What is freshman advising?
• Since first-year students have broad and special advising needs, the Freshman Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill annually recruits faculty to assist formally in the advising process. Each advisor is assigned approximately 16 freshmen with whom he or she meets at regularly scheduled times throughout the academic year. Before meeting with their advisees, the faculty advisors attend a training session on the program. The first meeting between advisor and students takes place during Freshman Orientation, at which time the students receive their class schedules. • Advising sessions are used to discuss specific topics, among them: the college bulletin, study skills, time management, academic integrity, course scheduling, and major selection. Each semester, all faculty are required to submit midterm grades for freshmen. In FCRH, these grades are distributed by the freshman advisors at an advising session. At that time the advisor also arranges individual meetings with the students to revi
