Stong Academic Advisor
Academic Advisor - Kari Hoffman
Congratulations on your decision to come to York University and be a member of Stong College. Our community of researchers, teachers, staff and students come from around the world with a variety of interests and talents. We welcome you to develop and contribute your own interests, as you become a part of the Stong College community.
As Academic Advisor, I’m here to help provide guidance to students during their tenure at York. This includes directing students to the best academic resources to resolve questions about coursework and career decisions, but can also involve assistance in balancing time between in-class and out-of classroom experiences. One of my most important roles includes the facilitation of student-led efforts to enhance student quality of life. Several established and emerging student-based resources include:
- The “fish bowl” on the west end lobby of the main floor, which is staffed by students waiting to dole out good advice. You can drop by, call (416) 736-2100 x77337, or email scadvise@yorku.ca
- The peer mentor system, in which students are matched to a mentor for the year
- Stong Ambassadors, who represent Stong externally and stand as leaders of our community
In addition, you will find a variety of student-based activities and organizations that stem from the Stong College Student Government (SCSG). This is a great place to start if you are interested in getting involved.
Although I was never a student at Stong College, I was a part of a college system at my alma mater and had the pleasure of pursuing many and varied interests beyond the courses I took to fulfill my academic requirements. As I begin my first year as Academic Advisor, I am happy to offer any insights I may have and to help make your academic experience as fulfilling as mine was. But I would ask a favour of you in return: help me build up my own knowledge base. Tell me what works and what doesn’t in your own experiences, so that I can help pass that information on to the next generations of incoming students.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
