In order to gain the maximum benefit from your years at The College of New Jersey, you will need to use your time wisely. This Guide is intended to provide you with an action plan and information on academic and career resources during your years at The College. Students who take advantage of advising resources and opportunities are more likely to achieve their goals than students who do not. Through academic and career advisement at the departmental level, you will receive direction and guidance to help you make decisions about your academic goals at TCNJ and your plans after graduation. Academic Advising is the process of helping students match The College s resources to their needs and goals so that they get the maximum benefit from their college experience and, at graduation, are prepared for life after college.
Academic advisors help students plan their academic careers through the creation of a partnership.
Academic advisors should also be able to assist students with planning for internships and employment opportunities within their disciplines as well as advising about graduate and professional school applications. Also, academic advisors should listen carefully when personal problems are revealed and, when necessary, make referrals to the relevant office. The Department of Communication Studies is committed to the liberal arts tradition that can trace its roots to the dialectic of Socrates and to the multimedia of Sophocles. It accepts the charge to prepare students to become leaders in fields where they must articulate for members of the public what those individuals cannot say for themselves. Such a commitment calls for persistent inquiry, the examination of the values of society and a thorough understanding of both the limits of knowledge and the implications of modern technology.