Each year, we select two rising seniors to serve the department as SDAs. These Student Departmental Advisers help inform students about courses, prerequisites, college and departmental requirements, and also supplement information and advice available through advisers and published materials. It is time to find our SDAs for 2025-26! Read through the following info, and if it sounds like you’d be interested, please email Trenne a paragraph about why you’re interested and what you’d hope to do for students in that position. Get your email to Trenne by Friday, April 18.
View a complete description of the responsibilities of SDAs. The specific roles that SDAs play vary significantly from one department to another. But, in general, one might think of a good SDA as a student who:
- knows the department and its curriculum well,
- is responsible,
- communicates clearly with both students and faculty,
- would represent the department well as an “ambassador” to other students, job candidates and other visitors,
- is enthusiastic and eager to be a “booster” for the department.
The only College-wide requirements are that all SDAs must:
- have at least a 3.0 GPA and
- be in residence and enrolled throughout their senior year
SDAs must be available for a brief orientation during New Student Week in the fall. The exact date and time will be announced to all newly selected SDAs this May. Note that SDAs serve the College as volunteers.