Registrar’s office offers new process for adviser evaluations

EVALUATIONS, page 4 to be uncomplicated, the importance of the situation should not be neglected. “We need a high percentage of students to participate. It’s the rare student who knows all of the requirements of the college…the information we are given from the evaluations is taken seriously so as to help improve the advising program in the future,” Stretton said.

Advising is a crucial part of a student’s career at Cabrini. “The success of a student in college is highly connected to good advising,” Stretton said.

“Faculty professionals try to do a good job…evaluations help cover blind spots for them. It’s sort of like tests for students. It helps to discover what you know and what you don’t know…the evaluations can give you a red flag,” Dr. Robert Jozkowski, assistant professor of business administration, said. “It would be a nice story to say that we do this whole evaluation process to benefit the system in the future…but the added advantage is that it’s actually true.” agrees with the Harrington Northeastern data showing that finance, accounting and technology degrees will lead to higher salaries. But she says she also sees liberal arts majors who become equally successful. Steinfeld also said, ‘College should be about stretching yourself and discovering who you are and what you want. There are hundreds of majors out there, and it’s almost always a mistake to base the decision on money alone.’”

Remley said, “One advantage of having a college education is having more choices and more opportunities to find and explore a passion. People without a degree are stuck in careers that become a day in and day out grind. With a college degree graduates have the option to follow their passions.”

Whether a student desires a career in education or engineering, the individual can only make the decision. There is no guarantee that a college degree will provide a lucrative career or that it will provide happiness. Happiness for many students may be money or may be job satisfaction. Regardless of the motivator, undergraduates should consider majors and internships with an open mind.

The Cabrini professors interviewed unanimously agreed that decisions cannot be based solely on dollars and cents, rather a combination of their passions and financial status need careful consideration.

Megan O’Brien, a sophomore elementary education and early childhood development major, said, “Many of my friends are pursuing business majors and well-paid careers but that will not affect my choice of major. I want to pick a path that I’m interested in, one that will keep me happy every morning. I don’t need to be rich; I pride myself on the happiness that teaching brings me. My grandmother and mother have been teaching their entire lives and I want to follow in their footsteps regardless of a lower income. Although the decision was difficult, I don’t want to regret why I didn’t pursue something I enjoy.”

After 10 years of corporate communication jobs, Francis still remembers the words of a previous boss, she said, “I once worked for a boss who said, you shouldn’t expect to be happy at work. ‘That’s why they call it ‘work,’” he said. I don’t buy that and I don’t think anyone should. Keep looking, move on. It’s what we all deserve.”