ACADEMIC ADVISING SURVEY

(for Advisors)

Student Services is seeking your input on the academic advising process at our college, with the intent of strengthening the advising program. Individual responses to this survey will be treated confidentially, and only general trends will be shared with the college community. Thank you for your time and effort; we hope to put the information to good use.

 Number of Years You Have Been Advising at LCSC:  

 Number of Students You Presently Advise:

 1. Which one of the following best characterizes your attitude

   toward advising?   --Attitude Toward Advising-- I find advising pleasant and rewarding I have neither very positive nor very negative feelings I find advising unpleasant

 Reason/rationale for this response:

 2. Which one of the following best captures your perception of

   student attitudes toward the advising process?

  --Student Attitude Toward Advising-- Students find the advising process pleasant and rewarding. Students have neither very positive nor very negative feelings about the advising process. Students find the advising process unpleasant and frustrating.

Reason/rationale for this response:

 3. My academic advising experience is best characterized by the

     following (check as many as apply):

Students often do not keep appointments.

Students often do not come with any pre-planned schedule.

I give accurate advice and answers on curricular

         requirements.

I give accurate advice and answers to student questions

         relating to their options after graduation.

I serve as a resource person to my advisees on matters

         relating to choice of a college major.

I serve as a resource person to my advisees on matters

         relating to career choice.

I help my advisees to resolve their personal problems.

I refer my advisees to campus and community support services for

         assistance on matters that are beyond my expertise.

I encourage my advisees to become involved in campus life

         and off-campus community service and activities.

 4. Overall, how would you rate the academic advisement system at

   our college?

  highly effective    moderately effective      slightly effective

  highly ineffective  moderately ineffective   slightly ineffective

 Reason/rationale for this rating:

5. What do you find to be the most rewarding aspect of academic

   advising?

6. What do you find to be the most frustrating or dissatisfying

   aspect of academic advising?

7. In what ways might our academic advisement system be improved?

8. What type(s) of additional personal or institutional support

   do you think would make the advising process more effective  

   and/or satisfying for advisors and students?

9.  Briefly summarize what you consider to be your primary role as an advisor.

     If you are unsure of your advising role, or what the institution expects of you as an advisor,  

     please indicate.

Final Comments/Suggestions/Recommendations: