Academic Advising by Librarians

Librarian Advisors | Fall 2007 Advising Schedule | Fall 2007 Advising Packet | Links to More Information

Librarian Advisors

Dr. Virginia Rose Cherry
Library Director
(804) 862-6208
vcherry@rbc.edu

Irene Handy
Technical/Public Services Librarian
(804) 862-6228
ihandy@rbc.edu

Deborah Vroman
Assistant Director & Public Services Librarian
(804) 862-6227
dvroman@rbc.edu

Fall 2007 Advising Schedule

Access timeline, important links and advising-related documents through Blackboard.

Date	Task
8/22	Meet with your Academic Advisor & fellow advisees Complete the Initial Orientation Questionnaire & Honor Code Acknowledgement Form
8/22 - 9/24	Complete the O-net worksheet based on the O*Net Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP)
9/4 - 9/14	Log onto your RBC email account & send your answers to the Email Questionnaire to your advisor (Dr. Virginia Cherry or Irene Handy or Deborah Vroman)
9/24 - 10/5	Meet individually with your Advisor (Meeting 2), submit O-net worksheet and discuss the results of your assessment. Review the tasks for Meeting 3: the Transfer Institution worksheet, Degree Completion Plan worksheet, and your spring schedule
10/5 - 11/5	Complete Transfer Institution and Degree Completion Plan worksheets
10/29 - 11/5	From the RBC Schedule of Classes for Spring 2008, construct your own tentative schedule for next semester, include section times and CRN numbers
11/5 - 11/16	Meet individually with your advisor (Meeting 3), submit your Transfer Institution and Degree Completion Plan worksheets, review your Spring schedule and, upon completion of all the advising tasks, receive your Registration PIN number
11/5 - 11/30	Register for Spring classes on Banner

Fall 2007 Advising Packet

Fall 2007 Advising Packet (22-page Word 2003 document)

Links to More Information

Career Aptitude

O*Net Computerized Interest Profiler (CIP) (explore career options that fit your personality and interests)

Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook (training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions and more)

College Information

Petersons.com: The Education Supersite
Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges (Reference book in Library)
Virginia Colleges & Universities

Transfer Information

RBC Guide to Transfers

Additional Information from the Library

Search LION (the library catalog) for print and electronic books on your area of interest! Additional books on your area of interest may be searched via WorldCat and ordered via Interlibrary Loan.

For more information and assistance, feel free to contact library staff at library@rbc.edu or by calling 804-862-6227.

Page updated: April 18, 2008

Questions, comments, concerns? Email library@rbc.edu.