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Fitchburg State College "The Leadership College" 1998 - 1999 Undergraduate Student Handbook St Academic Planner 1998 1999 Fitchburg State College Undergraduate Student Handbook 81 Academic Planner Affirmative Action Statement Itisthe policyandcommitmentofFitchburgState College notto discriminateonthebasisof race, religion, color, age, sexual orientation, sex, disability, veteranstatus, maritalstatusor national origin in itseducational programs, activities, admissionsoremploymentpoliciesand toactivelycomplywiththe requirementsofFederal ExecutiveOrders 1 1246 and 1 1375 as amended; theCivil RightsActof 1964asamended; Title IXofthe EducationalActof 1972; Section 503 and 504ofthe Rehabilitation Actof 1973; Section 402, Vietnam Era Veterans ReadjustmentAssistanceActof 1974; and pertinentlaws, regulationsand executive directives ofthe BoardofHigher Education ofthe Commonwealth ofMassachusettsandother applicablestateand federalstatutes. Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities Individualswho need auxiliaryaidsforeffectivecommunication ofthisStudentHandbookare entitled to maketheirneedsknown bycontactingthe StudentAffairsOffice. Upon request, thisStudentHandbookisavailable in large print, on audiotapeand in Braille. Dates Importantdatesaresetforth throughoutthecalendarsectionofthisStudentHandbook. Itis eachstudent'sresponsibilityto reviewthose dateseventhough, inmanyinstances, the College will distributeorpublish noticeofsuch dates. Majordaysofreligiousobservance havebeen included asan aidtostudentplanning. Theobservancesare notexhaustiveofanyreligion nor does FSCendorseanyreligionorobservance. Changes Fitchburg State College reservesthe rightto makechangesinthecoursesoffered, requirements forgraduation, tuition, fees, policiesand room and board. Such changes, when made, become effective forallstudents. 6581 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1998 1999 - t September 7 Monday Residence hallsopen forallstudents 8 Tuesday President'saddressto facultyat 10:00am followed bydepartment meetingsandstudentadvising; Freshman Convocation at 1:30 pm 9 Wednesday Classesbegin at8:30am 1 Tuesday Final daytodrop acourse 1 Wednesday Final daytoadda course 23 Wednesday All College DevelopmentDay- Noclasses October 8 Thursday U.S, 6C Mass. Constitution Examination 9 Friday Final dayformakingup incomplete grades from previoussemester 12 Monday Columbus Day- Noclasses November 4 Wednesday Final dayforwithdrawal fromclasseswithoutpenalty 1 Wednesday Veteran's Day- Noclasses 12 Thursday U.S. & Mass. Constitution Examination 25 Wednesday Thanksgivingrecessbeginsat 3:30 pm. Residence hails remain open duringThanksgivingrecess 29 Sunday Thanksgivingrecessends December 1 1 Friday LastdayofFallsemesterdayclasses 14-21 Finalsemesterexaminations January 18 Monday Martin LutherKingDay- Noclasses 19 Tuesday Collegeopens. Residence hallsopen forallstudentsat8:30am 20 Wednesday Classesbeginat8:30am 26 Tuesday Final daytodrop a daycourse 27 Wednesday Final daytoadd acourse February 15 Monday U.S. President's Day- Noclasses « 1 Thursday U.S. Mass. Constitution Examination 19 Friday Final dayformakingup incomplete grades from previoussemester March 12 Friday Springvacation beginsat4:30 pm. Residence halls remain open duringSpringvacation 21 Sunday Springvacation ends 24 Wednesday Final day forwithdrawal fromclasseswithoutpenalty April 19 Monday Patriot'sDay- Noclasses 22 Thursday Honors Convocation. Afternoonclassessuspended at 1:30 pm May 7 ' Friday LastdayofSpringSemesterclasses 10-17 Finalsemesterexaminations 17 Monday Residence hallscloseat 5:00 pm 29 Saturday Commencementat 10:00am, CampusQuadrangle FALL 1998 SCHEDULE Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 1:30 Activity Period 2:30 3:30 Activity Period 4:30 SPRING 1999 SCHEDULE Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30 12:30 1:30 Activity Period 2:30 3:30 Activity Period 4:30 Dear Students, It is our hope that this Student Handbook will provide you with all the information necessary to enhance your educational experience at Fitchburg State College. FSC provides a wide variety of services, programs and activities that are designed to help you make the most of your educational opportunities within the classroom and encourages you to respond to opportunities outside of the classroom. Services provided include educational, career and personal counseling and testing, career planning and placement, academic advisement, study skills and tutoring, services for students with disabilities, financial aid, health care, varsity, intramural and recreational sports, campus center and student activities, the Student Government Association and campus living. By taking the initiative and becoming involved in campus life, you will not only enhance your personal growth and development, but you will be contributing to the quality of the FSC College Community. Our best wishes for a successful and happy academic year. Sincerely, Charles R. Ratto, Ed. D. Ann E. Coyne Vice President Associate Vice President Student Affairs Student Affairs AmeriCulture ARTS FESTIVAL: Alone & Loneliness: The Difference Between On-campus Event Locations: PA = Percival Auditorium KRH = Kent Recital Hall UND = Underground Pub HAG = Hammond Art Gallery HML = Hammond Main Lounge EW = Ellis White Lecture H< HP = Hammond Plaza WES = Weston Auditorium Ticket Information: