Hi Everyone!
This is my first blog, so feel free to give me a few pointers if you have a mind to. Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Jane McDonald, Assistant Director for Student Services in the IU Kelley School of Business. On a personal note, I've been married just over a year and my husband and I have four furry children; two cats, Rocky and Looney and two dogs, Gracee and JG. It has been an interesting year or so watching them get adjusted to each other, to say the least.
OK, back to Kelley. As the Assistant Director for Student Services, I do various things for the school. Foremost, I am proud to serve as one of five academic advisors for the school. While we each may see any student who "walks through our doors" interested in business, I specifically work with the honors students, student athletes and probation students. Another responsibility I hold for the school is that I serve as the Kelley Ombudsman. I'll save the description of this role for a future blog topic. Another responsbility I have is working the the Director of the program, Jane Lambert with hiring and training/orienting our adjunct faculty. The last responsibilities that I will mention here are that I work with setting up the schedule of classes for future semesters and enrollment management.
A misconception I think some students have is that if they see an advisor without a student, then that advisor must be free to see them. On the contrary, as you can see from my example above, advisors have many responsibilities. While advising is the most important and we set aside a significant amount of time to see students, we do have other responsibilities to attend to around student appointments. I must say, I work with some pretty awesome advisors and we believe that you, the student, deserve our direct attention on your situation and concerns. That is why advising appointments are so important, so you have our undivided attention!
Speaking of advising appointments, Priority Registration is upon us for summer and fall registration. Now would be the perfect time for you to schedule an appointment with the advisor of your choice. Please call our front desk staff at 274-2147 to schedule your appointment to day.
Until next time,
Jane McDonald
