Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Four-Semester Plan

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To start, my apologies for not writing for a while!  On October 7th, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world, and I have been...
Monday, October 3, 2011

The LTSC "Exploration Exercise" and "Explore Your Major Week"

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For students in their first semester at the University, academic advisors require just a few, fundamental activities: 1. Meet with his or ...
Friday, September 23, 2011

To Declare or Not to Declare...Undeclared or Undecided?

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As everyone has learned from earlier posts, Letter and Sciences' students actually break down into several different groups including ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Academic Advisor Assignments for Students

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All students in Letters and Sciences have assigned academic advisors . This academic advisor will become the student's point of contact ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

What is a "Limited Enrollment Program"?

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For some freshmen,  admittance to the University of Maryland does not include direct admission to a chosen academic program. In these cases,...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or "The Buckley Amendment"

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One of the more difficult and somewhat awkward issues LTSC academic advisors face with students, especially "Millennial" students ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Twas the Day Before the Start of Classes...

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Well, today I am having our office assistants help prep over 900 letters to be sent out to our students' parents/guardians, giving them ...