LibraryC4 Enablers4c Workforce and staffing
LTI-CUL-029
Implement a "Master Advisors" mentoring program within academic departments
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies
Not Operating
an idea proposed by one faculty member, not implemented
Mechanism
Each discipline has a trained and paid master advisor who coaches colleagues on advising. It puts advising nearer to teaching and research in status.
Preconditions
Budget and department rules for selecting, paying and supporting master advisors.
Owner, by role
Academic Department Chair / Division Dean
Who can act
One institution alone
Effort
Medium, 6 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Departmental advising accuracy; faculty attendance at advising workshops
Failure modes
Program can fail if department chairs do not allocate sufficient release time or if faculty view the role as purely administrative.
Contra-indications
None stated
Related practices
- LTI-CUL-025 Allocate contractually designated out-of-class support hours for faculty advising