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T C able of onTenTs Materials in this booklet may change over time, please visit the mansfield.edu page for the most current information. Message from your President and Vice President .......................1 Campus Resources .............................................................22-25 About Mansfield University ...................................................2-3 TRiO MU Creed Career Center Alma Mater Academic Advising Center Academic Calendar Counseling Center Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges Campus Health Clinic/Health & Wellness Center Academic Departments ..........................................................4-7 Kelchner Fitness Center MU Academic Departments Learning Center Graduate Degree Programs Police Services & Safety General Education Distribution Requirements Title IX Reporting Military & Veterans Affairs ....................................................8-9 Writing Center Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Minority Mentoring Program Military & Veteran Affairs Athletic Mentoring/Champs Life Skills Student Life .......................................................................10-16 Honors Program How to get involved on campus Tutoring Student Activities United Campus Ministry Center for International Students and Scholars Women’s Center Kelchner Fitness Center Student Registration & Financial Services Game Room & Commuter Lounge TechConnect – Computer Assistance Club Sports CCSI – ID Card Services Mountie Den (Bookstore) North Hall Library Student Employment Housing Services................................................................26-28 Career Center & Internships Housing Services Martin Luther King Jr. Center Furnishings First Year Mentoring Themed Housing Community MU Leadership Celebration Housing Sign-Up Procedures Community Service What to Bring College Connection What to Leave at Home Student Conduct Campus Mail Behavior Intervention Team Becoming a Residence Hall Leader United Campus Ministry Drug & Alcohol Policy Greek Life Dining Services ..................................................................29-30 Mountaineers Athletics Dining Locations Student Government Association Selecting a Meal Plan Community Contacts: Meal Plan Overview Places to Eat Financial Aid, Class Schedules & Billing ...........................31-34 Places to Shop Registration Information Places to Worship Policies Places to Go Forms Area Information Resources Transcripts Requests On Campus Banking General Education Class Catalog Health & Wellness Services ................................................16-17 Financial Resources Health Insurance Understanding your Financial Aid Award Health & Wellness Center Student Loans Local Clinics, Hospitals, & Emergency Services Billing Worksheet – Estimate what you will owe Police Services ....................................................................18-19 Parent Guide ......................................................................35-38 Parking How you can help Blue Light Phones Safety Escorts Resources Campus Transportation “The Mountie Shuttle” Health and Safety Weapon Registration Student Rights and Responsibilities Title IX Jobs and Banking Campus Technologies ........................................................20-21 FAQ’s Set up and retrieve your computer account information Student Success Tips Outlook, WebAdvisor, MyMansfield, Desire2Learn, Alumni Association ............................................................39-40 Campus Alerts, and Social Networks Becoming an Alumnus Print Cash New Student Checklist & Orientation Paperwork .............41-70 How to use your One Card (Your Mountie ID) Checklist, Forms, Paperwork, Sample Resumes & Campus Map A Message from the President A Message from the Vice President Welcome New Members Dear Mountaineer, of the MU Family! Welcome to Mansfield This is an exciting University, The Premier time in your life and I Public Liberal Arts University in Pennsylvania. Being a am thrilled to be a part Mountie is special. We are of it with you. I recall all here, faculty, staff, and coming to Orientation even other students to help at Mansfield University you succeed. This is a special place where students explore back in 1974. I was and develop their passions, nervous, apprehensive faculty and staff challenge and exhilarated all at the students to be critical thinkers, and where students same time. Now I write have the unique opportunity to you as the President of to be a part of the Mountie Nation. my beloved Alma Mater. Mansfield University was the right fit At Mansfield University you have the opportunity to study for me and was the springboard for all of my future endeavors. in an environment that fosters and supports close relationships between faculty, staff and students. Our core is the study of the Like many of you, I was the first in my family to go to liberal arts, it touches and shapes all of our programs. Liberal isn’t college and didn’t know anyone when I first arrived at MU. a political statement, in this case the Latin “liberales” means free, Little did I know, I would make lifelong friends here, and so and the “artes” translates to skills. We will be working with you to develop the skills considered essential for a free person (a citizen) to will you! Little did I know, my professors would know me on know in order to take an active part in civic life. Why? Because the an individual level, as will yours! My professors challenged me state of the economy, technology and a broader global perspective in ways I had never been challenged before; your professors have made liberal arts majors—and the wide range of skills that will do the same for you. My professors, coupled with the they impart—more essential than ever before. Most students with liberal arts majors, or programs that are infused with the liberal arts, extracurricular activities in which I chose to become involved, know they need to get a job, they are also asking “and what else” helped transform me into a leader and prepared me for all that from life. I encourage you to take full advantage of our community awaited me after college. The same will