DC started at uni 4 weeks ago and received emails telling him about the importance of his personal tutor for all things academic, and for future references etc. All the other tutors in his department invited their tutees to a pizza and beer social, but his arranged a 10 minute meetup in his office at the same time as the social, in the same building. He introduced himself, and said they could email him, but he might take a while to respond. Other tutors in the department are arranging meetings every 2 weeks.
It's early days, and might work itself out, but my question is, what should he expect of his tutor? And if his tutor seems disinterested, would it be reasonable to ask for a different tutor?