The primary goal of the Freshman Advising Program is to welcome the student into the academic and intellectual community at Fordham College at Lincoln Center. It is a direct reflection of the Jesuit tenet of cura personalis or care of the whole person. First year students are assigned specially trained faculty advisers and are required to meet with them at least twice each semester. Early in the academic year, individual sessions are scheduled to assure a successful beginning at Fordham. During the advising and registration period, students meet their advisers again to review mid-term grades and discuss plans for subsequent semesters. In the second semester, the student and adviser review the first semester experience and begin to focus on future academic goals.