So I have finally figured out why certain classes that I wanted to take I could not. The Advisement department was kind enough to leave me a comment on one of my blogs and explain it to me. This is what they said:
Each year, a new catalog is introduced and students beginning in January of that year follow those program requirements. All courses listed on Blackboard are available for all students from all campuses unless they are reserved. Reserved courses are listed as such because they are held for a specific population of students. The GEC courses, which are General Education Core courses at the 100 level, are now in the new 2008 catalog. Unless students are beginning their program in 2008, these courses are unavailable to them.
I was very agitated that I couldn’t take certain classes because I’m getting close to graduation and I need certain credits fulfilled. Now that I totally understand why! I’m glad to see that Advisement is so on top of getting things explained to students.
As everyone knows making your schedule can be a frustrating, annoying, and aggravating process but now you can get advised without even waiting online! I was told that now there is help online! You can go to the Berkeley website, log on, and speak to a REAL person in the advisement department. You can ask them questions regarding classes, where their run, when their available, if their filled, reserved and so on. Because of the FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) which is a federal law and protects your privacy you cannot ask specific questions to your records. For example, they cannot answer questions such as when will I graduate, how many credits do I have left, or what kind of classes you should be taking.
This is great because many freshmen and students that are new to the school may not know how things work yet so this is a great, fast, simple way to get help without wasting much time. This is how you can log onto the live help:
You have to log onto Blackboard->Community->Advisement->"Click Here For Live Help" icon, (first announcement on the page) and chat with a Live Person Advisor. They are available to you from Monday through Thursday, 9am to 6pm and Fridays 9am to 5pm. Hope you find it helpful!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Agrivation Solved!
So I have finally figured out why I could not take certain classes that I wanted to. The Advisement department was kind enough to leave me a comment on one of my blogs and explain it to me. This is what they said:
“Each year, a new catalog is introduced and students beginning in January of that year follow those program requirements. All courses listed on Blackboard are available for all students from all campuses unless they are reserved. Reserved courses are listed as such because they are held for a specific population of students. The GEC courses, which are General Education Core courses at the 100 level, are now in the new 2008 catalog. Unless students are beginning their program in 2008, these courses are unavailable to them.”
I was very agitated that I couldn’t take certain classes because I’m getting close to graduation and I need certain credits fulfilled. Now that I totally understand why! I’m glad to see that Advisement is so on top of getting things explained to students.
As everyone knows, making your schedule can be a frustrating, annoying, and aggravating process but now you can get some advisement without even waiting in line! I was told that now there is help online! You can go to the Berkeley website, log on, and speak to a REAL person in the advisement department. You can ask them questions regarding classes, where they’re offered, when they’re available, if they’re filled, reserved and so on. Due to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) which is a federal law to protect your privacy, the online advisor cannot answer specific, personal questions related to your records. For example, they cannot answer questions such as when will I graduate, how many credits do I have left, or what kind of classes I should be taking.
This is very convenient because many freshmen and students that are new to the school may not know how things work yet. The online advisement provides a great, fast, simple way to get help without wasting much time. This is how you can log onto the live help:
You have to log onto Blackboard->Community->Advisement->"Click Here For Live Help" icon, (first announcement on the page) and chat with a Live Person Advisor. They are available to you from Monday through Thursday, 9am to 6pm and Fridays 9am to 5pm. Hope you find it helpful!
“Each year, a new catalog is introduced and students beginning in January of that year follow those program requirements. All courses listed on Blackboard are available for all students from all campuses unless they are reserved. Reserved courses are listed as such because they are held for a specific population of students. The GEC courses, which are General Education Core courses at the 100 level, are now in the new 2008 catalog. Unless students are beginning their program in 2008, these courses are unavailable to them.”
I was very agitated that I couldn’t take certain classes because I’m getting close to graduation and I need certain credits fulfilled. Now that I totally understand why! I’m glad to see that Advisement is so on top of getting things explained to students.
As everyone knows, making your schedule can be a frustrating, annoying, and aggravating process but now you can get some advisement without even waiting in line! I was told that now there is help online! You can go to the Berkeley website, log on, and speak to a REAL person in the advisement department. You can ask them questions regarding classes, where they’re offered, when they’re available, if they’re filled, reserved and so on. Due to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) which is a federal law to protect your privacy, the online advisor cannot answer specific, personal questions related to your records. For example, they cannot answer questions such as when will I graduate, how many credits do I have left, or what kind of classes I should be taking.
