Every HSB student will have a faculty advisor whose role focuses primarily on mentoring and academic planning. Each student who has declared a major will be assigned a faculty advisor from the department in which they are majoring. This advisor will help the student to plan a curriculum within his/her field of study ar to end explore potential career options. Each undeclared student will be assigned to an HSB faculty advisor and will work with his/her advisor to explore possible majors and to develop educational and career goals.
In addition to mentoring students, faculty advisors will meet with each advisee every semester to review course selection for the following semester and to provide access to a PIN for online class registration.
More specifically, Faculty Advisors will:
- Be accessible to students - maintain & post office hours
- Be knowledgeable about HSB and SJU policies and procedures as well as HSB degree programs and requirements
- Work collaboratively with the Advising Center – refer students to the Advising Center for information related to core curriculum and other general advising issues
- Review the advisee's educational plan and help the advisee to understand the relationships among the courses, programs, internships, study abroad programs, and other academic experiences provided by the university
- Serve as a mentor to advisees; work with them to develop/clarify personal, academic and career goals. Assist advisees in long-range planning as well as immediate problem-solving
- Introduce advisees to educational opportunities (e.g., study abroad, co-op, internships) and encourage them to pursue appropriate opportunities
- Provide advice and, when appropriate, refer advisees to relevant campus offices/resources
- Review and evaluate progress toward established goals and degree completion
- Empower advisees to explore and make their own decisions regarding academic, career and lifelong goals