Meetings Introduction
The information below is geared primarily toward a general advising meeting at any point in the year.  A few items are specific to summer orientation, as demarked by "Summer Orientation Only."

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·   Summer Orientation only: Pick up your student folders, advising schedules and meal ticket in our office after noon on the work day before your scheduled advising/orientation day.

·   Review student schedules in CampusVue prior to the advising appointment.

·   Consider scheduling your appointments in 20 minute blocks to accommodate all your advisees in a timely fashion.

·   In some cases, you might be creating schedules from scratch. 

·   If schedule changes are necessary, consider linked classes first.

·   If students identify themselves as athletes and the schedules are not designed accordingly, revise the schedules to accommodate practice times. (Feel free to call Athletics at ext. 2994 and/or Sybil Blalock at ext. 2301).

·   Summer Orientation Only: If students still have an interest in UNV 101X and additional seats become available, feel free to change their schedules accordingly (dropping UNV 101)

·   Summer Orientation Only: If you need to change a UNV 101 time, please use the special notes to place students in the appropriate section. (Certain sections are designated for specific-College/School students).

·   Summer Orientation Only: Please make detailed advising notes to pass on to the advisor in August.  If the student did not show up, note that as well.

·   While family members will be encouraged not to attend these appointments, some will!  FERPA forms will be distributed that day, but use your discretion in discussions with family members present.

·    Foreign Language and Math Placement scores are added to CampusVue as soon as they are available.

·  Print copies of your students’ schedules from CampusVue for students and for your records.  Do not rely on the copies in the folder.

·  Summer Orientation Only: Return advising folders to our office as soon as possible.

·   There will be another opportunity to review (and revise if needed) their schedule before registration

·   The math placement exam is offered at the beginning of each term, if needed

·   The foreign language exam is offered several times a year (consult the Registrar's Website)

·   Summer Orientation Only: Bear Beginnings (Fall Orientation) begins the Saturday before classes start

·   Summer Orientation Only: if they are first-year students, they should read the summer reading assignment, The Whisper of the River, and consider entering the Essay Contest for First-Year Students.

·   Print copies of your students’ schedules from CampusVue for students and for your records.  Do not rely on the copies in the folder.

·   Summer Orientation Only: Return advising folders to our office as soon as possible.