Attachment A

SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE SSIS ACADEMIC COUNCIL SURVEY OF ADVISING IN THE COLLEGE: FALL, 1999

Distribution of advising among faculty?	All Faculty Advise 6	Designated Advisors 2	Chair or Director Only 5
Percent of Advising Done by Chair?	1 @ 0	1 @ 20	4 @ 40	1 @ 50	1 @ 80	2 @ 95	2 @ 100
How Are Students Informed of Advising Policy?	Orientation 10	Class 4	Letters 3	E-mail 1	Web 2	Required major class 1	Verbal contact by Chair, office staff 2	Printed information 10
Advising Required?	Yes - 6	No - 7
Favor Mandatory Advising?	Yes - 8	No - 5
Have Mandatory Advising?	Yes - 1	No - 12
GE Advising in Department Satisfactory?	Yes - 7	No - 5	Not Done - 2	Too complex to do - 5
How Successful is Your Advising?	Very Good 3	Good 6	Fair 1	No response 3

Notes:

13 departments or programs responded.
In 10 cases the department or program initiated contact with students to inform them of advising policy.
In 6 cases all students were informed of advising policy in their department or program; only some students in the rest.