Faculty Information

Academic Advising

All students are assigned to a faculty advisor who will be a consistent resource throughout the college experience. Advisors assist students with academic and professional information by providing individualized advising, occupational information, and academic planning assistance. Each student is, however, personally responsible for assuring that all academic requirements for graduation are met.

Advisors may refer students to the Student Success Center for information regarding accommodations as they relate to their educational programs, for counseling and for assistance with personal or professional concerns.

Advisors post designated office hours for student advising, and upon request, can schedule appointments outside of the posted hours. A record of academic advising sessions is coordinated by each advisor and maintained in their office.

Advisor responsibilities:

• Post designated office hours for student advising.
• Meet with each advisee to plan their program and semester schedules each semester.
• Provide guidance in the selection of courses and monitor the student’s academic progress toward graduation.
• Document advising sessions by placing the appropriate signed and dated paperwork in the student’s advising folder.
• Help students adjust to the college experience; and when necessary, direct them to appropriate resources and support services.
• Provide advisees with guidance for their Service Learning Project.
• Approve Service Learning Projects before the student implements the project.
• Provide advisees with directions and forms for the Professional Program Portfolio, if required.
• Approve the advisee’s Professional Program Portfolio.

 
Advisee responsibilities:

• Know the information contained in the College Catalog and College Student Handbook and act accordingly.
• Contact their advisor at the beginning of each semester during posted office hours, or by email, or telephone.
• Contact their advisor immediately if an academic problem occurs, such as notification of unsatisfactory progress from an instructor and/or Registrar.
• Create a tentative schedule of classes and contact their advisor for review and approval of registration.
• Discuss schedule changes with their advisor before submitting schedule change paperwork to the Registrar and/or Financial Aid office.
• Submit a Service Learning Proposal to their advisor for approval before beginning the project.
• Submit a Service Learning Project and all appropriate forms to their advisor by the required deadline.
• Submit a Professional Program Portfolio, if required and all appropriate forms to their advisor by the required deadline.
   

Faculty Biographies

Visit the College website directory and click on the faculty biographies located under the faculty member’s name to learn more about the academic preparation, clinical expertise, course content, areas of specialization and other useful facts about instructors.

Instructional Advising

Before midterm of each full term semester, faculty will notify the Registrar of students who are at risk of failing a class. The Registrar will send mid term grade reports to those students with a C- or lower grade.  At risk students are responsible to arrange a meeting with his/her faculty advisor and instructor regarding his/her mid term grade in the course.

For students enrolled in short term courses (e.g., rotations) the faculty teaching the class will notify students in writing that there is a possibility of failing the course. A copy of this notice of academic risk will be forwarded to the Registrar to document the notification and placed in the student’s permanent record.

This College Student Handbook is presented as information only and is not a contract between Mercy College and its students. The information, policies, and procedures contained in this Handbook are subject to change at any time with or without notice. Students are responsible for reading and following the information contained in the Handbook, including school-specific policies and procedures. The Admissions Manager will ensure that all admitted students receive instructions on how to access the Student Handbook online.  The student is responsible for knowing and complying with the information contained in the College Student Handbook and any changes to the policies and practices as posted on the College’s learning management system (E-LEOS) and College website.