The majority of Marquette undergraduate students report academic advising to be effective and helpful, according to the Student Advising Survey conducted in April.

Peggy Bloom, vice provost for undergraduate programs and teaching, presented the results at the Marquette Student Government Senate meeting Nov. 8.

Bloom said MUSG has been voicing concerns about advising for the past two years and by presenting the survey she hopes to generate ideas for improvement.

All sophomores and juniors received the electronic MUSG-endorsed survey and of those, 28 percent responded (1,052 students).

Ninety-nine percent of respondents participated in advising with 63 percent reporting it as helpful and three-quarters agreeing advising sessions are effective.

Still, Bloom said she is not satisfied. More than a third of respondents indicated that their adviser did not keep them informed of their academic progress by examining grades and talking with them about their classes.

She called one-third "not good enough" but noted that the university can never please everyone totally.

Other highlights from the Senate meeting:

MUSG senators will be stationed throughout campus Wednesday for "Meet Your Senator" day.

The application deadline for the next Student Organization Allocations funding period is Friday, Nov. 16.

MUSG will be launching its new Web site Dec. 1.