Welcometo Rensselaer!

Meet Your Advisor

• Advisor’s Name: Agung Julius• Office address: JEC 6044• Phone number: 518-276-6993• Office hours: Mon & Wed (2-3 pm)+Tue(4-5 pm) • Email: agung@ecse.rpi.edu• Best way to reach me: by email

Important Information

• My role as your advisor• Your role as a student• Academic resources • Academic deadlines• Opportunities outside of the classroom

What is my role as your advisor

• Develop an educational plan consistent with goals• Provide and explain general educational

requirements• Monitor and discuss issues of concern regarding your

academic progress• Recommend opportunities for personal growth and

academic development

• Refer you to specific campus or community resources

Your role as a studentTo complete and review an educational plan.To monitor your progress towards your degreeTo come prepared with questions regarding curriculum,

course selections, career options, etc. to discuss with their advisor

To know your advisor’s office hours, and meet with him once a semester

To understand that the advisor’s role is to give information, and options for them to make an informed choice- not to make the decision for them

To let the advisor know that you are experiencing academic difficulty

What you need to succeed?Course Catalogue- all the information you need about

your major, requirements, course descriptions, etc. (on-line)

Curriculum Advising Planning Program (CAPP) Report- tracks your degree progress (SIS) ***

Transcript- including Undeclared/Gen. studyCourse Syllabus- read it and write down all of the

important dates (tests, quizzes, hw)Network with your department. Get to know your

professors, who they are, what they are interested in (research and education).

Important dates

• Add deadline is Monday, Sept. 14th • Drop deadline is on Friday, Oct. 23rd • Consultation week starts on Oct. 26th • Our next advising meetings: • Tuesday, Oct. 6th at 4:00 PM same place. • Tuesday, Nov. 3rd at 4:00PM same place

How are courses going?• If you feel overwhelmed with the courses you have,

come see me. • If you are taking a higher level math or science and

feel the pace is too fast, come see me. We might want to switch courses.

• Chemistry 1 will give an assessment test on Sept. 9th ,tomorrow, that is based on what you should have had in a high school chemistry. It will give you an idea what concepts you will need to review. It is worth 5% of your final grade.

• Any problems with online submissions, HW?

Calculus 1• You had a quiz in your calculus class. Please come see me if

you have concerns. http://calculus.math.rpi.edu/rsc-online-version.pdf

• The math dept. & ALAC are running review sessions through out the semester for Cal 1.

• Wednesday, September 2nd ------- 8 - 10 PM DCC 308Thursday, September 3rd ----------- 8 - 10 PM DCC 324Wednesday, September 9th -------- 8 - 10 PM DCC 308Sunday September 13th -------------8 - 10 PM DCC 308

Contacts: Bruce Piper-Faculty memberBharath krishnamurthy- krish6@rpi.edu –Graduate Student

Common Test Times• Chemistry:• Wednesday, Sept. 9th (will be an assessment test )

• Wednesday, Sept. 30th • Wednesday, October 28th • Wednesday, Dec. 2nd • Intro to Engineering Analysis:• Wednesday, Sept. 23rd Make-up Sept. 30th • Wednesday, Oct. 21st Make-up Oct. 28th • Wednesday, Nov. 18th Make-up Dec. 2nd

Important datesMonday Tuesday Wed Thurs Friday

8/31 Sept. 1 preCal Test

2PreCal test

3 PreCal Test

4

7- Labor Day Sept. 8Meet your Adv

9 Chem. Assessment test

10 11

14 Add deadline

15 16 17 18

21 22 23 IEA Exam 1

24 25

28 29 Bio Exam 1Physics exam 1

30 ChemExam 1IEA retest

Oct. 1 Oct.2

Oct. 5th Oct. 6th 2nd Advising meeting

Oct. 7 8 9.

