Article: Office hours at U. Virginia give students, professors chance to interact

Nicole Ponticorvo
University Wire
01-26-2007
(Cavalier Daily) (U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- With an undergraduate community totaling about 13,000 at the University of Virginia, it seems quite easy for a student to become lost in the crowd.

One possibility to defend oneself from anonymity is to attend the "office hour" -- a term that has been ingrained in all university students upon their entrance into college life.

While most professors and TAs encourage their students to take advantage of office hours on some level -- for questions, concerns or just personal interaction beyond the classroom -- many students never show.

Whether students feel as though they are imposing with unimportant ...

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