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Summer orientation now includes more individual attention
Catherine Couretas
Issue date: 6/19/09 Section: Campus
First-year students now have individual advising appointments to look forward to at summer orientation while parents can meet with an increased variety of university offices.
This year, for the first time, each student is sitting down with a faculty mentor or first-year or staff adviser on day two of summer orientation for an advising appointment, according to Buffy Stoll, director of new student programs.
"So far it's going well," Stoll said. "We've gotten great feedback from students."
Stoll added first-year students meet in groups with a divisional adviser on the first day of summer orientation so they have a general understanding of class requirements.
When they get to their advising appointment, students already have heard about the Miami Plan and liberal education, according to Stoll.
"Many come into advising appointments with classes written down that they're interested in," Stoll said. "They typically know they need English, math, etc."
According to Andrew Beckett, associate dean of students, each student gets paired with an adviser in the department of the students' major or in a related department at the individual advising appointment.
Beckett said the goal of these new individual advising appointments is to enable students to do well during their time at Miami University.
"The whole new advising thing is a great example of faculty and staff working together for student success," Beckett said. "There is a collaborative effort of faculty and staff from different divisions."
The meetings take place in Benton Hall. Beckett said students will never have to wait in line for their appointment or to schedule classes and that faculty and staff advisers already have information on students to assist with advising.
"We create an adviser folder with profile information of every student they're advising," Beckett said. "It has ACT scores, their high school transcript, advice for courses and more."
This year, for the first time, each student is sitting down with a faculty mentor or first-year or staff adviser on day two of summer orientation for an advising appointment, according to Buffy Stoll, director of new student programs.
"So far it's going well," Stoll said. "We've gotten great feedback from students."
Stoll added first-year students meet in groups with a divisional adviser on the first day of summer orientation so they have a general understanding of class requirements.
When they get to their advising appointment, students already have heard about the Miami Plan and liberal education, according to Stoll.
"Many come into advising appointments with classes written down that they're interested in," Stoll said. "They typically know they need English, math, etc."
According to Andrew Beckett, associate dean of students, each student gets paired with an adviser in the department of the students' major or in a related department at the individual advising appointment.
Beckett said the goal of these new individual advising appointments is to enable students to do well during their time at Miami University.
"The whole new advising thing is a great example of faculty and staff working together for student success," Beckett said. "There is a collaborative effort of faculty and staff from different divisions."
The meetings take place in Benton Hall. Beckett said students will never have to wait in line for their appointment or to schedule classes and that faculty and staff advisers already have information on students to assist with advising.
"We create an adviser folder with profile information of every student they're advising," Beckett said. "It has ACT scores, their high school transcript, advice for courses and more."
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Randi Hom
posted 6/22/09 @ 2:07 PM EST
It's sad that it's only now that this is actually happening. I could never get my advisor to meet with me. It should be a requirement every year that you have to meet with your advisor. (Continued…)
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