Academic Advising - Students

Objectives of the Academic Advising System

The aim of the Academic Advising System is to develop a network of concerned lecturers with adequate resources to deal with the inevitable difficulties of students.  In particular, the aim is to develop a network of concerned lecturers with adequate resources to deal with inevitable difficulties of students. Through such a system student-faculty communication is encouraged and promoted, contributing significantly to the broader development of all concerned on campus.

The University community should provide a reasonably stable and not too lonely environment in which students can find some level of identity and security.  Academic motivation and performance are likely to be increased if students are not too socially isolated or too despondent to do any studying. The academic advising system provides a caring network for all students in order that they might gain maximum benefit from their academic experience.

At the Academic Advising/Disabilities Liaison Unit we can help you with these issues and more.  We at the A.A.D.L.U are part of a prevention programme aimed at the early identification of students:

1. who are underachieving;
2. 
   for whom a broken relationship, bereavement etc. may be the last psychological straw;
3. 
   who are more susceptible to emotional breakdown in strange surroundings, although they may be able to cope well enough at home