supports ASC/Advisors to be successful in their work.  

College and departments implement advising services integrating university strategies and goals with tailored approaches specific to department structures.  Colleges and departments supervise ASC/Advisors and provide training and support specific to their area.  The advising network is connected within departments and colleges, and as a university-wide network.    

Inclusive University-Wide Approach through Committees

Advising / College Department Coordinators

Purpose:

Strategize and collaborate with staff that coordinate advising in their college/department to enhance university-wide coordination of advising focusing on supporting student success outcomes.

  • Enhance university-wide academic advising approaches
  • Assess Academic Advising
  • Provide university-wide advising support
  • Share what is happening in college advising efforts, and strategically  connect college advising meetings and university-wide advising meetings.

Frequency :

Monthly Meetings Throughout the Year

Committee Chair

Gaye Digregorio
Executive Director for University Academic Advising

Academic Success Coordinator /Advisor Input Group

Purpose:

Given prior ASC feedback, ASC/Advisors want to feel more valued and do not feel their input is being heard. Forming this group created and led by ASC/Advisors is one way to provide an ongoing and intentional ASC/Advisor input/feedback loop. ASC/Advisors have a lot of expertise in understanding student experiences and barriers that can help to enhance student success at CSU. This group provide the following

  • Consult on university-wide initiatives,
  • Identify challenges 
  • Make proposals to address them, and brainstorm new ideas and initiatives.

Frequency:

Monthly Meetings Throughout the Year

Committee Chair

Natalie Cartwright
Academic Success Coordinator|College of Business

University Committee on Academic Advising

Purpose:

Collaborate with advising representatives from Colleges/Departments, the Registrar’s Office and University Academic Advising and Outreach to enhance academic advising focusing on advising approaches and services.

  • Provide feedback to campus initiatives that impact advising approaches or services that often include collecting feedback from college/dept. advisors

  • Propose initiatives to improve academic advising on campus

  • Learn about advising updates, student outcomes, and updates from campus stakeholders   

  • Share advising best practices and experiences across campus

Frequency:

Monthly Meetings Throughout the Year

Committee Chair

Sean Wernert-Eighmy
Director of Academic Advising
University Academic Advising and Advocacy