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All students are welcome and encouraged to speak with a member of the advising staff in the College Office. These advisors can help students explore the many options and opportunities available to College students, and are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis throughout the year.

Assistant deans for advising are available by appointment, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on a walk-in basis for quick questions from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the College Office, 120 Cohen Hall, 215.898.6341.

CaseNet is an academic support team in the College Office charged with providing a centralized response to all College students in academic difficulty.

There are three CaseNet contacts in the College Office, who are available whenever the office is open to respond to concerns about or from students. The contacts are: Kendal Barbee, Angie Estévez and Katrina Glanzer.

The CaseNet contact responds to messages from faculty, staff and others who have concerns about a particular student and can be reached at col-casenet@groups.sas.upenn.edu or by calling 215.898.6341. After meeting with such students directly, the contact will ensure that the student is referred to the appropriate academic or personal support resources and follow up with the student’s advisor as necessary.

The following represent a few examples of cases that should be referred to CaseNet:

• Students who are ill or otherwise prevented from attending class for more than five days.
• Students in serious academic difficulty.
• Students who are hospitalized or who have other kinds of acute problems (victim of crime, etc.) that interrupt their normal schedule.
• Students who are experiencing personal or family concerns significant enough to interfere with their academic work or to impinge on those around them, including a death in the family.

 The CaseNet contact also assists advisors in the College Office when students are requesting a leave of absence or return from leave of absence.