
Navigating your First Year - Class Deans Resources
Shanté Brown, Dean of First-Year Students intentionally serves the academic and personal needs of all our first-year students, helping them prepare for their arrival at Wellesley, planning and implementing extensive programming for new students, and providing advice and counsel throughout the entire first year. The Dean of First-Year Students and Advisor for New Student Programs jointly support the New Student Orientation program, including the recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of the undergraduate Orientation Coordinators (OCs) and Orientation Mentors (OMs).
Students are invited to meet us in our offices on the second floor of the Schneider Center. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. You can call us at 781.283.2327. Our mailing address is Office of the Dean of First-Year Students, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Schneider Center, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203.
Please be sure view our Especially for Entering Students and New Student Orientation pages for advice on how to make the most of your first year at Wellesley.
We encourage you to utilize the PLTC for additional support. They offer assistance with time management, and also offers a variety of tutoring programs including: Help Room (group tutoring for multiple courses within a discipline), Attached Tutoring (tutor office hours for a specific course and section), Supplemental Instruction (group tutoring for a specific course and section) and Assigned (Individual) tutoring. Drop-in tutors hold weekly office hours.
View our First Year Timeline and explore more detailed information below.