Advisor in the Major
If you are a Communication Major, you have a professor assigned to you as an advisor within the major. To find this professor’s name from the SPIRE main menu, go to Academics>Advisors. Contact your advisor by phone or email for an appointment time.
Can Help with:
- Course selection in the major
- Checking your progress toward completing major requirements
- General issues about the major
Chief Undergraduate Advisor or Undergraduate Studies Director
To schedule an appointment to see Dr. Ken Brown, the Chief Undergraduate Advisor, use the sign-up sheet outside his office, Machmer 415. To schedule an appointment to see Undergraduate Studies Director, contact Ms. April Tidlund in Machmer 417 (Tel: 413-545-3539) between the hours of 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Can Help with:
- Checking your progress toward completing major requirements
- Course substitutions from other departments
- Prior approvals for national and international study programs
- Transfer of Communication courses taken at other universities
- Academic Advisor Credit Alert holds
Global Education Advising Office
If Communication is your primary major, you must complete a 5-course Global Education College requirement or you will not graduate. Visit the Global Education Advising Office (Machmer E-20, tel. 577-1057) as soon as you are admitted to the major. Your SPIRE Degree Progress Report will not work properly for Global Education until you visit this office and declare an option.
Can Help with:
- All questions pertaining to the Global Ed requirement
- Declaring a Global Education option
Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office
Communication Majors should visit a Dean in the Arts and Sciences Advising Office (Machmer E-24, tel. 545-2192) for any matter (listed to the right) requiring a Dean’s approval or signature.
Can Help with:
- Approving late adds, late drops, late changes in grading basis
- Course withdrawals
- Enrolling in more than 18 credits during a semester
- Petitions to enroll beyond the 10th semester
- Dean’s holds
- Reinstatement from suspension or dismissal
- Complicated Gen Ed requirement questions
Senior Staff in the Records Office
The Senior Staff in the Records Office are responsible for clearing seniors for graduation (Whitmore 201, tel. 545-0555).
Can Help with:
- Clearing University (Gen Ed) requirements
- Final clearances for graduation
- Changes in degree (graduation) dates
Career Counselling
Mr. Tommie Joyner, Assistant Director of Career Planning, Career Services (Goodell 512C, tel. 577-0417).
Can Help with:
- Career advising
- Resume writing
- Job Fairs