This is very convenient because many freshmen and students that are new to the school may not know how things work yet. The online advisement provides a great, fast, simple way to get help without wasting much time. This is how you can log onto the live help:
You have to log onto Blackboard->Community->Advisement->"Click Here For Live Help" icon, (first announcement on the page) and chat with a Live Person Advisor. They are available to you from Monday through Thursday, 9am to 6pm and Fridays 9am to 5pm. Hope you find it helpful!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Meeting
Last week on Wednesday I had a meeting with two individuals who are responsible for hiring the new president for Berkeley College. Nine other students and I were invited to speak to these people on behalf of the students about what we are looking for in a new president and what we expect of them. The meeting started at 2pm and went on for about an hour.
When I first got there, we were offered pizza for lunch and as a small thank you for participating which was really nice. We had to meet up about 45 minutes early so that we could discuss answers to questions that would be asked and share our ideas with each other. Each person had interesting input and we were able to come up with a bunch of constructive things to say.
When the two individuals showed up they were very friendly and easy going. We first went through a series of introductions between the individuals and students before proceeding to the main discussion. Due to their easy going approach, the students were able to speak up and say what was really on their mind. I’m sure this helped them gather a lot of good feedback and will aid in making a decision in support of what the students are looking for in a president. I really enjoyed my time, being able to network and provide input towards the process to hire a new president, it was a great experience!
When I first got there, we were offered pizza for lunch and as a small thank you for participating which was really nice. We had to meet up about 45 minutes early so that we could discuss answers to questions that would be asked and share our ideas with each other. Each person had interesting input and we were able to come up with a bunch of constructive things to say.
When the two individuals showed up they were very friendly and easy going. We first went through a series of introductions between the individuals and students before proceeding to the main discussion. Due to their easy going approach, the students were able to speak up and say what was really on their mind. I’m sure this helped them gather a lot of good feedback and will aid in making a decision in support of what the students are looking for in a president. I really enjoyed my time, being able to network and provide input towards the process to hire a new president, it was a great experience!
Last week on Wednesday I had a meeting with two individuals who are responsible for hiring the new president for Berkeley College. Nine other students and I were invited to speak to these people on behalf of the students about what we are looking for in a new president and what we expect of them. The meeting started at 2pm and went on for about an hour.
When I first got there, we were offered pizza for lunch and as a small thank you for participating which was really nice. We had to meet up about 45 minutes early so that we could discuss answers to questions that would be asked and share our ideas with each other. Each person had interesting input and we were able to come up with a bunch of constructive things to say.
When the two individuals showed up they were very friendly and easy going. We first went through a series of introductions between the individuals and students before proceeding to the main discussion. Due to their easy going approach, the students were able to speak up and say what was really on their mind. I’m sure this helped them gather a lot of good feedback and will aid in making a decision in support of what the students are looking for in a president. I really enjoyed my time, being able to network and provide input towards the process to hire a new president, it was a great experience!
When I first got there, we were offered pizza for lunch and as a small thank you for participating which was really nice. We had to meet up about 45 minutes early so that we could discuss answers to questions that would be asked and share our ideas with each other. Each person had interesting input and we were able to come up with a bunch of constructive things to say.
When the two individuals showed up they were very friendly and easy going. We first went through a series of introductions between the individuals and students before proceeding to the main discussion. Due to their easy going approach, the students were able to speak up and say what was really on their mind. I’m sure this helped them gather a lot of good feedback and will aid in making a decision in support of what the students are looking for in a president. I really enjoyed my time, being able to network and provide input towards the process to hire a new president, it was a great experience!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Schedule is Done!
So I was finally able to get my schedule done. On Monday morning I went to the advisement department and luckily for me no other students were there, which is surprising for a Monday morning. Mr. Van Der Beek was very helpful and got my schedule all figured out. My course selection for next quarter doesn’t fit my schedule as well as I would like it to, but in order to take all the classes I need to take, it has to stay this way.
The only problem I really have is on Tuesday because I need to take Placement Seminar in order to have my internship in the spring. Due to this requirement, I have Placement Seminar at 2:25-3:15 (or around that time) and then I have to wait around for my next class which isn’t until 6pm. I can’t go home because of major traffic on Route 23, and by the time I would get home I would have to leave to come back to school. Placement Seminar is a very popular class, so I think they should offer it at more times. The first day that classes were available to book, Placement Seminar was already booked up!
