Advisory groups are longer term groups working on completion of specific student success ideas that either were recommended through previous phases of Student Success @ Illinois or were established to accomplish continued student success goals.
Early Alert/Outreach Advisory Group
A main takeaway from multiple reports in Phase I and Phase II was the need for a centralized and holistic early alert/outreach tool to support student success. The Early Alert/Outreach Advisory group is identifying the needs for such a tool, the supports required to maintain a tool, and what tools would work best to meet the demands on our campus.
Advising Advisory Group
Based on feedback from the advising community, the Advising Advisory group will plan the monthly Advisor Series and further work on the Advising Initiative. Members of the advisory groups are representatives from academic advising and advising adjacent campus community.
Student Success and Service Advisory Team
The Student Success and Service Advisory Team is a collaborative effort to bring together folks who provide services across campus to students. This Advisory team will investigate issues that impact navigation and communication across campus as well as troubleshoot issues that arise.
Advising Administrators Collective
The Advising Administrators Collective serves to connect the efforts of the Advising Advisory Group and Policy and Issues Groups by providing a home for advising leaders. This group will regularly receive updates from other groups, provide oversight to ensure alignment across units, and create a space to surface and discuss changes that affect the advising community.
Critical Courses Group
The Critical Courses Group operates with a broad recognition of the ongoing enrollment management issues in courses required by multiple undergraduate programs. Its purpose is to bring together advising, enrollment, and academic unit representatives to collaborate on resolving capacity issues, advocate for equitable course access, and coordinate across colleges and departments to ensure students can enroll in foundational and high-demand courses. The group serves as an ongoing advisory body that supports strategic planning and communication around enrollment pressures, with a focus on enhancing the student experience and ensuring timely progress toward degree completion.
Past Advisory Groups
Ask Alma Advisory Group
Taking the implementation team report from Phase II, the Ask Alma Advisory Group continued this effort to identify a tool to support the Ask Alma initiative. Members of the advisory group were representatives from across campus units.