Presenters will guide participants through a process to establish and maintain an advisory board for an academic program or department and will leave with ideas, suggestions, and a potential plan to share with faculty. Advisory board participation in assessment and improving academic curricula will be highlighted

Blaisure, Karen, PhD

Dickey, Bryce, MS

Dove, Linda, MA

McElroy, John, PhD

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Kansas State University

Kansas State University Libraries New Prairie Press Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings 34th Academic Chairpersons Conference, New Orleans, LA Implementing Program and Department Advisory Boards Karen Blaisure PhD Western Michigan University, karen.blaisure@wmich.edu Bryce Dickey MS Western Michigan University, bryce.dickey@wmich.edu Linda Dove MA Western Michigan University, linda.dove@wmich.edu John McElroy PhD Western Michigan University, john.mcelroy@wmich.edu See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/accp  Part of the Educational Leadership Commons, and the Higher Education Administration Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License Recommended Citation Blaisure, Karen PhD; Dickey, Bryce MS; Dove, Linda MA; and McElroy, John PhD (2017). "Implementing Program and Department Advisory Boards," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2017/Operations/6 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. Presenter Information Karen Blaisure PhD, Bryce Dickey MS, Linda Dove MA, and John McElroy PhD This event is available at New Prairie Press: https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2017/Operations/6 Proposal for the 2017 Academic Chairpersons Conference  Implementing Program and Department Advisory Boards   College and university administrators and faculty are responsible for developing and delivering academic programs responsive to the evolving challenges and opportunities of 21st century life (Taylor, Marino, Rasor-Greenhalgh, & Hudak, 2010). Advisory boards, made up of local and regional stakeholders, can support and enhance the mission of academic programs and departments through innovative advice and stakeholder vision (Stautberg & Green, 2007).  Advisory board members can provide input on program planning and expansion, course content, assessment of student learning, resource development, accreditation preparation, and long-term vision (Robertson & Beck, 2003).  They can also advocate on behalf of an academic program or department and educate the community about its strengths and contributions (Farrell, 2011). Participants will be guided through a process to establish and maintain an advisory board for an academic program or department. Incorporating the advisory board in assessment activities will be highlighted. Participants will leave the presentation with ideas, suggestions, and a potential plan to share with faculty.  Numerous examples of lessons learned will be shared from our department’s two decades worth of experience benefitting from advisory boards.  Time will be allotted for individual brainstorming, and small and large group discussion.  Presenters will address the intersection of advisory and working boards and when to involve board members in fund raising and resource development (Carver, 2006; Farrell, 2011). Other topics include factors to consider when developing and maintaining advisory boards, such as recruiting members from professional contacts, developing governing documents, and making the advisory board meetings enjoyable (Farrell, 2011; Pinto, Spector, & Valera, 2011; Taylor, et al., 2010); nurturing a culture that welcomes outside ideas (Stautberg & Green, 2007); incorporating advisory boards into assessment of student learning outcomes and ongoing improvement of academic curricula (Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, n.d.; Robertson & Beck, 2003; New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability, 2012); recognizing board members’ contributions (Taylor, et al., 2010); and benefits of advisory boards for board members, students, community, and faculty.    References  Carver, J. (2006). Boards that make a difference. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley .& Sons   Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, (n.d.). Regional accreditation and student learning: A guide for institutions and evaluators. Retrieved from: www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/pdf/assessment/assessmentguidecrac.pdf  Farrell, M. (2011). Developing a faculty advisory group. Journal of Library Administration, 51, 189-197.  New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability. (2012). Committing to quality:  Guidelines for assessment and accountability in higher education. Washington, DC: Author. Robertson, L. J., & Beck, J. A. (2003). Assessment in the human sciences. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 95(4), 53-60.  Pinto, R., Spector, A., & Valera, P. (2011). Exploring group dynamics for integrating scientific and experiential knowledge in community advisory boards for HIV research. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 23(8), 1006-1013.   Stautberg, S., & Green, N (2007). How an advisory board drives innovation. Boards and Directors, 52-54. Retrieved from http://www.partner-com.com/files/Design_Advisory_Board_022607.pdf  Taylor, E., Marino, D., Rasor-Greenhalgh, S. & Hubak. (2010). Navigating practice and academic change in collaborative partnership with a community advisory board.  Journal of Allied Health, 39, 105-110.   

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