Commission external advising assessments to identify advising culture barriers

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation

Mechanism

An outside body such as NACADA reviews the advising system and reports. An external voice can say things about internal inconsistency that internal staff cannot.

Preconditions

Funding, and a commitment to share data and sit for site-visit interviews.

Owner, by role

Provost / Vice President of Student Success

Who can act

One institution alone

Effort

Medium, 6 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Review recommendations implemented; standardized professional development in place

Failure modes

Assessment reports can be shelved without action if leadership transitions occur mid-review or if departments resist restructuring.

Contra-indications

None stated