advising - AWOL

First-Year Advising’s final days

As their office closes down, first-year advisors are reassessing their places at AU.

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer • April 23, 2025

In college, Roshan Abraham decided he could spend the rest of his life studying literature. “Back when I was an undergrad, people didn’t worry as much about the question of ‘What are you going...

Students develop their ideas into businesses at the Veloric Center

Newly renamed center offers mentorship to student entrepreneurs

Quinn Volpe, Assistant Editor • February 18, 2024

The Veloric Center of Entrepreneurship at the Kogod School of Business supports student-built small businesses. The Veloric Center of Entrepreneurship, located in the Don Meyers Technology and Innovation...

Absent advisors

Students express frustration over AU advising experience

Casey Bacot and Kevin Becker • November 29, 2023

With less than two semesters left at American University, Senior Lily Tierney said she doesn’t have a permanent advisor in either of her areas of study. “Right now, I have no advisor in SIS; they...