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Academic Services Center:
The Academic Service Center is conveniently located on the ground floor of the Smith
Library (Room 107) and houses the Advising Center, Tutoring Services (all subjects)
and the STEP/CAP Program, the Mathematics Achievement Center (the “MAC” for math
tutoring) and the Writing Center (for writing help). The Academic Service Center
offers convenient hours Mondays-Thursdays (8:00 AM to 9:00 PM), Fridays (8:00 AM to
5:00 PM) and Sundays (2:00 PM to 9:00 PM). The Academic Services Center phone
number is (860) 465-4272.
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Advising Center:
The Advising Center coordinates the advisement services for the registration
process of new and continuing students. In addition, the Advisement Center provides
students with information and assistance regarding academic-related matters, handles
students’ academic appeals for courses outside a student’s major program, and
provides academic support services to freshmen, students not having yet declared a
major, and probationary students. The Advising Center phone number is
(860) 465-4526 and is located on the ground floor of the
Smith Library(Room 109). Students having declared their major in Business Administration,
Accounting, or Business Information Systems, will be assigned a faculty advisor
within the Department of Business Administration and should contact their faculty
advisor or the Department of Business Administration [Webb 423 or (860 465-5265]
with specific major related advising questions.
For more information regarding the Advising Center Click Here
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Prospective and First Year Student Advising Issues:
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For prospective students, first year students at Eastern, and students not having
yet declared a major, who are interested in one of Eastern’s Department of Business
Administration’s major or minor programs, please watch a video clip of Advising Center’s Director Susan Heyward discusses important advising issues,
academic strategies, and the services provided by the Advising Center for
students entering Eastern and one of the programs in the Department of Business
Administration.
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General Use of Academic Service Center for Business, Accounting and BIS Majors:
Carol White, Advisement Assistant, discusses the academic advising services provided by the Advising Center for student already having declared their majors in the Department of Business Administration. Some of these services include the following:
- Academic appeals for obtaining transfer credit for courses taken at another institution for classes not in the disciplines of Business, Accounting and BIS
- Obtaining special permission to take classes at another institution
- Questions regarding Liberal Art Core Curriculum or General Educational Requirements.
- Issues related to academic probation
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Tutoring Services & STEP/CAP:
The Department of Business Administration works closely with the Tutoring Services (located in the Academic Services Center in Room 107 on the ground floor of the Library), on having multiple tutors available during the week for courses in all three department majors (business, accounting, and BIS). These business related discipline student tutors have been recommended by business department faculty because of their high level of academic performance and solid student interaction and explanation skills. Tutors are also available for university LAC and GER courses through the Tutoring Services Office in the Academic Services Center as well. Tutoring Services provides students with Academic Coaches for Excellence (ACES) to assist students who request help in a particular subject or course. All subjects are included. The Center’s service offerings include tutoring support, one-to-one assistance in a variety of content areas, and experiences that enhance skills development, time management, and provide academic support in other ways. All program offerings are designed to assist students to achieve their full potential at the college level. For general questions about tutoring services, please contact Dr. Margaret Hebert
- Director of Tutoring Service, at email: hebertm@easternct.edu or phone: (860) 465-5195.
Click here to view current semester's hours and days of
week: Schedule of Tutors
Click here to make an appointment with a Tutor: Schedule an Appointment with a Tutor"
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Mathematics Achievement Center (MAC)—
The MAC is a math tutoring service offered by the Mathematics Department. The MAC is located in the
Academic Services Center (Library 107). It operates under the direction of Dr. Kim Ward.
Dr. Ward coordinates the student tutors all of whom are selected for their math ability
by the Math Dept. Math faculty will also be staffing the MAC. You may contact Dr. Ward
at the following:
wardk@easternct.edu or 465-4544.
The MAC also has a direct phone line at (860) 465-0383.
For schedule and additional information, see the MAC web site
by clicking here: Math Achievement Center website
To see the current schedule of math tutors, click here: Math Tutors' Schedules
To see a tutor, no appointment is necessary.
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The Writing Center—
The Writing Center is a writing support service staffed by specially trained student tutors. The tutors are selected by the English Dept. for their writing ability and their interest in helping other students with writing assignments. The Writing Center is located in the Academic Services Center (Library 107). The Writing Center is directed by
Dr. Rita Malenczyk. You may contact Dr. Malenczyk at:
malenczykr@easternct.edu or 860-465-4573.
You may directly call the Writing Center at 860-465-0382
You may visit the Writing Center's website by clicking here:
Writing Center Site
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Liberal Arts Core Curriculum and Majoring in Business, Accounting and Economics:
Eastern is Connecticut’s public liberal arts university. The Department of Business Administration majors draw upon Eastern’s strong liberal arts base and tightly integrate well-rounded reasoning and understanding that from the humanities, the physical and social sciences, and the arts. Dr. Margaret Martin, Executive Assistant to the President for Planning, discusses the reasoning of Eastern’s liberal arts education base, Eastern’s Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Curriculum, and how they integrates well with the goals and objectives of students pursuing majors and/or minors in the Department of Business Administration.
