Freshmen will initiate their advising process online using a new Web site launched this week.
All freshmen will fill out a form indicating their intended major, if any. The spreadsheet generated from this form will allow the office of undergraduate education to quickly sort and organize the information to see how many freshmen are planning to enter a given major, or how many are undecided, for example. The form also allows students to request a particular advisor.
“This form is a classic example of the Web evolving from a `gee whiz' technology into a useful tool that can organize information quickly and accurately in a very accessible format,” according to Tom Smith, Union's Web site director. “It represents a first step in an ongoing effort growing out of the College's Middle States review to use Web-based technology to improve the advising system on campus.”
The form can be seen by clicking here .