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Advising Council Purpose

The Eastern Oregon University Advising Council is a representative self-governing body reestablished in 2013 to better coordinate the delivery of academic advising services in a decentralized environment, improve communication, coordination, and collaboration among various EOU units, and improve the overall student experience in advising.

Purpose/Goals:

The improvement of academic advising through the following means:

  • Provide a forum for discussion of academic issues related to advising, including curriculum, policy, and procedural changes.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and collective strategic planning.
  • Invest in the professional growth and development of all advisors.
  • Support an active communications network designed to inform, engage and inspire advising
  • Engage with and contribute to the wider advising community.
  • Monitor the student experience through advising.
  • Identify and address academic advising issues.
  • Share new developments and best practices in academic advising.
  • Provide cross-campus and cross-college, and cross-modality opportunities for collaboration and relationship building.

Leadership:

The Advising Council is chaired by one elected representative serving a two-year term.  Chairs serve in a rotation following a one-year term as an elected Vice-Chair. Chair and Vice-Chair include one representative from the Regional Outreach & Innovation (ROI) department of online advisors supporting online interests and initiatives and one representative from the Academic Affairs department of on-campus advisors supporting on-campus interests and initiatives. The primary role of the Chair includes facilitation of meetings and building of the agenda. The Vice-Chair is responsible for compiling noteworthy discussion points in the meetings and fulfilling the duties of the Chair in their absence.

Meeting Schedule:

The Advising Council meets quarterly to discuss broad range issues affecting academic advising, exchange information, share best practices and solve problems. Meetings are scheduled on the first Tuesday of each month. Work sessions will be held monthly. Requests for agenda items can be sent to either of the Co-Chairs. All meetings will be held over Zoom.

If you have urgent matters to discuss with the group, please contact the Chair or Vice-Chair.

Quarterly Meetings

  • Tuesday, September 5, 2023
  • Tuesday, December 5, 2023
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024
  • Tuesday, June 4, 2024

2023-2024 Advising Council Leadership

Mike Fisher
mfisher5@eou.edu
Chair, Online Advisor

Trisha Stout
tastout@eou.edu
Vice-Chair, Academic Advisor

2024-2025 Advising Council Leadership

McKayla Neal
Chair, Academic Advisor

Andrea Williams
Vice-Chair, Online Advisor