"If a student asks to see me, we make it the earliest possible time. In a couple day period, it's pretty easy [to get an appointment]," says Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. "If it's an advisee, [my assistant] will get them in as soon as possible. You don't wait more than a couple of days."
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
Urgent matters are not the only reasonadministrators deign to meet students.Administrators say there are no limits todiscussion topics.
"I place no restrictions on who I will talk toor about the subject. However, coming to me formoney is not likely to work since the centraladministration has very little," Green says.
"I would be much more helpful on matters ofUniversity policy, especially things that affectseveral schools at once and thus lie outside thecomplete control of the College," he says.
Jewett says he meets with students "on a dailybasis on a whole range of issues. It might relateto the Ad Board, academics, housing ROTC, finalclubs-almost any issues that's one currently beingdiscussed."
"There's no topic I won't talk about," he says."I'm interested in student views on a whole numberof things."
But both administrators and students agree thatstudents make appointments when they have aspecific topic they want to discuss.
"There are reasons why a student specificallywants to come in," Jewett says. "Students usuallyhave some request they want to make or to registercomplaints or suggestions."
WHAT DO THEY TALK ABOUT--SEX? DRUGS?MINORITY HIRING?
Students leaders have a litany of topics whichthey discuss with administrators on a regularbasis.
Justine C. Label '97, vice-chair of theUndergraduate Council's student affairs committee,says he meets with Jewett, Epps and Dean ofUndergraduate Education Lawrence Buell to discussprojects which include the upper class facebook,calendar reform and the fate of the LinguisticsDepartment.
"We usually discuss with them things likeFreshmen Week and Parents' Weekend," says AllisonJ. Koenig '95, former president of the Crimson KeySociety.
Megan E. Lewis '95, co-president of RadcliffeUnion of Students (RUS) has a monthly breakfastmeeting with Dean of Radcliffe Phillipa A. Bovet.
"We discuss general topics, such as questionsabout a Harvard-Radcliffe merger, having men votein RUS or just asking for advice," Lewis says."It's very easy to make appointments with her, andwe can go and just ask her questions."
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