Strategies to manage 2 exams

• Some of you will take 2 exams on the same day or the same week• Make a study schedule-starting w/ the hardest one first• Make notes what is not clear or confusing• Go to your professor/TA office hours for clarification• Go to the Supplemental Instruction & tutoring sessions • Practice problems by doing them and checking your answers• Form a study group to ask and review problems• Get plenty of rest the night before• Eat breakfast or bring a snack with you

ALAC Resources Advising and Learning Assistance Center

2106 Sage lab X62691. Learning Assistants (LAs) in residence hall – go over

time management, study & test-taking skills, form study groups)

2. Learning Specialist for test taking skills, test anxiety, time management and organizational skills

3. Drop in Tutoring4. Supplemental Instruction

Tutoring Center

Drop in Tutoring DCC 345 Begins Thurs. Sept. 4th

Schedule will be posted on web page at: http://alac.rpi.edu Monday - Thursday 8 pm – 10 pmThere will be tutors for most 1000 & 2000 courses in math, science and

engineering.

*All Computer Science Courses will be held in Low 3130 – Laptop Lab

Learning Assistants LA Location Office Hours Jen Schuler Hall 215 Monday 8-10 pm

Milan Kahanda Barton 3308 Tuesday 8-10 pm

Jill Mendelson Crockett 215 Tuesday 6-8 pm

Sarah Bach Barton 2122 Monday 8-10 pm

Adam Majka Church III 3001 Wednesday 9-11 pm

JP Trasatti Cary 215 Wednesday 3:30-5:30 pm

Jessica Leung BARH B206 Wednesday 7-9 pm

Rita Shen BARH D206 Tuesday 8-10 pm

Saga Nag White IV 3001 Tuesday 6-8 pm

Andrew Stevens Nason 215 Wednesday 7-9 pm

Sai Mirchandani Bray 215 Monday & Tuesday 9-10 pm

SI – Supplemental Instruction

SI Begins First Week of ClassesA Graduate student reviews professor’s lecture, goes over problems and helps them understand the weekly concepts.

• CHEMISTRY I Mon. & Wed 6 PM - 8 PM -- DCC 239

• IEA Sun. & Tue. 8 PM - 10 PM – DCC 236

• Physics ISun 6-8 PM & Tues. 8-10 PM DCC 235

Other outreach services• Office of the First Year Experience• Located in 4100 Academy Hall x6864 fye@rpi.edu • Tuesday Tool Box Series 4-6 PM in Nason classroom

(workshops on stress management, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, academic success )

• Helps resolve problems or concerns for first-year students

Health and Counseling CentersBoth located on 3rd floor of Academy Hall

Health Center X6287 -Open 7 days a week• Medical care• Allergy care• Health education

Counseling Center X6479open 5 days on-call 24/7 • Relaxation training for anxiety• Improving communication skills• Improving study habits• Relating to parents• Helping with depression

Career Development Center

• 210 Darrin Communications Center X6234• Career Counselors available for individual

consultations on career paths and opportunities • Cooperative Education- work experience• Internships (summer, fall and spring)

Career Panels

Opportunities Outside the Classroom

• Archer Center for Student Leadership (Academy Hall X 2119)

The Leadership conference (Impressions of Leadership- Design Yours )–open to all students! Need to sign up. Saturday, Sept. 26h 9:30-2:30 PM (networking, communicating, recruitment techniques)

• Career Fair on Oct. 2 & 3rd sponsored by two students groups NSBE & SHPE.

• Undergraduate Research Program (URP) – for later years.

International Programs for Students

Rensselaer Engineering Education Across Cultural Horizons• Starting in Spring 2009 for Class of

2010• Denmark Technical University• Nanyang Technical University, Singapore

• Other partnerships under developmentGlobal Engineering

Education Exchange ProgramIndividual educational opportunities at multiple universities worldwide

Campus wide programs through the Vice Provost’s Office

Remember to…

• Review your notes, read the text book

• Go to Professor office hours for assistance when needed

• Manage your time - 5-6 hours of studying per day is the average

• Get a scheduler/calendar, write down exams and deadlines, check them daily.

Remember to…• Any general questions or

concerns, come to see me

• Get to know a faculty member

• Get involved in campus activities: clubs, intramural sports, student government, etc.

• Keep in touch with your family, share stories, learn how to make family dishes, etc

• Keep yourself well, physically and mentally.

Questions?

• If no one has any questions, please fill out the information sheet and hand it to me when you are finished.

• See you at the next session, same time and same place.

• Remember to take the handouts.