The Curriculum

Advising at Emma

pon her arrival at Emma Willard, each new student is assigned a faculty advisor. This advisor is the point person for parents and teachers when there is a concern about a student’s studies. Each student meets with her advisor on Wednesday mornings in a short advisee group meeting where she typically schedules a longer one-on-one meeting for another time. Formal advisor-advisee dinners, informal gatherings, and frequent conversations help build this important relationship. To ensure that each student has the opportunity to form a close relationship with her advisor, advisors are limited to seven advisees. Advisors of boarding students frequently contact the resident faculty for insight, particularly when a student is experiencing difficulty.

In May of her first year, a student may opt to remain with her advisor or select a new advisor for the following year. Preference in advisor selection is given to those students who opt to remain with their original advisor, then with students whose advisors are leaving the school.