Hello Math Majors,
Time moves on and things change. Starting yesterday (August 31), I am no longer the assigned advisor to the undergraduate students majoring in Physics, and I am now the assigned advisor to students in Geology and Meteorology-Climatology. Nothing is changing about my role as the assigned advisor to Mathematics, but since I am now advising a new group of students, I may see a slight change in my advising traffic. Time will tell, but I will do my best to continue to serve you as I always have.
How are things going? Have you settled into the fall semester yet? I know that things are likely pretty strange from a schedule perspective. You probably have back to back classes where one is on Zoom and the other is in-person. I know that this can be difficult to navigate, and it is great that UNL has a robust wifi internet service that covers you both inside and outside buildings. If you are having any trouble navigating your schedule, please let me know and I will try to help. The University has some resources available to help you, so if you are having trouble accessing the internet for coursework in your off-campus housing, please let me know.
Yesterday (August 31), open registration for the December 3-Week Session began. This session will run from Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 18 in an entirely online, remote format, and you can take at most 4 credit hours during the session. The departments of the College of Arts and Sciences are mostly offering unique special topics courses that are zero, one, two, or three credit hours. While these courses can be used to complete degree requirements and elective hours in an effort to graduate in December or just more quickly, it is unlikely that you will find a course that will fulfill a very specific degree requirement. Right now, there is only one course being offered in the College of Arts and Sciences that meets an ACE requirement (COMM 209: Public Speaking for ACE 2). However, some of the available courses are very unique and may never be offered again, so I would encourage you to investigate the options if you are interested.
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
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