To learn about the Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Curriculum, click
here:
Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Site
Approved LAC Tier Category Courses:
To learn which courses courses are in each Liberal Arts Core Curriculum Required Category, please click here:
LAC Courses Listed by LAC Tier Categories
Courses Fulfilling Both LAC Category and Major Requirements ("Double Counts"):
For each major at Eastern, two courses may be designated from LAC Tier 1 and Tier 2
Categories
that both satisfy the respective LAC Category requirement and a requirement of the major.
The LAC Tier 3 - Liberal Arts Culminating Experience
(capstone course) is one designated to draw upon a student's
liberal arts learning and experiences at Eastern and
integrate it with a course in or related to their major.
Thus, this course may also be designated as a "double count"
course.
For the Department of Business Administration majors, the
three respective "double counts" are the following:
LAC Tiers 1 and 2 - "Double Counts"
Accounting:
ECO 200 - Macroeconomics (LAC Tier 1
- Social Sciences)
ECO 201 - Microeconomics (LAC Tier 2
- Individuals and Society)
Business Administration:
ECO 201 - Microeconomics (LAC Tier 2
- Individuals and Society)
BUS 205 - Information Management (LAC
Tier 2 - Applied Information Technology)
Business Information Systems:
ECO 201 - Microeconomics (LAC Tier 2
- Individuals and Society)
BUS 205 - Information Management (LAC
Tier 2 - Applied Information Technology)
Labor Relations and Human Resource Management:
No specific courses have been designated yet for "Double Counts"
LAC Tier 3 - "Double Counts" - Liberal Arts Culminating
Experience (integrating LAC with major)
Accounting:
ACC 411 - Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Business Administration:
BUS 301 - Business Ethics
Business Information Systems:
BIS 377 - Organizational Website & Database
Management (also official Service Learning course)
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Time Management Strategies:
Department of Business Administration students have a variety of competing time demands placed upon them: academic, work, professional development as well as extracurricular activities and family obligations. Paul Serignese, Assistant Housing Director, discusses the importance of effective time management for university students and brings out a number of effective strategies to more effectively manage one’s time and university resources available to help with time management.
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Business Advisor Key Planner:
All students majoring in the Department of Business Administration have access to the “Business Advisor Key Planner”, which is available online through WebCT/VISTA. This online and interactive resource has specific advising information concerning department policies, plans of studies worksheets and suggested sequences, suggested course and career strategies, interactive planning tools, and information on a variety of other advising and career planning questions that are relevant to students enrolled in majors within the department. Dr. Alex Citurs – Business Information Systems discusses a number of important features of the “Key Planner” and basic strategies for academic success in the various business programs.
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Please
see the Key Planner webpage for specific information on the
Business Key Planner at URL:
Key Planner
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Advise on Getting a Job and/or Graduate School:
There are a variety of resources available to Eastern Department of Business Administration students for obtaining internships and co-ops as well as permanent positions. These resources are described a number of other pages within the department’s website. However, a variety of career experts at Eastern, discuss available career resources and potential strategies on finding the right job, graduate school considerations, and long-term career strategies, in the following video clips:
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Faculty Advisors:
All students that select Business Administration, Accounting, and Business Information Systems as their primary major are assigned a faculty advisor within the Department of Business Administration. Shortly after entering Eastern and declaring a major, students are encouraged to schedule a meeting with their faculty advisor. Department faculty members have office hours, which are posted on their office doors or found on their departmental faculty webpage. Department faculty members encourage students to come prepared to their advising meetings by going through the checklist for “Meeting with Your Advisor” found in the “Business Key Planner” in WebCT/VISTA and is available to students majoring in the department. Please see the “Business Key Planner” on how to find out who is your faculty advisor.
Please feel free to stop in and seek help from a Department of Business
Administration student worker in Webb Hall 423.
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Internship Coordinator:
Students pursuing majors in the Department of Business Administration
have multiple work experience gaining opportunities and
Internship Programs options. For detail information and
advise on these options, please contact Department of Business
Administration's Internship Coordinator University Assistant,
Karen Crowley, in the Department of Business Administration
Office [Webb Hall 423, University Assistant Karen Crowley (860) 465-4627
crowleyk@easternct.edu
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For more information on the Internship Programs, please see the Internships Program webpage:
Internship Programs (webpage)
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Department Peer Advocates:
Often obtaining help, suggestions, and insights of other
students in your program of studies can prove beneficial. In this sense
student workers in the Department of Business Administration have been trained
to provide suggestions to students on a variety of academic and major related
issues. Please feel free to seek their help in Webb 423 the department office on
issues such as:
1) Do I have the necessary paper work to meet with my advisor?
2) How do I complete my four year plan?
3) Does this resume look good enough to show my advisor or career services?
4) How do I print my Degree Evaluation Report?
and many other academic advisement related issues.
Peer Advocates are available at the following times:
Monday - Thursday: 8 AM to 5 PM
Friday : 10 AM to 3 PM
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