Associate Academic Dean

Guilford College Advising Mission Statement:

To guide and empower students to use critical and creative thinking as they explore academic areas of interest while developing and pursuing their life goals.

Steven Shapiro, Associate Professor of Physics, currently holds the position of Associate Academic Dean (AAD). Reporting directly to the Vice President and Academic Dean, Steve oversees academic advising, contributes to the College’s persistence and retention efforts, is responsible for grade appeals, adjudication of alleged violations of the academic honor code, and for enforcing College policy on academic probation, suspension, and dismissal. Steve conducts advising workshops for faculty advisers, conducts annual student evaluations of academic advising, assigns advisers to transfer students, and updates the Faculty Adviser’s Handbook. The directors of the First Year Program, the Honors Program, and the Learning Commons report to the Associate Academic Dean.

Please note: All registration- or transfer-related petitions should be directed to the Registrar, Norma Middleton (336-316-2151), whose decision is final. A denial of a registration- or transcript-related petition may only be appealed to the Associate Academic Dean on procedural grounds.


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To make an appointment with Steve, call the Registrar's Office (336-316-2121) or send them an email.


Click on the links below for further information.

  Guilford College Commencement, May 2007
Guilford College Commencement, May 2007
 

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From the Academic Dean's Office


Academic Calendar

Current Dean's List

How and when to submit grades (Instructors only)

Registrar's Office

Students complete evaluations of academic advising each spring: View the results of the Spring '05, '06, and '07 Advising Evaluations. The 2008 evaluations will be available to students on BannerWeb between 1 April and 15 May 2008.