Since Placement Seminar is only one credit, I need to take additional classes in order to not be stuck at the end with a bunch of classes before graduation. I had to take an online class because there was nothing that I could even take during the day that I haven’t already taken. I heard some students have to commute to a different campus just to take one class which I would hate to have to do. Especially commuting to the NYC campus with all these toll hikes that will be going on!
So my full schedule includes only one class on Monday and Wednesday because I couldn’t get another Liberal Arts elective in there, Tuesday a class around 2pm and another class that isn’t until 6pm, an online class, and finally a class on Thursday at 6pm. At least the classes I’m taking sound interesting and fun.
The only problem I really have is on Tuesday because I need to take Placement Seminar in order to have my internship in the spring. Due to this requirement, I have Placement Seminar at 2:25-3:15 (or around that time) and then I have to wait around for my next class which isn’t until 6pm. I can’t go home because of major traffic on Route 23, and by the time I would get home I would have to leave to come back to school. Placement Seminar is a very popular class, so I think they should offer it at more times. The first day that classes were available to book, Placement Seminar was already booked up!
Since Placement Seminar is only one credit, I need to take additional classes in order to not be stuck at the end with a bunch of classes before graduation. I had to take an online class because there was nothing that I could even take during the day that I haven’t already taken. I heard some students have to commute to a different campus just to take one class which I would hate to have to do. Especially commuting to the NYC campus with all these toll hikes that will be going on!
So my full schedule includes only one class on Monday and Wednesday because I couldn’t get another Liberal Arts elective in there, Tuesday a class around 2pm and another class that isn’t until 6pm, an online class, and finally a class on Thursday at 6pm. At least the classes I’m taking sound interesting and fun.
Berkeley College Career Fair
In my last blog I was in a bit of a rush so I was unable to give you the details of the career fair. So I will do it now.
My friend Pam came over my house so that we can take one car to the fair which was a lot of fun. We went to get breakfast first because we didn’t know that Berkeley was going to provide us with breakfast before the career fair. It was very nice of Berkeley to offer a free breakfast for students who came early, I didn’t expect that. Another great thing that surprised me was that the Berkeley library was there too! Students had access to computers if they needed to look something up or do some research.
When we got there we were greeted by Berkeley staff and asked to sign in. After signing in, we had to go into a small room for a little presentation that prepared us for the career fair. He went over how to act around the companies, what to expect and what not to expect from a career fair. One of the things that surprised me is when he said not to expect to get a job from this career fair. I was almost positive that I went there to get a job but apparently not. He explained that this is a place to network and meet people instead of finding a job. Don’t get me wrong, if they thought you were amazing they pulled you to the side and had a mini interview with you, but I only saw that happen to two people.
I don’t remember all of the companies from the fair, but to give you an idea of who was there, I recall Commerce Bank, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Party City, the FBI, as well as other banks but that’s all that I remember. Before our little presentation ended we had bags handed out to us that included information about the companies and a new flash drive! The information provided was very useful. It helped me understand what the companies did and what industry they were in so that I wasn’t clueless when I talked to them.
Overall I had a great experience at the Berkeley College Career Fair. I talked to many companies but I doubt any of them will really remember me when the time comes for me to find a job. When we talked about our experience in my morning class on Monday, people had very different opinions. Some felt the companies were mostly looking for graduates and people with experience and others felt that because they have a lot of past experience companies were very interested in them. Some companies were there to hire people for customer service, cashier positions, etc. but students felt they are going to college to move beyond working in those positions which do not require a college education.
Personally, I did not find anything that really fit what I was looking for. I wish there were marketing oriented companies there for the marketing students versus just regular companies with possible marketing departments. Even though I did not find what I was looking for, I still enjoyed my time and it was very educational. I am looking forward to my next career fair with Berkeley!
My friend Pam came over my house so that we can take one car to the fair which was a lot of fun. We went to get breakfast first because we didn’t know that Berkeley was going to provide us with breakfast before the career fair. It was very nice of Berkeley to offer a free breakfast for students who came early, I didn’t expect that. Another great thing that surprised me was that the Berkeley library was there too! Students had access to computers if they needed to look something up or do some research.
When we got there we were greeted by Berkeley staff and asked to sign in. After signing in, we had to go into a small room for a little presentation that prepared us for the career fair. He went over how to act around the companies, what to expect and what not to expect from a career fair. One of the things that surprised me is when he said not to expect to get a job from this career fair. I was almost positive that I went there to get a job but apparently not. He explained that this is a place to network and meet people instead of finding a job. Don’t get me wrong, if they thought you were amazing they pulled you to the side and had a mini interview with you, but I only saw that happen to two people.
