For students at Whitman, registration often means navigating the tricky business of choosing between classes, attempting to gain consent from professors and in some cases coping with less than ideal registration...
State of the State, an interdisciplinary course at Whitman, has students involved in community issues. This year, its members are getting eight credits for it.
Following recent changes in the Registrar's Office, transcript delivery can now be achieved online. These changes make use of the programs Transcripts on Demand and eSCRIP-SAFE.
After making changes to the logistics of waitlisting classes, the registrar still has not found an ideal method for placing waitlisted students into classes. Last April, the registrar shifted from managing electronic waitlists with a computer system called datatel to allowing professors to manage their own waitlists. The shift has had mixed results and some students are still stressed about their waitlisting situations.
November 5 marked the beginning of Whitman's spring semester registration period, and with it the mad rush of students trying to get into their most desired classes. I watched on helplessly this past Friday...