Call (978) 665-3347 Going Public: Poets on Stage Countryofthe Pointed Firs: Sept. 9, PA, 3:30 pm Pontine MovementTheater Sept. 23, UND, 7:00 pm Sept. 4, KRH, 6:00 pm Sept. 5, KRH, 3:00 pm The Woolgatherer Sept. 3 - 5, 7, 10 - 12, 16, 19, 23 - 26, In Wachusett's Shadow PA, 8:00 pm Sept. 3-18, HAG Sept. 26, PA, 3:00 pm Weekdays, 9:30 am - 8:00 pm Weekends, 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm A Single Crowd Sept. 17 & 24, HP: 5:00 pm Aloneliness Sept. 18&24, HML, Noon Connections: Bridging Loneliness Sept. 9 & 18, PA, 7:00 pm Pinocchio: Drawbridge Marionette Sept. 16, PA, 3:30 pm Theater Sept. 5,19, EW, 1:00 pm Images: A musical recital featuring classical and contemporary repertoire JohnnyAppleseed: Drawbridge forvoice and piano MarionetteTheater Sept. 10 & 17, KRH, 7:00 pm Sept. 17&24, EW, 1:00 pm Images: A musical recital featuring Taylor Mason children's songsforvoice and piano Sept. 17, HML, Noon Sept. 12, KRH, 10:00 am Sept. 19, KRH, 3:00 pm Paddy's Pig Sept. 7, UND, 9:00 pm Voices from the Spirit Land: Pontine MovementTheater Comedian Paula Poundstone Sept. 24 & 25, KRH, 6:00 pm Sept. 18, WES, 9:00 pm —»-" "M SEPTEMBER 7 12w 3ra4F5, 1998 12, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NATIONAL HISPANIC 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 HERITAGE MONTH 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Monday, September7 LaborDay Residencehallroomfreezebegins CampusCommunityService Project, CampusCenter, 10:00am MondayNightFootball: Patriotsv. Broncos, Underground, 8:00pm AmeriCulture Festival:TheWoolgatherer, PercivalAuditorium, 8:00pm Paddy's Pig, Underground, 9:00pm Tuesday, September8 Math PlacementTest, KentRecital Hall, 9:00am Studentadvising, LocationsTBA, 10:00am Freshman Convocation,WestonAuditorium, 1:30pm LaserVideoLite Dance Show, Hammond Main Lounge, 8:30pm- Midnight Wednesday, September9 Classesbegin, 8:30am On-campusJob Fair, G-rooms, 2:00pm-4:00pm AmeriCulture Festival: Going Places: Poetson Stage, PercivalAuditorium, 3:30pm FATTrip: Red Soxv. Yankees,Tickets$15studentsatInfoDesk, Busleaves4:45pm Men'sSoccer@WPI, 7:00pm AmeriCulture Festival, Connections: Bridging Loneliness, PercivalAuditorium, 7:00pm Late NightSkateatRoll-onAmerica,Van leaves9:45pm, 10:00 pm- 1:00am Thursday, September 10 EarlyChildhoodClubmeeting, McKayC179, 1:30pm On-campusJob Fair, G-rooms, 2:00pm-4:00pm Women'sSoccer@Anna Maria, 4:00pm Field Hockey@ Endicott, 4:00pm Rockthe Block Party& StudentActivities Fair, HighlandAvenue,4:00pm-7:00pm Movie:Titanic, EllisWhite, 6:30pm AmeriCulture Festival: Images (Classical &Contemporary), KentRecital Hall, 7:00pm AmeriCulture Festival:TheWoolgatherer, PercivalAuditorium, 8:00pm Friday, September 11 AmeriCulture Festival:TheWoolgatherer, PercivalAuditorium, 8:00pm Drive-in Movie: Grease, Quad, 9:00pm Saturday, September 12 Saturday AmeriCulture Festival: Images(Children'sSongs), KentRecital Hall, 10:00am Volleyball @ Mt. Holyokew/Westfield State, 11:00am CrossCountry@Tufts (Grafton Campus), 11:00am Football @ UMASS Boston, 1:00pm Men'sSoccer@ Lasalle, 1:00 pm Women'sSoccer@ Rivier, 1:00pm Field Hockey@ UMASS Lowell, 1:00pm Movie: Titanic, EllisWhite, 6:30pm AmeriCulture Festival: TheWoolgatherer, PercivalAuditorium, 8:00 pm Live Band: Floyd Patterson, Underground, 9:00pm HISTORY OF FSC Established in 1894 by an act ofthe Massachusetts Legislature, the State Normal School in Fitchburg opened in temporary quarters in the old school building on Academy Street. There, Principal John G. Thompson, aided by a teaching staffofthree, and having a library ofsome two hundred volumes and an operating budget of $1 1,500, implemented a two-year teacher training program that had an enrollment offorty-six women. In December, 1896, the school moved into its new building and took charge ofthe Day Street and Highland Avenue city buildings, which became State Schools of Observation and Practice. Several years later, the Edgerly School opened as an eighth grade model and practice school, and in 1910, it became one ofthe first junior high schools in the United States. The followingyear, a practical arts teacher training course for men, the first ofits kind in the country, was instituted and male enrollment increased dramatically. In 1930, the State Normal School was authorized to offer a bachelor's degree in practical arts, and in 1931, when it became the State Teachers College at Fitchburg, four-year degrees were offered in all levels of education. Formal graduate courses were added in 1937. In 1960, the College became the State College at Fitchburg, and was empowered to award degrees in disciplines other than education. In 1965, its name was officially changed to Fitchburg State College, which today offers 24 majors in 18 academic departments to its 3,400 full-time and 2,000 part-time students. Its campus, which has expanded from a single structure on High Street to thirty-two buildings on ninety acres, has become the educational center for the Montachusett area. Programs for the adult learner, through its Graduate and Continuing Education Division, which had its beginning in 1915 with an undergraduate summer session, operated under the auspices ofthe State Division ofUniversity Extension. University Extension offered the Master's Degree in 1935 and offered the first evening courses in 1954. In 1998, the Board of Higher Education named Fitchburg State College "The Leadership College." 8