Faculty Advisory Board

William and Mary boasts a faculty-centered model of academic advising in which the professional staff of the Office of Academic Advising serve a coordinating role, support programming and assessment, and provide support services to undergraduate students, particularly transfers, co-enrolls, and students experiencing academic difficulty.  The Faculty Advisory Board provides input and guidance to the professional staff on a wide range of advising issues, including:

• advisor recruitment
• advisor training and continuous development
• programs for advisors and advisees
• communications strategies
• program monitoring and assessment

Membership:

The Board, which consists of full-time faculty members appointed from a cross-section of Arts & Sciences departments and programs, pre-professional advisors within Arts & Sciences, and representatives from the Mason School of Business, the School of Education, and the Office of the University Registrar.  Members serve for two-year terms and may be reappointed by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

Current voting members of the Board include the following individuals.  Dates following their departments indicate the end of their current term on the Board.

Liz Allison (Biology, 2011)

Melinda Anderson (Assistant Director of Academic Advising, ex oficio)

Chris Adkins (Mason School of Business, ex oficio)

Todd Averett (Pre-engineering Advisor, ex oficio)

Clay Clemens (Government, 2010)

Chris Gareis (School of Education, ex oficio)

George Greenia (Modern Languages and Literatures, 2010)

Phil Kearns (Computer Science, 2011)

Tom Linneman (Sociology, 2011)

Chris Nemacheck (Pre-law Advisor, ex oficio)

Sue Peterson (Dean of Undergraduate Studies, ex oficio), chair

Bev Sher (Health Professions Advisor, ex oficio)

Cory Springer (Office of University Registrar, ex oficio)

Jennifer Stevens (Psychology, 2011)

Jobila Williams (Associate Director of Academic Advising, ex oficio)

Sharon Zuber (English, 2011)