The Center would have the responsibility of gathering information about advising from each college and from Central Advising. Students could come to the Center to find out who to contact for advising and staff could facilitate the advising process by providing names, numbers, e-mail addresses, and office locations for advisors across the campus. The Student Resource Center would be a convenient place for students to come and then be referred to the various offices providing existing excellent services. The Center is not meant to replace any office on campus but to enhance provision of accurate information to students. Second , the Center would have a focus for our freshman population.
Studies show that the first six weeks for a freshman student are extremely critical.
The focus would be on coordinating a consistent message from the point of contact in Admissions through the registration process to arrival on campus and through the first six weeks. Specifically, coordinated brochures, letters, and programming would help ease the transition from high school to the University setting. Currently, we have some very successful programs for incoming freshman but their potential strength lies in enhanced coordination and a renewed emphasis for serving freshman after they arrive on campus. The Student Resource Center would work to coordinate the freshman experience during the first semester. As the Center grows, services could be expanded beyond the freshman year.