Incoming Engineering Students,
Welcome to campus! As part of Welcome Week, we want to make sure that we share our fall 2020 advising strategy with you, so that you know how to reach us if you need help. As you will see below, we have a three-part advising process in the Dean’s Office, with specific instructions about how to reach us during Welcome Week, during the first two weeks of classes, and all other times in the semester after the first two weeks. Please carefully read these instructions, so that we can make sure to connect with you and assist you.
Please note: while Zoom appointments are ongoing, responses via phone and email may be slightly delayed. However, we will always do our best to answer your questions in a timely manner.
Welcome Week Advising
During Welcome Week, we will be using virtual drop-in hours each day, to personally answer your questions in Zoom. Once you are logged in, you will be admitted to a waiting room, and then helped on a one-to-one basis. Please review your email for instructions on how to access a zoom meeting.
The virtual drop-in hours for Welcome Week (August 24 through August 28) are:
M-F 9:00-10:30 am ET time and 2-3:30 pm ET
If you cannot make these virtual drop-in hours, please email Niya or Laurie for assistance at other times during the day. Both Laurie and Niya can assist you with any registration or scheduling needs during this week.
Virtual Walk-In Advising for the First Two Weeks:
For the first two weeks of classes, Monday, August 31 through Friday, September 11, we will be in a shared Zoom room from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm ET, to help students on a one-to-one basis with scheduling and registration requests. Please review your email for instructions on how to access a zoom meeting.
Advising By Appointment-Only After the First Two Weeks:
After the first two weeks, some face-to-face appointments may be possible, depending on conditions on campus. However, for the moment, we are booking all appointments as Zoom appointments. If our modality changes, we will be sure to let you know. For now, when you schedule through Navigate, you will automatically receive a Zoom link when your appointment is confirmed.
To schedule with Laurie or Niya in Navigate, please follow these instructions.
Please review the advising service you need assistance with, and then choose Niya or Laurie accordingly.
- To schedule an appointment with Niya, through Navigate:
Open the Navigate app or click here for the web version, click on Appointments → select Academic Advising → reason for appointment → Engineering Dean’s Office.
You can also reach Niya Bond by email: niya.bond@maine.edu
*When you should select Niya: all undeclared and contract students should select Niya for advising meetings. In addition, you can make an appointment with Niya for registration and schedule changes, readmit procedures, and change of major requests. Finally, you can meet with Niya if you have basic questions about internships in the College of Engineering.
- To schedule an appointment with Laurie, through Navigate:
Open the Navigate app or click here for the web version, click on Appointments → select Academic Advising → reason for appointment → Engineering Dean’s Office.
You can also reach Laurie Fullerton by email: laurief@maine.edu
*When you should select Laurie: students can meet with Laurie for registration and schedule changes, withdrawals and cancellations, refund appeals, domestic study away, degree progress exception forms, and for help with notification to faculty in an emergency or escalated situation.
If you just need general support and guidance, please feel free to schedule with either one of us. We are here to help!
Warm regards,
Niya Bond and Laurie Fullerton
The College of Engineering Dean’s Office
Incoming Engineering Technology Students
Returning Students:
Please contact your department directly for any advising issues.
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering: Cathy Dunn cdunn@maine.edu
Civil Engineering: Brenda Collamore brendac@maine.edu
Computer & Electrical Engineering: Julie Rutherford julierutherford@maine.edu
Engineering Physics: Patricia Byard aps055@maine.edu
Mechanical Engineering: Meghan Honnell meghan.honnell@maine.edu
School of Engineering Technology:
um.set@maine.edu
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