As a second-generation Lehmanite (through my mom, Dean's List, Class of 1975), I had some advance notion of what kinds of experiences I'd be having when I first stepped on campus as a freshman in September 1974. (Yep, you read those dates right—my freshman year and my mom's senior year overlapped.) Over the following years, my relationship with the campus was intermittent as I tried to balance family and work responsibilities with my studies. I finally came back full-time in 1992, earning a B.A. in English in 1995 and an M.S.Ed. in English Education in 2006. I've experienced Lehman as student, faculty, and staff, working as (among other things) a tutor for the SEEK Program, a CUNYCAP for Recruitment and Admissions, an Adjunct Lecturer in the English Department, and my current gig in the Academic Information and Advisement Center as an Academic Advisor and participant in various technology initiatives on campus. My hobbies include writing and theatre, but the most important investment of my off-campus hours is the time I spend with my 4+ precious grandchildren.As a second-generation Lehmanite (through my mom, Dean's List, Class of 1975), I had some advance notion of what kinds of experiences I'd be having when I first stepped on campus as a freshman in September 1974. (Yep, you read those dates right—my freshman year and my mom's senior year overlapped.) Over the following years, my relationship with the campus was intermittent as I tried to balance family and work responsibilities with my studies. I finally came back full-time in 1992, earning a B.A. in English in 1995 and an M.S.Ed. in English Education in 2006. I've experienced Lehman as student, faculty, and staff, working as (among other things) a tutor for the SEEK Program, a CUNYCAP for Recruitment and Admissions, an Adjunct Lecturer in the English Department, and my current gig in the Academic Information and Advisement Center as an Academic Advisor and participant in various technology initiatives on campus. My hobbies include writing and theatre, but the most important investment of my off-campus hours is the time I spend with my 4+ precious grandchildren.February and March are great months to be an Academic Advisor at Lehman. Especially since December and January were extremely hectic, filled with:
- incoming transfer students trying to create a workable schedule after most of our continuing students have already registered
- continuing students who are doing a last minute check to make sure that they registered for the right courses
- continuing students trying to create a new schedule because they missed a validation deadline and had all of their...
While I carry many different responsibilities as an Academic Advisor: technology projects, teaching in-service coursework, writing, committee work, etc., my favorite part of my job is the part described by my title. I enjoy advising students.
Much of my time spent with students is focused on helping them to choose courses that fulfill their graduation requirements. Sounds simple? Yes, but only sometimes. Sometimes a student will need to talk through various alternatives—for example, choices of...
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