By agreeing to work with a graduate student, the faculty member agrees to make him or herself available for regular meetings, either in person or over phone/email; provide timely notice if meetings must be moved or canceled; advise the student in areas such as appropriate coursework and research foci; provide planning and support for the student to make progress in the program; and serve on the student's thesis committee. Likewise, by entering the graduate program the student agrees to meet with his or her adviser on a regular basis, either in person or over phone/email; provide timely notice if meetings must be moved or canceled; and make steady progress through the program per a plan agreed upon with his or her adviser.