Word: proctoral
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...Gena S. Ciccone ’04 had wanted to study gingivitis, she would have been all set. Her first-year proctor and academic adviser was a fourth-year dental student and Berkeley grad. But her passion for teeth was limited to brushing them, so the situation was not ideal. “He knew nothing about Harvard’s undergraduate program, especially the frosh experience,” she says...
...Ciccone, a native of rural New Hope, Penn., the tumultuous adjustment to Harvard was complicated by inadequate advising. Her interests ranged from history to Russian studies, her professional plans from law to education. Without informed advice from her proctor, Ciccone felt just as confused halfway through first semester as she did during Freshman Week. “He’d call me into his room to ‘discuss’ my classes. He’d write down my courses, ask me how I was doing,and tell me, ‘Well, uh, basically, just come...
...questions the College’s intentions. According to the FDO Handbook for Advisers, a proctor is “a freshman adviser in residence who works to create an academic and social community of between 20 and 40 freshmen.” The book recommends proctors invest 20 hours of “informal associations and discussions” with students every week to assist in their “academic, social, personal, or disciplinary difficulties...
...that the best efforts of a subcommittee of administrators could never equal. Courts obey recognized standards of due process, allow for the cross-examination of witnesses by both sides before a fact-finding jury and permit the representation of the accused by an experienced attorney as opposed to a proctor, dean or senior tutor...
...didn’t leave my room for a couple weeks. I couldn’t sleep. I wasn’t even eating. And nobody cared. My proctor who was supposed to know what was going on in my life didn’t even notice that he hadn’t seen me in ages. Needless to say, my professors and TFs didn’t notice either. So then I asked for help. I looked for help. Room 13 is a joke. Response is even worse. I will never forget sitting there with my roommate...