"The Economics department really believes the issue here is one of mentoring and not advising."
Cohen also questioned the language used on the survey. She said students have different advising experiences and questions may lead students to think a certain type of advising is correct.
"You get out of surveys what you ask," she said.
Lewis said the purpose of the survey is "to track change, and to remind everyone that there are still serious problems in some departments." The survey will be repeated in two years
The committee will continue to work on the implementation of the recommendations of last spring's report. The recommendations included increased faculty involvement in advising, undergraduate advising in programs and increased funding for advising improvements in certain departments.