Freshmen are encouraged to attend the “Getting Ready for Spring ’03 Class Registration” presentation at 7:30 p.m. today in the Taylor Hall dining center.

“This presentation is to get freshmen up to speed and prepare them to start looking at what they need for spring classes,” said Julie Sterling, academic adviser.

Being a new student in college can be confusing, but the Academic Advising Center is trying to help take the chaos out of freshmen students’ first year of college.

The presentation will include information on the procedure for appointments for registration, how to make appointments, use of Web resources to find information on careers, completing an electronic writing portfolio and going over majors that may have admission requirements.

“We encourage all freshmen to attend so they can be ready and prepared for the spring semester,” Sterling said.

For those who cannot attend the presentation, the information will be posted in the future on the academic advising Web site, www.eiu.edu/~advising.

“A lot of what is covered will be in the catalog,” Sterling said. “We just help them to understand it all.”

Students who cannot attend are encouraged to call their advisers and speak with them. It does not have to be registration time to speak with an adviser.

The Academic Advising Center also helps students who are undecided research possible careers within different majors.

For more information on the presentation, or to speak with an adviser, contact the Academic Advising Center.