Hello Math Majors,
Welcome to the Fall 2020 semester! For all new students, welcome to UNL, to the College of Arts and Sciences, and to the Math Department. For all returning students, welcome back! I am glad that all of you are here for the fall semester.
I believe you are starting what will be an unusual and eventful fall semester. The most important things to remember are to wear a mask, wash your hands or use hand sanitizer, and to maintain appropriate social distancing. While you may not be concerned about getting sick, it is the person that you could potential pass the virus to that you should worry about.
Classes are going to look and feel very different for the fall semester. It is unlikely that any of your classes are going to be completely in-person this semester, so you MUST be very good at checking your @huskers.unl.edu email and checking Canvas for regular updates about your classes for the fall semester. If you have any questions about how your classes are going to run for the fall semester, please contact your instructor. If you need to be away from the classroom once in-person classes start for whatever reason, please contact your instructor and continue to engage with your classes in an online format as much as possible. Lastly, please continue to watch both https://covid19.unl.edu/ and https://cas.unl.edu/covid-19 for updates from the University and the College respectively.
Below is an update on how academic advising is going to work for the fall semester.
Thanks, Doug
Fall 2020 Math Advising
All academic advising for the Fall 2020 semester will be completed virtually. This means that all advising meetings and interactions will be conducted on Zoom, over the phone, or via email. Doug and Professor Radu are available to meet your academic advising needs, and we look forward to meeting with you and working with you throughout the fall semester. Even though advising will continue to be virtual, we will do everything we can to support you for the fall semester.
Due to social distancing even if Doug and Professor Radu are in their offices, you will need schedule an advising appointment that will be conducted via Zoom, phone, or email or join drop-in advising on Zoom. If an in-person meeting is absolutely required, arrangements will need to be made well in advance so we can accommodate social distancing in the meeting.
Doug’s advising hours will be:
Appointments – 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Appointments – 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm on Wednesday and Fridays
Drop-In Advising – 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays
You can schedule an appointment with Doug by using the MyPlan system via this link, by calling the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center at 402-472-4190, by calling him at 402-472-4319, or by emailing him at dpellatz@unl.edu.
For the Fall 2020 semester, Drop-In Advising will replace Walk-in Advising. For Drop-In Advising, you can enter the Zoom waiting room by navigating to https://unl.zoom.us/my/casadvising for quick questions that would not require a scheduled appointment. The College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center will be facilitating all drop-in advising for the fall semester.
Professor Radu’s advising hours will be by appointment only. To schedule a meeting with Professor Radu, please email her at pradu@unl.edu.
Cornhusker Commitment
In the interest of protecting both the campus and the larger communities of which we are a part of — it is important to make your Cornhusker Commitment. If you have already done so, thank you! If you haven’t had a chance to take part yet, click here, it only takes a minute.