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Show -Signpost-Thursday, January 7, 1988 3 Help for troubled student: Academic Advisement Reva Smith Copy Editor You are a new student at Weber State, running around frantically, trying to figure out what classes to take, or afraid you are going to take a class you don't need that will just keep you in school longer. Who do you turn to? Or, you are a junior and still haven't declared a major, don't know what you want to be when you grow up and don't have the slightest idea of where to go for help. Where should you go? The answer is the Academic Advisement Center. Located in Building 1, room 145, the Academic Advisement Center provides a myriad of academic counseling services designed to guide students through their academic careers. The center is staffed by three professional advisors, between six and eight part-time student advisors, and one secretary. Arbuckle said it is important lor students to be aware of some basic steps to take when seeking academic advisement. First, take a pro-active approach. In other words, don't wait until you are in trouble before seeking help. If you have declared a major, you should establish a relationship with your faculty advisor in your major and then check with him or her at leasl once per quarter. When problems arise, your faculty advisor is the first person you should contact. If you have not declared a major and need help, or if your advisor was not able to help you resolve your problem, you should either call the Academic Advisement Center at 626-6752 and make an appointment, or drop by and see an advisor. In order for an academic advisor or faculty advisor to effectively help the student, the student needs to be prepared. This is done by gathering all relevant decision-making information, including a . . .w : i . - l , - iu f ' " " f Is this a familiar scene? Many students have trouble when it is time to choose classes, decide "We are more than a scheduling agency. We take students and try to foster relationships, befriend them, provide them with accurate information, and help in planning their academic careers," said Julianne Arbuckle, director of the Academic Advisement Center. The most common reasons students seek advisement are for general education explanations, transcript evaluations, help with class scheduling, graduation requirements, upper-division requirements, time management, and study-skills. majors and understand college policies. Academic advise might help. (Signpost photo: Judd Bundy) school catalog and the current quarter's schedule. You should also prepare a list of questions so that neither your time nor the advisor's is wasted. In addition, you should become knowledgeable about the policies, procedures and requirements of thecollege--outlined in the school catalog-and most importantly, you should be prepared to accept responsibility for the decisions you make. 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Membership cards, so that members may take advantage of local discounts, .will be given as membership dues are paid For further information concerning the club or its activities, call 626-6373. Writing Contests Deadline for submissions to the "Metaphor" fiction writing contest and the Undergraduate Literary Conference will be January 15, at 4 p.m. Information is available through the linglish department. Phi Kappa Phi Deadline for Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowships is January 15. Open Hour Today, January 7, Open Hour features the Donna Keipp Faculty Recital at 10:30 a.m. in the Austad Auditorium. Band Festival An intercollegiate band fesiival will be held tonight, January 7, from 8:30-10 p.m. in the Austad Auditorium. Tic Party The Newman Center is sponsoring a Crazy Tie party Friday, January 8, beginning at 9 p.m. Admission to the event is to wear a crazy tie. A door prize will be awarded for the best tie. Newman Center Winter classes beginning at the Newman Center include: Introduction to the New Testament, Ethics: a Christian Foundation, The Gospels and The Psalms. For further information concerning these classes and other Newman Center activities, call 399-9531. Professional Accounting Society The Professional Accounting Society is sponsoring a blood drive, which will be held on Tuesday, January 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 241 of the Union Building. Students willing to donate blood are encouraged to give to a worthy cause. WERC Brown Bagger January 13, Dennis Wengert, M.H.A. McKay-Dee Institute for the Behavioral Medicine, "Stress: Would You Die if You Won the Lottery? " your campus connection! i An OPPORTUNITY fOR STudENTs to Ihave tMeIr woRk published lThE WSC STudCNT iiTCRARy JOURNAl1 Anv llTERARV WORk i5 EllQlblE: fiCTiON, NON-fiCTiON, pOETRV jhE WSC STudCNT tiTCRARV JOURNAl DEAdliNE: FRidAy, January 15, 1988 4 p.M. In SS ?14 Contact: LiNdA NiMORi at 541-1715 or Dr. GIcn Wiese at 6?6-654? |