August 21, 2013
Advising Council Fellows Program Launches
In partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Advising Council is launching a new program offering advisors the opportunity to develop their expertise in advising program evaluation and assessment. Facilitated by professional advisors and assessment specialists, the Advising Council Fellows Program will be open to six to eight staff advisors in undergraduate advising units who want to examine their program's effectiveness, with the overall goal of improving student learning and development. Fellows will gather monthly for a seminar to discuss assessment best practices, gain strategies and sample tools, and generate an assessment plan for their own unit. The application deadline is Tuesday, September 3rd The program would be especially valuable foradvisingprogram directors, managers, oradvisorswho are either currently responsible for program evaluation or who have support from the supervisors to take on this role in the future. For more information, please visit: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/advising-council-fellows-program