I don’t remember all of the companies from the fair, but to give you an idea of who was there, I recall Commerce Bank, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Party City, the FBI, as well as other banks but that’s all that I remember. Before our little presentation ended we had bags handed out to us that included information about the companies and a new flash drive! The information provided was very useful. It helped me understand what the companies did and what industry they were in so that I wasn’t clueless when I talked to them.
Overall I had a great experience at the Berkeley College Career Fair. I talked to many companies but I doubt any of them will really remember me when the time comes for me to find a job. When we talked about our experience in my morning class on Monday, people had very different opinions. Some felt the companies were mostly looking for graduates and people with experience and others felt that because they have a lot of past experience companies were very interested in them. Some companies were there to hire people for customer service, cashier positions, etc. but students felt they are going to college to move beyond working in those positions which do not require a college education.
Personally, I did not find anything that really fit what I was looking for. I wish there were marketing oriented companies there for the marketing students versus just regular companies with possible marketing departments. Even though I did not find what I was looking for, I still enjoyed my time and it was very educational. I am looking forward to my next career fair with Berkeley!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Scheduling Classes
Last Tuesday I tried to make my schedule in the evening but the line was so long and only one advisor working so I wasn’t able to make it. I went again on a break between my classes but the advisor was still busy with someone. Then a woman came out of one of the offices and told me to leave it in the advisors box and she will call me to tell me if anything is wrong. Finally after filing on Tuesday I got a call back on Friday morning that one of the classes I had chosen I cannot take because it is reserved for freshmen only. Unfortunately, I could not take her call because I was at the career fair in the morning.
I was confused when Ms. Alexander told me that on the voice mail message because the classes I have chosen were my Liberal arts electives that I need to take before graduation. I don’t understand why freshmen would have classes reserved when it’s the people getting closer to graduation that need to take certain classes first. Freshmen have all 3-4 years to take those classes. I called her back at 10am and left a message to call me back as soon as she gets a chance because I have work at 3pm and I cannot take calls at work. So at what time did I get a call back? I got a call back at exactly 3:10 after I clearly said I need a call back before 3pm. This made me a little frustrated because from 10am to 3pm there is a long time to return a call and then getting a call at 3:10 right when I was unavailable was frustrating.
Ms. Alexander then left me another message to now come to her office and discuss the schedule and go over classes in person or try to get in touch with her again. I don’t want to keep playing phone tag because classes are getting filled up fast and I don’t want to get stuck with a class I don’t like. The whole point of leaving it in a mailbox was to omit the long wait on the lines but now I guess I’m going to be stuck doing it again. Hopefully I will get lucky with good timing during my next visit.
The career fair was very nice. We had a nice little orientation at the beginning where Berkeley College staff explained to us what to expect, how to act around company representatives and what to look for. It was very informative and we even got a free flash drive! Even though I did not find any companies that were really interested in marketing major students, I still enjoyed the fair and the free toys we got!
I was confused when Ms. Alexander told me that on the voice mail message because the classes I have chosen were my Liberal arts electives that I need to take before graduation. I don’t understand why freshmen would have classes reserved when it’s the people getting closer to graduation that need to take certain classes first. Freshmen have all 3-4 years to take those classes. I called her back at 10am and left a message to call me back as soon as she gets a chance because I have work at 3pm and I cannot take calls at work. So at what time did I get a call back? I got a call back at exactly 3:10 after I clearly said I need a call back before 3pm. This made me a little frustrated because from 10am to 3pm there is a long time to return a call and then getting a call at 3:10 right when I was unavailable was frustrating.
Ms. Alexander then left me another message to now come to her office and discuss the schedule and go over classes in person or try to get in touch with her again. I don’t want to keep playing phone tag because classes are getting filled up fast and I don’t want to get stuck with a class I don’t like. The whole point of leaving it in a mailbox was to omit the long wait on the lines but now I guess I’m going to be stuck doing it again. Hopefully I will get lucky with good timing during my next visit.
The career fair was very nice. We had a nice little orientation at the beginning where Berkeley College staff explained to us what to expect, how to act around company representatives and what to look for. It was very informative and we even got a free flash drive! Even though I did not find any companies that were really interested in marketing major students, I still enjoyed the fair and the free toys we got!
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