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Academics

Academic Advising

Faculty Advising
Office of Student Services Advising
Career Management Advising
Responsibilities of Student Advisees

Faculty Advising
Student-faculty interaction is a hallmark of the School of Hotel Administration. Students benefit both personally and professionally from developing relationships with individual faculty members.

The School offers two different faculty advising relationships during the undergraduate years:

  • Transition Advisors. 
    These faculty members work with freshmen and sophomores, and are responsible for helping the student make a smooth transition to life and work at Cornell and the School of Hotel Administration.
  • Career Advisors. 
    These faculty advisors help students explore and connect their career interests to the curriculum and the industry, helping students network with other faculty, staff, and alumni.  Students are transitioned to a career advisor during the second semester of the sophomore year (transfer students are transitioned once they have completed the majority of the 1st and 2nd year core courses.)

Office of Student Services (OSS) Advising
Experienced, professional staff members are available in the Office of Student Services to supplement faculty advising. OSS advisors:

  • help students design imaginative and solid curricula that satisfy appropriate degree requirements, and inform students about the school's many special academic options, such as the Management Intern Program, the Statler Leadership Development Program, and study abroad.
  • help students make the fullest and best possible use of university and college resources.
  • assist students in making good decisions, and support students during difficult or vulnerable times—when confused, overwhelmed, or troubled by academic or personal matters.
  • provide career management advising, assisting students in linking their academic work to career goals.

Career Management Advising
Career Management is an integral part of the Office of Student Services.  OSS advisors can:

  • offer students assistance in mapping out strategy and determining career goals
  • assist in honing résumé- and letter-writing skills
  • conduct mock interviews
  • help to build the confidence necessary for a successful job search

Responsibilities of Student Advisees

  • Become familiar with your faculty advisor and your OSS advisor.
  • Learn the degree requirements.
  • Initiate career and academic discussions with your advisors.
  • Make regular appointments with your academic advisor.  Come prepared with questions, course selections, alternatives.
  • Be considerate of your advisors' schedules.  Be on time to meetings;  leave plenty of notice if you need to reschedule.
  • Be open-minded and receptive.
  • Take responsibility for your decisions.