Frequently Asked Questions - Family Orientation

Frequently Asked Questions - Family Orientation

Please don't hesitate to call our office at 209.946.7619 or email orientation@pacific.edu if you have additional questions.

1. Are family members required to attend Family Orientation?
2. How do family members register for Family Orientation?
3. Can a Family Member participate in a Faculty Advising appointment?

1. Are family members required to attend Family Orientation?

Family events, including Family Orientation (not offered Summer 2020) and Family Member Mondays, are not mandatory for family members to attend. TOP

2. How do family members register for Family Orientation?

Registration for Family Member Mondays will be posted here soon. TOP

3. Can a Family Member participate in a Faculty Advising appointment?

Student privacy rights are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The most updated version of University policy on disclosure of student records and FERPA can always be found in the Academic Catalogs (see here).  In accordance with FERPA, faculty advising appointments are private, student-only meetings. If a student would like to request that someone else attend the meeting with them, the student should contact their respective Associate Dean or Academic Advisor (listed below) for further instructions regarding how to complete a FERPA release with the specific school/college prior to the scheduled 1:1 faculty advising appointment:

School/College	Contact
Benerd College	Linda Webster, Senior Associate Dean lwebster@pacific.edu
College of the Pacific (including Pre-Dentistry)	Marcia Hernandez, Associate Dean mhernandez@pacific.edu
Conservatory of Music	Nicolasa Kuster, Associate Dean nkuster@pacific.edu
Eberhardt School of Business	Cynthia Eakin, Associate Dean ceakin@pacific.edu
School of Engineering & Computer Science	Mike Doherty, Associate Dean mdoherty@pacific.edu
School of Health Sciences (including Speech-Language Pathology)	Abi Ingleton, Director of Academic Advising advising@pacific.edu
School of International Studies	Mary Lou Tyler, Academic Advisor mtyler@pacific.edu
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy	Marcus Ravnan, Associate Dean prepharmacy@pacific.edu
Dental Hygiene	Abi Ingleton, Director of Academic Advising advising@pacific.edu

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