Charge to the Committee

The Committee on Academic Advising is responsible for all aspects of Colgate’s programs for academic advising. The committee will:

  • respond to questions and requests proposed to it by the board;
  • review proposed changes in policies and programs affecting academic advising, and;
  • review existing academic advising policies and programs and make recommendations to the board as seems desirable to the committee.

Membership will consist of:

  • Chair of Academic Advising, a faculty member appointed to a three-year renewable term by the dean of the faculty
  • Four faculty members (one each from the Divisions of the Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social Sciences, and University Studies; elected by the faculty for staggered three-year terms) 
  • Two students elected by the Student Senate
  • The chair of the First-Year Seminar Program
  • A representative of the Academic Affairs Board
  • Dean of First-Year Students (ex officio)
  • Director of Academic Support & Disability Services (ex officio)
  • Registrar (ex officio)

Meeting Times

2-3 times per semester. TBD

Resources

Contact the chair of the advising committee for agenda and minutes.

 

Members  2024-25  
Doug Johnson, Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs  
Kim Taylor, Dean of the College Representative (Ex Officio)  
Evelyn Lester, Executive Director of Disability Services (Ex Officio)  
Neil Albert, Assoc Provost for Institutional Analysis; University Registrar (Ex Officio)  
TBD (Appt Chair)
Erin Cooley 2026 (NS)
Janel Benson 2025 (SS)
Ariel Martino 2027 (AH)
Helene Julien 2027 (US)
Xan Karn Director, FSEM Program
Jennifer Brice AAB Rep
Jenna Galla (S)
Andrew Lehman (S)