During the discussion on advising, Noah Z. Seton '00, president of the Undergraduate Council, also commented on the advising system. Seton said he supported the report's recommendation that there be one discussion of the undergraduate program in a departmental meeting each year.
"When students hear that some departments don't meet to discuss the undergraduate programs, they are concerned," Seton said. "The perception from the student side is that the College and the undergraduate population is a long way down the ladder of importance."
Seton called the suggestions of the report "student-friendly steps toward solving a problem that we all know has existed for a long time."
--Rosalind S. Helderman and Jenny E. Heller contributed to the reporting of this story.