Full-time faculty serve as academic advisors and assist in course selection, selecting and declaring a major, and as mentors to support and help if the advisee is experiencing difficulties with his or her program of studies. Prior to the first semester of matriculation, students are assigned a faculty advisor based on their expressed academic interest. After that, students may select another advisor, often when officially declaring a major through the Office of the Registrar. The advising program is administered by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. The University maintains membership in the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), and regularly updates an Academic Advising site in Brightspace, the University’s learning management system. Its online advising and registration system is called Student Planning.