SOAR For spring 2014 advising, we would like to pilot the SOAR format, where students attend ESL orientation for 3 hours then immediately meet with advisors for advising and registration. The SOARs would be either 9am-2pm or 12pm-5pm, with 3 hours for orientation and 2 hours for advising. SOARs would have no more than 30 students in each session, but 25 is the more usual number. To allow current students priority registration, and a good amount of time for processing their registration requests, we will begin the SOARs in November. The proposed schedule is: Date Wednesday, November 6 Thursday, November 14 Tuesday, November 19 Monday, November 25 Monday, December 2 Wednesday, December 11
Student Orientation 12pm – 3pm 9am – 12pm 12pm – 3pm 9am – 12pm 4pm – 7pm 12pm – 3pm
Advising/Registration 3pm – 5pm 12pm – 2pm 3pm – 5pm 12pm – 2pm On a different day 3pm – 5pm
The December 2nd orientation will not include advising because it is so late in the day. We are having this evening session for students who may not be available in the morning or afternoon. Student who orient on December 2nd will be given a few special advising hours on another day, and will have the opportunity to join advising from 3pm-5pm on December 11 th with the orientation students from that day.