This leads me to registration. Many of you have shared concerns over not getting into the classes you want for next semester. Well, if class registration felt something like this for you...
...my guidance to each of you is that it is now open enrollment, which means students will be adding, dropping, and swapping...all the way until next semester when Add/Drop ends! This means you have a couple of months to be making some changes to your schedule. There may be peak times that this is happening, like when semester grades come out in December, students may decide to transfer and so will drop their course load, and other students will change their major and swap classes. The other peak time for switching classes will be with the first few days of the Spring 2016 semester, when students are attending classes and determining for whatever reason that they would like to drop or swap a class.
Also, some of you may find yourself declaring a major in an effort to get into the classes you need to progress forward and determine if you are certain of the field you want to go into...and that's ok! If you later decide you'd like to switch major, we can chat about that or you can always pick the brain of whoever your new major advisor will be. Hopefully this provides you with some reassurance that your schedule does not have to be set in stone right now, but that if you'd like to still make some changes to it, you might monitor MyMadison pretty closely and opt to use the "Swap" tool to ensure that you don't drop a class and then find yourself unable to add one that you had in mind.
If there are any lingering questions about enrollment, please send me an email or make an appointment with me via Recruit-A-Duke or by calling the office. Now for...
Upcoming Events:
- Tomorrow night, (November 17) at 6:00 PM in Madison Union 206, the DUX Leadership Center presents the Student Leadership Challenge. An overview of how student leaders mobilize others to do extraordinary things, you'll learn 5 practices of effective leaders so you can start maximizing your leadership skills.
- Thinking about living off-campus next year, and looking for roommates? Off-Campus Life is hosting a Winter Roommate Mixer tomorrow night (November 17) at 7:00 PM in the Festival Highlands Room. There will be free food available and an opportunity to connect with some new people!
- Alright, so you're headed to the roommate mixer, but what happens when you find people you'd like to live with? Time to start looking into your housing options! Off-Campus Life is also hosting the Winter Housing Fair, an opportunity to see over 25 different properties in the Harrisonburg area and their student housing offerings. The property managers will even be there to help answer your questions. Not sure what to ask...this blog post has some good things to consider as you're speaking with the landlords/property managers. Keep in mind, you have to do what is right for you and whoever may be helping you start up in an off-campus housing situation (family members, guardians, friends). The Winter Housing Fair will be Wednesday, November 18, from 11 AM-2 PM.
- Registration for Winter Intramural Sports opened up today, November 16th! Start forming your teams and sign up here for 5-on-5 Basketball, Dodgeball, Futsal, Indoor Lacrosse, Racquetball, Team Handball, and Wallyball! Play begins on January 19, 2016.
Now, as you begin to get ready to head home, stay with friends, travel over the break, or prepare a delightful meal in what I hope is the presence of those you love, care deeply for, and cherish, I leave you with this...
