ADVISING PROGRAMS OFFICE OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Monique Rinere, Associate Dean
Inge-Lisa Ameer, Assistant Dean
James Mancall, Assistant Dean
617-496-6354University Hall
www.fas.harvard.edu/advising

As a result of the recommendations in the Report of the Committee on Advising and Counseling, the College established the Advising Programs Office (APO) in the spring of 2006 to help coordinate, facilitate, and support undergraduate advising efforts.

Board of Freshman Advisers:

This office is responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of freshman advisers, both non-residential and residential.

Peer Advising Fellows Program

The 2006-07 academic year is the inaugural year for this program. Each incoming freshman in the Class of 2010 will be assigned a peer advising fellow. The roles of the Fellows are multi-faceted. They will contact their advisees prior to their arrival on campus to initiate the development of a one-on-one relationship so that they can, for example, help freshmen prepare for their first meeting with their academic adviser, encourage them to engage in academic exploration, and generally be a comforting guide in the weeks leading up to arriving in Cambridge. Fellows will have thorough knowledge of campus resources, so that they will know where to send advisees for information in each department. They will also be well-versed in the panoply of services offered by HUHS, the Bureau of Study Counsel, the Office of Career Services, etc., so that they know where to refer freshmen, when appropriate. Finally, the Fellows will play a key role in helping to build community within the entryway and dormitory by working with the proctors and each other on entryway and dorm-wide events. The Advising Programs Office is responsible for the recruitment, training, and support of the fellows.

Advising Web Site

This office is in the process of developing a central web site for information on advising opportunities for all students, in the Freshman Yards, in the Houses, and in the concentrations.