As the schedule of classes became available for spring semester, advisers saddled up and reined in students during the Wild, Wild Week of Advising. The third annual Advising Week took place from Sept. 24-27 and featured a western appearance, where students were able to find out information about classes, when registration appointments started and the importance of advising. Christina Thompson, academic adviser for the Advising Center for Exploratory Students, said advisers are the best resources and advocates on campus for students.

With the spring semester approaching, IU Southeast is implementing several different ideas to help make the student’s academic life on campus a little easier to manage, in addition to addressing the issue of student attrition. Registration for spring classes has been open since Nov. 14, but many classes are beginning to fill-up quickly. Because student dropout is worse between students’ first and second years, IU Southeast is test piloting follow-up courses to the First-Year Seminar courses. Brittany Hubbard, director of Financial Aid and interim Registrar, said the follow-up courses are to help keep students engaged and be active in their studies, while providing resources to help with issues they may face in the second semester.