1.1.3 Role of the Personal Faculty Advisor
The Personal Faculty Advisor will:
- Meet with assigned advisees at least once each semester, individually or in small groups, but will meet individually at least once per year.
- Develop a relationship with each advisee, demonstrating a commitment to the student’s success, growth, and development.
- Provide guidance for course registration, as appropriate.
- Monitor progress toward academic and professional goals.
- Communicate with other faculty or staff as appropriate to address student issues per IHP guidelines. Advise student to complete Incident Report if applicable.
- Be informed about policies, procedures, and requirements and provide accurate guidance to students.
- Refer students to appropriate resources for academic, behavioral, or personal concerns and provide assistance if needed to access these resources.
- Assure all requirements are met in a timely way and provide feedback to the student if needed.
- File advisement documentation for easy retrieval and review.
- Establish and evaluate advising goals as a part of service in the annual performance review.
The faculty advisor can expect the Student to:
- Be able to identify their faculty advisor at the beginning of the program.
- Seek out assistance from the faculty advisor as needed.
- Respond to advisor messages within 1-2 business days.
- Keep all mandatory scheduled advising sessions or give timely notice of unavailability, and initiate contact to reschedule. Keep other scheduled advising sessions as requested.
- Come prepared to advising sessions to discuss relevant issues.