An Assessment of Centralized Versus Faculty Advising in a College of Engineering
The authors studied use of and satisfaction with advising provided at a centralized advising location compared to faculty advising in individual departments. They hoped to determine whether students' advising needs were being met by these two systems. Although they found no significant differences between departmental and centralized services on advisor availability and concern, they did find that more students used faculty advisors. Further, they discovered many of the advising services offered to be vastly underused. The authors examine this underuse and propose coordination between departmental and central advising systems to better serve students.
Contributor Notes
Marie L. Miville is [Ed. Note: Supply title]. William E. Sedlacek is Assistant Director of the Counseling Center and professor of education. Copies of the surveys are available from the authors. Address correspondence concerning this article to William E. Sedlacek, Counseling Center, Shoemaker Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
