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Friday, 27 February 2009
DTC Spring/Summer Advising 2009--Please read!!!!


Advising is an important component of student academic success.  It also helps the DTC Program build community on a commuter campus and manage enrollment of courses for our dynamic and fast-growing program. In the past academic advising was held over two weeks and consisted of one-on-one meetings with advisors (John Barber, Harrison Higgs, or me).  Students who did not go through advising were not allowed to register.<br /><br />


The College of Liberal Arts has recently changed this advising model to one that features Group Advising sessions for the College and no hold on registration.<br /><br />



The DTC Program has opted to hold its own Group Advising Sessions so that we can focus more keenly on our own students’ needs.  Additionally, so that we can make sure that students are signing up with the right pre-requisites for their courses and to ensure your enrollment in important skilled-based courses needed by DTC students, we are suppressing line numbers for DTC 335 Digital Animation, DTC 338 Special Topics, DTC 476 Senior Seminar, DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring, DTC 478 Usability and Interface Design.<br /><br />



The dates and times of the DTC Group Advising Sessions are:<br /><br />



SPECIAL NOTE:  Sign up sheets for the Group Advising Sessions will be posted outside Teresa Phimister’s office, located at VMMC 26.  You must sign up in advance for Group Advising.<br /><br />



Group Advising Sessions are limited to 24 students.  During these sessions John Barber and I will discuss the course content of all courses offered, suggest courses for particular career paths and personal growth/interest, and answer questions about careers and grad programs.  Teresa Phimister will talk about General Education requirements, how to read a degree audit report, academic resources available to you on campus.  At the end of the session, students who attend will receive the Line # for any course they need whose line is suppressed.<br /><br /> 


We will dovetail the Spring 2009 Town Halls in these Group Advising Sessions. That way we can also spend some time answering general questions students may have and providing news about the program they may need to hear.<br /><br />


Students who do not attend the Group Advising Sessions will be able to register for classes, BUT if they need Line Numbers for courses, students will need to make an appointment for a one-on-one meeting with me.  I am the only person who can give out Line Numbers for courses.<br /><br />


Student who miss or are unable to attend the Group Advising Sessions are encouraged to take advantage of the one-on-one Career Mentoring that I am offering during that same week.<br /><br />


The dates and times for One-on-One Mentoring Sessions with me are:<br /><br />


Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12-1:30, 3-5<br />

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 10-12, 1-4<br />

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 12-1:30, 3-5<br />

Friday, April 3, 2009, by appointment<br /><br />


LET ME REITERATE:  We are suppressing Line Numbers for courses DTC students need or that require pre-requisites.  These courses include:<br /><br />



DTC 335 Digital Animation<br />

DTC 338 Special Topics<br />

DTC 476 Senior Seminar<br />

DTC 477 Advanced Multimedia Authoring<br />

DTC 478 Usability and Interface Design<br />



To register for these courses, you need a Line Number.  And you cannot receive a Line Number unless you attend one of the Group Advising Session or meet with me individually at a one-on-one session.<br /><br />



One other comment:  Those of you who are Humanities majors doing a primary or secondary concentration with another area of study (i.e. Fine Arts) should contact your Advisor from that department about advising.  If the DTC Program is your primary or secondary concentration, you need to attend our Group Advising Sessions, especially if you want to take a course with a suppressed line.<br /><br />



Preparing for Advising:  Here are things you must do before you come to any advising session:<br /><br />



1.  Check to see if you have a Writing Portfolio hold before the Group Advising Sessions and the One-on-One Mentoring Sessions;  If so, take care of your Writing Portfolio by going to the Writing Assessment Desk in the basement of VMMC.<br /><br />



2.  Look over the Advising Schedules found at http://www.schedules.wsu.edu/Schedules/Apps/HomePage.ASP.  Make a plan for classes to take.  Write down any questions you may have about your academic requirements.<br /><br />



If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Teresa Phimister, the DTC Academic Advisor at 546-9664, John Barber at 546-9645, or me at 546-9487.  





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