Academic Support Advisory Committee

Purpose:

• Connect with campus educators who can provide advice, assistance and support to the ASU on ways to increase the impact of academic support.
• Advisory committee is a vehicle for marketing the unit’s programs and services.
• Strengthening the relationships with the key Academic Support Unit stakeholders.
• Prioritizing programs and services.

Activities:

Some key activities for the advisory committee include

• Providing input for prioritizing the unit’s initiatives and services requirements.
• Acting as a sound board regarding academic support unit tactical and strategic plans.
• Ensuring collaboration opportunities are maximized.
• Reviewing status of the ASU services and initiatives

Meetings:

• One prior to the beginning of the semester to ensure that the programming is focused and visible.
• One at the end of the semester to evaluate the programs

ASU Head schedules and leads the meetings.

Agenda

Every meeting will have agenda to be set to the members well in advance of the meeting so that they have time to prepare adequately. A reminder will be sent (with another copy of the agenda) a day or so before the meeting.

A typical agenda:

• Report on the ASU operation and usage statistics.
• Report on status of the ASU initiatives.
• Discuss any academic support issues or concerns related to programs and services.
• Discuss proposed initiatives.
• Prioritize services and initiatives.

Members of the Committee: