Welcome to

Faculty Advising

at Highline College

What is Faculty Advising?

Faculty Advising, also known as equity-competent educational planning, includes “mentoring advisees on coursework, program and/or transfer options, career plans, and graduation requirements; helping the student create an academic plan reflective of students’ academic and career goals; addressing concerns regarding academic progress; providing referrals to campus services as needed; and assisting with timely registration.” – HCEA-HC Agreement 2022-2025

Types of Faculty Advising participation include:

1-on-1 advising
in-class advising
small-group advising
Pathway Advising days
Other individual work with students

Support for Faculty Advisors

**Drop-in Support Sessions*:**

Meet with Lynn Hermanson

Tuesdays at 2:00pm on Zoom
Thursdays at 2:00pm on Zoom

*During drop-in support sessions are open to questions around for faculty advising and Aviso technology.

Aviso Quick Workshop Mini-series

Faculty Advising/Aviso PDD 2022 Webinar

Guidelines for Faculty Advising Compensation

Faculty Contract Information:

FULL-TIME FACULTY*

Complete the advising activities as outlined in Appendix F (<refer directly to 2022-2025 contract)
Document those activities in the approved online system (Watermark/Aviso)
Receive a stipend of $400/quarter for Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters (which is an annual stipend of $1200 [$400 for each of Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters]).
Full-time faculty who advise more than 20 students will be compensated at the rate of $20 per advisee per quarter.

PART-TIME FACULTY*

Voluntarily complete required advising training at Highline College (for which they will be paid)
Will be compensated at the rate of $20 per advisee per quarter.

Here are guidelines on how to ensure your faculty advising endeavors meet the criteria for the HCEA-HC 2022-2025 contract outlined above.

Recognizing that the implementation of some components of Watermark Aviso for faculty student advising are currently delayed, we reached out to HCEA to propose modifications to the conditions for earning advising stipends. Because we’ve learned that predictable processes are helpful, we asked to extend this modify process for two quarters—Fall 22 and Winter 23. HC and HCEA will meet in January to assess the progress of the Watermark Aviso implementation. A copy of the Memorandum of Agreement is attached.

Per the MoA, faculty will proactively reach out to all their currently enrolled assigned advisees through Watermark Aviso no later than November 1, 2022 in Fall 2022 and February 10, 2023 in Winter 2023 to offer their assistance helping students select courses that align with the student’s chosen program of study. Each quarter, at least two advising-related contacts with each assigned advisee should be documented using a separate Watermark Aviso Faculty Advising Note for that advisee. Only notes saved under this note type will be used to verify faculty advising engagement for the quarter.

Qualifying notes include:

A copy of a message inviting the student to scheduling an advising session with you.
A description of the outcome of an advising session.
A copy of a second message that serves as a follow up reminder of the invitation to meet or the planned classes for the coming quarter.

For the purposes of the full-time faculty advising stipend, the assigned advisees are considered to be those who are currently enrolled and appear on the Watermark Aviso caseload on October 26, 2022 for Fall 2022 and on February 1, 2023 for Winter 2023. That means, for example, if only 12 currently enrolled students have been assigned to you by October 26, your stipend for the quarter is contingent upon interacting with those 12 students, per the guidelines above. While interactions with other students are helpful and welcomed, the advising stipend for Fall 2022 is based on faculty engagement with advisees assigned by October 26.

Part-time faculty advising stipends will be based on Watermark Aviso Faculty Advising Notes for assigned advisees as described above. However, part-time faculty may be assigned advisees in Watermark Aviso any time during the quarter as long as they are notified of the assignment.