Millett Hall | Photo by Marissa Couch | The Wright State Guardian
The College of Liberal Arts has lost a handful of faculty members in recent months. Changes have come abruptly, causing students to scramble to find other means of advising.
Wright State University’s website states, “regular appointments with your advisor will help you stay on track to graduation.”
The website says that assigned academic advisors are available for questions and concerns at any time for all colleges.
Junior Samantha Bezich is a Mass Communications major that has been affected by these changes. As of now, she is not clear of who her new advisor will be but has been assured that she will be assigned one soon.
“Students should always have access to an advisor, so they don’t feel lost and know they’re headed in the right direction,” said Bezich.
The junior is hopeful that her new advisor will help guide the way to completing her degree. Bezich stated that there have been times where she was not properly notified of what prerequisites she should be taking in order to stay on track.
Sydni Scott is an Anthropology major in her sophomore year at Wright State. Her advisor also left prior to the start of the fall semester; she has recently been assigned a new advisor.
“I haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting her. I scheduled my classes for this semester entirely on my own, using my uAchieve audit,” said Scott.
Senior Richard Schonauer has done majority of his schedule planning on his own throughout his college career due to not receiving the help he wanted through his advisor. He believes that working with his faculty advisor will be more efficient when tying up loose ends before graduation.
“I actually do my scheduling on my own after my first appointment with my advisor, and since I’m finishing up my degree, I looked to my faculty advisor to help,” said Schonauer.
The College of Liberal Arts advising office declined to comment at this time.
