Freshman Advising Update 4/20/2013

Dear Freshmen

Some of you who were not at the group advising sessions have been emailing me about what courses to enroll in to fill in your fall, 2013 schedules.  You can always fill in with electives--and some of you have asked what electives you should take.  Electives are just that--what you choose.  Things to think about in choosing electives are:  what am I good at and do well in so that the elective will help my GPA?  what do I like?  what might augment my study in CSD.  With regard to this last question, areas of sociology, culture, antropology, gerontology, in addition to biological sciences, always add to our understanding of humans and how they function physiologically and socially.  If you have trouble enrolling in something, check to make sure you have completed the prerequisites, if any, or check to see if you need instructor/departmental permission.  And, if you plan to take summer classes somewhere else and transfer them in and use them to satisfy university requirements that you check with the relevant JMU department or Registrar's Office first.  The CSD department or I do not make those decisions.  Hope this helps.

Have a great summer.  This fall, watch for announcements about our group advising sessions.

Dr R.

Freshman Advising Update

All

It was great to see so many of you at the group advising sessions.  There will be several group sessions scheduled in Fall Semester, 2013.  So, at the beginning of Fall Semester, start watching this space for information about the dates and times.

If you weren't at one of the sessions, you could plan to see one of the CSD peer advisors during their office hours:  Mondays 3:00-4:30; Tuesdays 12:00-2:00 and 3:30-5:00 in HHS 1018.

As we discussed in the advising sessions, probably your best use of me as your advisor is if you encounter any academic or personal issues that interfere with your academic performance and progress in the major.  As you now know from the sessions, what you take in the major and when is quite sequenced and lock-stepped and there are other JMU resources to help you with Gen Ed, etc., and we'll review these matters next fall.  If you encounter difficulties, please contact me right away so we can find a mutually agreeable time to meet and see if we can figure out what to do about them. 

Dr. Reed

NSSLHA Executive Board

It is unbelievable that this semester is coming to a close so quickly! With that being said, we are looking to create the NSSLHA Executive Board for next year so we have time to train you and ease you into your role as leaders in this organization. Being a part of the executive board is a great leadership opportunity to build and strengthen your student-faculty relations and challenge yourself with teamwork, time management and organization. This is a great learning experience and we hope you are as excited as we are about continuing the growth of this organization.

If you are interested, please email ufferfje@dukes.jmu.edu for the application. The application is due by Friday, March 29th!
Our tentative date for elections is Tuesday, April 2nd @ 7pm with room TBA.

Freshman Group Advising Schedule

All

I've scheduled 3 group advising meetings:

Wednesday, March 13, 6:00-7:00 pm in Room HHS 1209
Thursday, March 14, 6:00-7:00pm in Room ISAT/CS 148
Monday, March 18, 6:00-7:00 pm in Room HHS 1209

It's very important that you plan to attend one of these. Bring your questions!! I'll also be explaining how to get the best out of advising. If you cannot make one of these, I will hold more group advising session in Fall Semester, 2013.

I will post this announcement on the CSD Advising Blog. If you are confused about how to access this blog, go to this CSD website and click in the upper left box where you'll see a link regarding advising:

http://www.csd.jmu.edu/undergrad/index.html

Katie Sabri, whom I've copied on this email can also assist. Her email address is: sabrika@dukes.jmu.edu

See you either later this week or this coming Monday!!

Dr Reed

Freshman Advising

The University has recently transferred Freshmen to me as their adviser.  Per my post in February, I will soon be scheduling group advising sessions.  It is important that you attend one of the alternative times.  Until we meet, please hold your questions.  I'm really sure we'll cover them during the group meetings.  It looks as if there are 87 of you.  Because you are a large group and because most of the questions you have are similar, we'll try to maximize our time by answering them in the groups.  Please make sure you check this site regularly for updates about the meeting times.

See you soon.

Dr. Reed

CSD Freshmen Advising Meetings

2/3/2013

Hello, CSD Freshmen!

Once the University transfers your advising to the CSD department, I will become your advisor.  The idea is that I will remain your advisor over the four years of your undergraduate program.

As soon as the advising transfer occurs (which I anticipate will be later this month) I will post a schedule for group advising meetings.  There will be several alternative meeting times, but it will be important that you attend one of these meetings.  At the meetings we will talk about expectations for your CSD major, strategies for approaching electives, how to plan ahead, and other topics that you want more information about.

I look forward to meeting you at one of the meetings.  Watch this blog for the announcements of the meeting times.

Dr Vicki Reed
Professor

NSSLHA Event

ATTENTION ALL CSD STUDENTS:

Interested in learning more about "The Day in the Life of a Public School Speech Language Pathologist" ??

Want to know more about today's newest technologies in the speech-language pathology world, such as iPad apps and other creative treatment options? Want to know about the type of clients and diagnoses seen in the schools?

All of your questions can be answered!

Come join NSSLHA as we will be hosting  "Julie & Julie", Ashby Lee Elementary School Speech-Language Pathologists this Thursday, January 31st @ 7:00pm in HHS 1302.

You do not need to be a member of NSSLHA to attend! We will also have a sign up sheet for anyone interested in joining for this semester.

We encourage and invite everyone to attend. Please spread the word!