Show U. Program Helps Find Their Way Around New students by the of university lire need not grope their way through a seeming maze of curricula and administrative they can receive individual attention from one of eight full-time in the Center for Academic a University of Utah student-service office established in the Union Building two years A long-time concern for efficient academic advising and vocational counseling brought the Center into TWO YEARS later center services are used by more than half the and the number is increasing as news of the service spreads and its scope expands to fill additional provides the initial contact with entering and offers assistance in referring students to the University resources that can help them get through their Since the beginning of last the center has made nearly student Many of those served have been but an increasing number are advanced students who are looking for help and THE CENTER currently provides a variety of services including freshman academic guided studies government funded outreach and an ethnic tutorial One of the first programs of its kind established on a college the Center for Academic Advising has generated considerable educator interest around the and many are using it as a model for similar Administrators the approach because it stresses individuality in counseling while fulfilling the needs of a wide variety ot counselors are trained to have an eye for the total rather than a narrow commented Normand director or U Admissions and a member of the advisory committee which originally recommended the establishment of the avoids the long line the hurry up and get it done Students can identify with someone on the and return as often as necessary with their he STATISTICS indicate substantial student contact with center During summer more than students Problems alone BRUCE every student S University m the Acadia |