Academic Advising Mission, Vision, and Philosophy

Adopted by the Undergraduate Council

May 2005

U of L's Vision for Academic Advising

Academic Advising at the University of Louisville aspires to be a dynamic, nationally- recognized system that sets standards of excellence focused on student learning, technological innovation, and a collaborative commitment to student success in a diverse and changing society.

U of L's Academic Advising Mission

Academic Advising at the University of Louisville is an on-going, intentional, educational partnership dedicated to student academic success. The University is committed to an academic advising system that guides students to discover and pursue life goals, supports diverse and equitable educational experiences, advances students' intellectual and cultural development, and teaches students to become engaged, self-directed learners and competent decision makers.

Philosophy of Academic Advising at U of L

We believe that student success is a comprehensive, campus-wide, process/effort/responsibility, and we value commitment to teaching and learning as an academic advising function; fostering a community of respect; the individuality/diversity of students and their unique educational/needs/experiences; the opportunities created by working collaboratively with others-shared challenges, achievements, ideas, and resources to continuously incorporate best practices into university wide advising; a common goal of student engagement in learning and success; technological innovations that seek to improve the student experience/academic advising experience, diversity as central to intellectual and cultural development, and student satisfaction with academic advising.