A Warm Welcome to New Students
Fall 2009 Advising Day for new GSLIS-West students will be held on Thursday September 10th from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm at the Willits-Hallowell Conference Center on the Mount Holyoke Campus. Lunch will be provided.
Directions to the Willits-Hallowell Conference Center can be found at: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/willits/directions.shtml
For the September 10th Advising Day, you will be assigned one of two advisors:
| Terry Plum, Assistant Dean | terry.plum@simmons.edu | 413-533-2400 |
| Raynna Bowlby, GSLIS West Coordinator | raynna.bowlby@simmons.edu | 413-533-2400 |
Beginning Tuesday, July 7th at 8:00 a.m. you will be able to register for Fall 2009 classes, using the online registration system AARC, http://aarc.simmons.edu.
For assistance with Fall 2009 course selection prior to the July 7th on-line registration, feel free to contact either advisor listed above.
Advising Day is mandatory. If for some reason you are unable to attend, please send an email to gslisstudentservices@simmons.edu.
Through this FAQ you will learn some of the details about your course of study before you arrive on campus on Advising Day. Please read it. If you are well-informed in advance, you will be able to use Advising Day to your best advantage.
On the following pages you will find:
- Directions to Mount Holyoke College
- What to expect on Advising Day (a brief overview of the agenda for the day)
- Communication Procedures
- How to plan your program of study
- GSLIS Technology and the Technology Orientation Requirement (TOR)
- Administrative/Registration questions and answers
- Need Help?
- Career Resources and Continuing Education at Simmons
- Simmons and Mount Holyoke Libraries
- Other Helpful Resources
If you have any questions about Advising Day, please contact Terry Plum at terry.plum@simmons.edu.
