There are ways to meet with students that are not formally advising times. Our psychology club has begun having monthly lunches with the professors. I think this enables us to provide better advising than meeting with the students just prior to registration. The students benefit from the questions of others. There are of course students who do not attend the lunches. Still I think the informal advising is great.
Joe Joseph J. Horton Ph. D. Faculty Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] In God we trust. All others must bring data. -----Original Message----- From: Aubyn Fulton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 2:08 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Student Advising Aubyn writes... Thanks to all who responded to my question. Perhaps I could add that our system seems just a little different than some here - we are on the quarter system, and the course schedule for the Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring is published in late April. Shortly after that, students can (and are encouraged) to register for their courses for the entire year (first come, first served) and they can add and drop at will at any time. When we first started the system, we had a requirement that students had to have their Advisors "click" on an appropriate box to verify advising for a given quarter, and if this was not completed by a deadline all courses registered for in that quarter would be "flushed". Students would be free to re-register, once they met with their Advisor. However this system was never implemented, as Administration worried about perceptions of "customer" friendliness. Suggestions to only allow registration quarter by quarter, with the kind of Advisor "click" noted by others required to free up access to online registration, have likewise been rejected, as the ability to register at will, anytime, anywhere for the entire academic year is seen as a useful marketing and retention tool. I don't want to be student/customer unfriendly (anything but that), but I don't want to lose the close personal teacher/student contact with advisees that has been a strength of small, residential teaching colleges like ours. I suppose it is a little paternalistic, but then, we are a little paternalistic. **************************************************** Aubyn Fulton, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Behavioral Science Department Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 94508 Office: 707-965-6536 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
