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on_advising [2013/06/25 19:19] – updated to reflect that academic advisers now assigned from the start james_mcbride | on_advising [2013/06/25 19:21] – got rid of fluff I just put in james_mcbride | ||
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The advising system breaks down as follows: | The advising system breaks down as follows: | ||
* The **Mentor** is an older graduate student who provides advice to younger graduate students, from before they arrive in Berkeley until they pass their Prelims. | * The **Mentor** is an older graduate student who provides advice to younger graduate students, from before they arrive in Berkeley until they pass their Prelims. | ||
- | * Each graduate student has an **Academic Adviser**, a faculty member who provides non-research advice. Student-specific Academic Advisers are now assigned | + | * Each graduate student has an **Academic Adviser**, a faculty member who provides non-research advice. Student-specific Academic Advisers are assigned |
* Each class of BADgrads has a **Class Shepherd**, a faculty member who is responsible for tracking the progress of the students in that class throughout their graduate careers. | * Each class of BADgrads has a **Class Shepherd**, a faculty member who is responsible for tracking the progress of the students in that class throughout their graduate careers. | ||
* The **Mentor Masters** are BADgrads who manage the mentoring program for a year. | * The **Mentor Masters** are BADgrads who manage the mentoring program for a year. | ||
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===== Academic Advisers ===== | ===== Academic Advisers ===== | ||
- | Every BADgrad has an Academic Adviser, a faculty member who is not the student' | + | Every BADgrad has an Academic Adviser, a faculty member who is not the student' |
The assignment of Academic Adviser is //not permanent// and can be changed whenever the student so desires. If a particular pairing isn't turning out to be very helpful, there' | The assignment of Academic Adviser is //not permanent// and can be changed whenever the student so desires. If a particular pairing isn't turning out to be very helpful, there' |