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The advising system is made up of key personnel who include:
Academic Advisor:
The Waldron College Advising Center is staffed by an Advising
Coordinator, an Assistant Advising Coordinator, and graduate students
completing degree programs at Radford University. Graduate advisors are hired for a year-long
employment in the Center and must go through an extensive training program
prior to beginning their advising responsibilities. Advisors in the Advising
Center are available to assist any student. The Center is located in 351
Waldron Hall. Hours are 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The
Advising Center may be contacted at 540-831-7699 or by e-mail at wchs-adv@radford.edu.
Advisors in the Center are:
Advising Coordinator and Assistant Advising Coordinator:
Advising Coordinator (Loretta Estes) and Assistant Advising
Coordinator (Tabitha Greear) are available to work
with students and serves as secondary academic advisor for students in the
Waldron College. They hold group advising sessions; talk with students about completing a
program of study in a timely manner, improving grade point averages, study
skills, time management; and complete graduation checkout.
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Advisor Assignments
The Waldron College consists of three different undergraduate majors:
- The Communication Sciences and Disorders (COSD) Department
- The School of Nursing (NURS)
- The School of Social Work (SOWK)
Pre-COSD, pre-NURS and pre-SOWK students are advised by the Advising
Center Staff.
Once students are admitted to COSD, Nursing, and SOWK, they are assigned a
faculty advisor by the chair or director of the department.
- Department Chairpersons | Heads | Directors: oversee the
organization and operation of their specific area:
- COSD - Dr. Claire Waldron,
Chair; 111 Waldron Hall, 540-831-7636
- NURS - Dr. Kimberly Carter, Director; 307 Waldron Hall 540-831-7700
- SOWK - Dr. Elise Fullmer, Director; 208 Waldron Hall. 540-831-7690
Dean of the College - Dr. Raymond Linville makes decisions regarding policies, and works with students
who have problems or are dissatisfied with answers from their academic
department, or Advising Coordinator.
Associate Dean of the College - Dr. Ken Cox will also be available to work with students who have problems or
concerns.
Student Responsibility
Each student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements
of his or her academic program.
Once advisor assignments are made, it is the student’s responsibility
to contact the academic advisor and schedule an appointment. Each faculty
advisor will post his/her office hours--students should go by the
advisor’s office to check these hours and then call or return to the
advisor’s office during those hours and schedule an appointment.
Dropping in on an advisor is seldom a good idea.
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