On the First Day of Christmas

Its Christmas Eve folks. Santa’s arrival is inevitable whether or not you have been naughty or nice. Some will get coal, others…a new x-box. I hope to be the latter. I look forward to re-entering my childhood home tomorrow, and have my nostrils engulfed with the smell of warm holiday cookies, my bones heated by a crackling fire, and my eyes greeted by a plethora of presents. An early Christmas present has already been delivered to UNT students as some of you may know. I’ll give you a hint…What is the one thing that potential students have when looking for a college? The answer is questions. Interesting sentence right there. Anywho, students can now enjoy this early Christmas present by asking all the questions they want in the newly constructed Undergraduate Advising Office at Discovery Park.
Being that Discovery Park is slightly off the main campus location, it made scheduling an advising appointment slightly inconvenient for potential/current engineering students. In the fall of 2009, this so-called inconvenience was eliminated by constructing a new office on site at Discovery Park. Now students have the freedom to schedule an appointment at any time throughout their day. For example, a common situation is a student having some extra time in between two classes, say about an hour. In the past the student would not have been able to schedule an advising appointment in between his/her classes, because they would not have had time to go over to main campus and make it back in time for their next class. Now, because the office is right down the hall from any location in the building, squeezing an appointment in real quick should be fairly simple.

I personally received good advice from one man in particular, Chris Heiden. He guided me on my search for an engineering degree that explored alternative energy sources. Mr. Heiden is still a member of the advising office. His information, as well as other advisors info is listed at the end of the article.

If you are interested in attending the University of North Texas College of Engineering, don’t be afraid to take advantage of this great resource. The people in this office can assist you in developing a fully mapped out plan for your college career. They will tell you exactly what classes you should take, based on your education goals and areas of interest. And, if you have any questions about campus life in general, feel free to contact a journalist or student ambassador.

I bid you all a wonderful Christmas, and would like to leave you with a passage from one of my favorite Christmas Movies;
“The most enduring traditions of the season are best enjoyed in the warm embrace of kith and kin. Thith tree is a thymbol of the the thspirit of the Griswold family Chrithmath. (Clark W. Griswold)" - Christmas Vacation

Advisor Info

Nancy Shaw
Discovery Park, C104
(940) 565-4201
Nancy.Shaw@unt.edu

Christopher Heiden
Academic Services Assistant Director
Discovery Park, A154
(940) 565-4201
Christopher.Heiden@unt.edu

Nicole D'Alesandro
Discovery Park, C104
(940) 565-4201
Nicole.Thompson@unt.edu

Virginia Fisher
Discovery Park, C104
(940) 565-4201
Virginia.Fisher@unt.edu