{"id":56329,"date":"2019-02-08T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=56329"},"modified":"2019-02-08T16:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:34:56","slug":"hundreds-of-students-with-strike-interrupted-classes-attend-special-one-stop-shop-for-advising-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2019\/02\/08\/hundreds-of-students-with-strike-interrupted-classes-attend-special-one-stop-shop-for-advising-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of students with strike-interrupted classes attend special one-stop shop for advising, solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wright State University students concerned about the impact of the strike<\/a> by members of the faculty union on their classes took advantage of a special advising session at the Student Union.<\/p>\n

Several hundred students met individually with either deans, department chairs and advisors\u00a0as well as admissions, enrollment and financial aid officials in the Student Union Atrium over the two-day session, Feb. 7 and 8.\u00a0More than 3,500 students have classes that have been affected.<\/p>\n

Raider Connect<\/a>, the one-stop enrollment office, will continue to be available for affected students moving forward. Students should contact 937-775-4000 or RaiderConnect@wright.edu<\/a>\u00a0or visit\u00a0130 Student Union.<\/p>\n

Affected students had classes that were canceled or lacked instructors. So the university created the heavily staffed, centralized one-stop advising shop to maximize support. An estimated 50 to 60 Wright State staffers greeted students and manned the advising tables.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to make sure all of my classes are up and going,” said Ben Ripple, a cybersecurity and IT major from Beavercreek. \u201cIt looks like so far all of them are not canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students received printouts of their class schedules with the affected classes highlighted and then were helped to work out solutions. For example, they were given the option of switching classes or taking the class in the upcoming compressed B term of the spring semester or during the summer semester.<\/p>\n

Chris Rave, an electrical engineering major from Waynesville, came to see if his classes would be refunded if he did not drop them by the deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know a lot of courses are being shifted around, so I didn\u2019t want to drop one if it would eventually be picked back up,\u201d he said. \u201cThey told me there is another course they are putting out in the B term, so I\u2019ll just be taking that course instead. As long as I graduate, I don\u2019t really care how it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly 700 students came to the session on Feb. 7, which ran from 3 to 9 p.m. Paul Carney, who oversees Wright State\u2019s Division of Student Success<\/a>, said 238 seniors came to the session that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students were given a lot of solutions to consider,\u201d said Carney. \u201cGenerally, there were smiling faces.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many students appeared to be satisfied with the outcome, others were less so. Some social media messages reflected complaints about long lines on the first day.<\/p>\n

Rave, who came to the session on the morning of the second day, said the process was much quicker than he thought it would be.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty smooth,\u201d added Ripple. \u201cI feel like for others it might not be so smooth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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