Mission

The mission of academic advising at Arizona State University (ASU) is to further the teaching mission of the University by providing quality, accessible advising to all students. Academic advisors help students successfully transition to the University and make progress towards their educational goals and graduation. Advisors are part of the educational process, providing academic information and guidance to help students understand curricula, policies, and procedures. Academic advising is a collaborative teaching relationship among academic advisors, students, faculty, and the University community. Working with advisors, students identify academic and career goals, create and implement plans, and assume responsibility for their education.

Council of Academic Advisors (CAA)

Mission:
The Arizona State University Council of Academic Advisors has as its primary purpose the improvement of academic advising at ASU. It pursues this purpose:through professional development for its members through representative participation university-wide in activities which have potential effect on academic policies and procedures and through activities that contribute to the recognition by the university community of the importance of academic advising at the university and the professional nature of that activity.

CAA Membership

Primary Membership is available to ASU employees who meet one of the following criteria: consider themselves to be "academic advisors" by virtue of their job title, job description, and/or primary employment responsibilities, have as a primary employment responsibility the direct supervision of academic advisors and/or coordination of academic advising programs. Privileges of primary membership include voting privileges on official CAA matters and the privilege of running for elected office within the CAA organization.

Affiliate Membership is available to ASU employees who are not described in the primary membership criteria but who are supportive of CAA's mission and wish to keep informed of the organization's activities. Affiliate members are encouraged to attend CAA meetings, participate in discussion of issues at those meetings, and receive CAA memos, notices, any other publications by virtue of inclusion on organization mailing lists.