Passed: May 12, 2010
Sponsor: A. Cohn, K. Werner, E. Cheyfitz, J. Fajans, C. Fewtrell, K. Gleason, E. Loew, M. Migiel. S. Mohanty, E. Sanders, M. Tomlan, S. Toorawa, C. Van Loan
Senate Discussions:
The Resolution
Resolution on effective advising:
Whereas the faculty are deeply concerned about recent events, both as events in and of themselves and as indications of how we are functioning as an educational community.
Whereas a critical part of the undergraduate experience is academic advising and the most effective advising takes place in face to face meetings at least once a semester.
Whereas recent changes have resulted in faculty advisors not having mechanisms to compel advisees to visit them before preenrolling and before making other changes to their schedules (such as taking overhours).
Be it resolved that: The senate ask the vice provost for undergraduate education working together with the university registrar and the associate deans for undergraduate education of each college to establish shared advising expectations and mechanisms to support effective faculty advising including face to face meetings.
Klaus Werner Beyenback, Biomedical Sciences
Eric Cheyfitz, Senator, UFC member, English
Abby Cohn, Senator, Linguistics
Jane Fajans, Senator, Anthropology
Clare Fewtrell, Senator, Molecular Medicine
Kathy Gleason, Senator, UFC member, Landscape Architecture
Ellis Loew, Senator, Biomedical Sciences
Marilyn Migiel, Senator, Romance Studies
Satya Mohanty, Senator, English
Elizabeth Sanders, Senator, Government
Michael Tomlan, Senator, City & Regional Planning
Shawkat Toorawa, Senator, Near Eastern Studies
Charles Van Loan, Alternant, Computer Science