My Office Hours for Spring 2013

For Spring 2013, my regular office hours start on Thursday, January 10th, 2013 will be the following:
MW: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
TuTh: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
If those times don't work for you and you need to see me in person, please send me an e-mail telling me what times you can meet and I'll see how that compares with my schedule. As always, feel free to ask questions.

Questions About Using MyMadison or General Education Courses If you wish to contact me personally about how to use MyMadison to register for courses or which General Education courses are right for you, please feel free to do so. However, there are also sessions being conducted by the Freshmen Advising office to help with these issues. They are:

General Education/FAQ workshops and Spring Registration workshops
Location: Taylor 305

Mon, Oct 22nd 4-4:30pm < GenEd/FAQ workshop
Wed, Oct 24th 1:30pm-2pm < Gen/FAQ workshop


Monday, Oct 29th 11am-11:30pm < Registration workshop
Thurs, Nov. 1st 4-4:30pm < Registration workshop
Mon, Nov. 5th 3:30-4pm < Registration workshop


Spring Registration Workshops in Resident Halls

Thursday, Oct. 18th @ 7pm > Potomac
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd @ 7:30pm > Hanson
Thursday, Oct. 25th @ 7pm > Oak- (GenED/FAQ)
Thursday, Oct. 25th @ 8pm > Oak- (Registration)
Monday, Oct. 29th @ 9pm > Wayland
Mon, Nov. 5th @ 7pm > Frederickson
Wed, Nov. 7th @ 8pm >McGraw-Long

Questions About Registering for Spring 2012 If you are not certain about what classes you want/need to take in Spring 2013, please don't hesitate to contact me. If you want to meet in person, my office hours are MWF from 12:30 - 2:00 in my office, PCB 1166, or TuTh from 11:30 - 1:00 in Roop 200. If those don't work for you, send me an e-mail (mattsome@jmu.edu) letting me know at what times you can meet and I'll see how it fits in with my schedule.

Don't forget your online tests! If you still need to take the Honor Code test or ISST test, please do so soon rather than waiting until the deadline.

Physics Majors - Free Food! The Department of Physics and Astronomy works with the Society of Physics Students to host a picnic each fall and spring. This year, the fall picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 16th. Please note the big, hand-drawn poster in the little hallway leading out of the student lounge. Details are located there.

Yet another e-mail I received that may be of interest to you: " Hello, My name is Hannah Smith, and I am a GA in the Suicide Risk Reduction and Outreach Program at the Counseling and Student Development Center. Attached is a flyer for a unique speaker experience we have for students on Sept. 11th. Bryan Adams is JMU Student Veteran and will be speaking on Sept. 11th at Grafton at 6:30 about mental health topics specific to veterans as well as his experience as a college student and veteran. I was hoping that you could pass this email along to your professors so that they may share the information with their classes. This is a passport event, and we can stamp syllabi or other class materials if professors wish to give credit to their students for attending, in addition to passport credit. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for your time, Hannah"

I got the following e-mail from Anna Lynn Bell, who is in charge of the academic advising office: "I want to let you know about a great resource for your students who may need academic advising help this semester. The Madison Advising Peers housed in University Advising/University Studies are undergraduate students who have been trained to: · Assist their peers with General Education requirements, · Map out 4 year academic plans, · Register for classes via MyMadison · Prepare questions and materials in advance of meeting with their major advisor and · Assist with other general advising questions. Peer academic advisors are available on a walk-in basis in Wilson Hall, room 102, from 10:00 am–5:00 pm Monday –Thursday and from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm on Fridays. Madison Advising Peers were selected from a competitive application process, have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA, and have a track record of serving as academic role models for other students. The MAPs are jointly supervised by Dr. Herb Amato, Associate Dean in University Studies and Ms. Anna Lynn Bell, Director of University Advising. Thank you in advance for referring your students to the MAPs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at bellal@jmu.edu or call 568-7350."