happen to you if you during your time here and let us help you reach your goals. We help embrace the opportunities at Mansfield. Your professors will develop students as leaders by empowering all students to discover, pursue, and achieve academic, individual and leadership goals. mentor you, your choices of activities will challenge and shape We serve as student advocates offering a multitude of you, together they will change your life’s trajectory. collaborative programs and services that encourage realistic At Mansfield University, we develop tomorrow’s leaders! self-appraisal, increased independence, and co-curricular learning opportunities. We serve as a resource for parents, families, faculty Leaders in nursing, teaching, business, law enforcement, and staff in supporting student retention, graduation, and overall industry, medicine, non-profits, music, research and so much success at Mansfield University. more. Leaders of your community, leaders in your home, We want your Mansfield University experience starting leaders at work, and leaders in public office. At Mansfield with New Student Orientation through Commencement to be University, student success is goal #1! educational, engaging, productive and successful. Whether you join a student organization, play on a club or university team, I welcome you to join us in building a tradition of or participate in community service opportunities, your active excellence by learning to utilize the tools you need to succeed participation in these experiences will prove to be rewarding now in whatever awaits you on your life’s journey. I look forward to and far into your future. Please feel free to contact us if we can be of service. As students you are the center of my work and the best spending time with you throughout your collegiate career and part of my day. This wonderful opportunity, that you have earned, beyond. Mansfield Strong…Mounties Forever! means faculty and staff will support you, nurture you, challenge you and cheer you on. We will be here over the course of the next years, All my best, standing by your side as you reach your potential. And finally, we will be there the day you walk across the stage and graduate. You Francis L. Hendricks ‘79 are the center of our work. Take advantage of this privilege. Go Brig Gen, USAF (Retired) Mounties! President Sincerely, MU: Mount Up…Move Out…Lead! Christopher Bridges, PhD Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management 570-662-4342 327 Alumni Hall www.mansfield.edu/student-affairs/ 1 The Mansfield University Creed Academic Calendar The Mansfield Creed explains our four core values which guide us. Please check the MU calendar for important dates and events at my.mansfield.edu Character We believe in integrity. Fall 2015 We act with honesty and respect toward others. We take responsibility for our actions and reflect on their impact August on ourselves and others. New Student Welcome ..................................................................20-23 Scholarship Classes Begin at 8:30 am ...........................................................24 We believe in learning. Last Day to DROP Classes ......................................................31 We use rigorous, responsible, and critical inquiry to understand Last Day to ADD Classes .........................................................31 existing knowledge, acquire and share new knowledge, and apply September what we learn. Last Day to Submit: .......................................................................2 Each of us is both student and teacher. • Credit-By-Exam form Culture • Application for Graduation for May 2016 • Pass/Fail form We believe in celebrating humanity. We enrich ourselves and others by sharing and exploring our • Repeat of Course form similarities and differences. • Labor Day - No Classes ....................................................7 We honor the past as we invent the future. Last Day to Submit Incomplete Grades ...................................18 Last Day to Complete ‘Credit by Exam’ ..................................24 Service October We believe in helping others. Fall Holiday - No Classes ..........................................................19 We work with others to improve the communities in which we Mid-Semester Grades Due 4:00 pm ........................................23 now live and will touch in the future. Knowledge invests us with the power to improve our world and Registration for Spring Semester Begins .................................26 the responsibility to act. Last Day to Withdraw from a Course .....................................30 November The Mansfield University Thanksgiving Holiday - No Classes ........................................25-27 December Alma Mater - “Mansfield, Hail! ” Fall Semester Classes End .........................................................4 Old Mansfield, high upon the eastern hill, Final Examination Period** ......................................................7-11 Dear Mansfield, hail to thee! Fall Commencement ..................................................................12 Thy loyal sons and daughters with a will Fall Semester Grades Due (noon) ............................................14 Salute in melody. ** Friday is reserved for make up if it is necessary for the We bring a laurel wreath of praise, University to cancel final exams on one of the other days. And pledge our love thro’ all the days; Our Alma Mater, dear, all hail to thee! Congratulations on enrolling at Old Mansfield, hail to thee! Pennsylvania’s Premier Public Liberal Arts The world is better for the beacon light University! Mansfield University is the only Which thou hast shed abroad, university in the state of Pennsylvania that is Strong hearts are stronger for the testing fight recognized as a member of the Council of That leads men up to God. Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). COPLAC is a distinct and diverse consortium In all the varied walks of life, of public colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada. in peaceful paths and stress of strife, COPLAC limits its membership to one institution per state. We find thy sons and daughters true to thee, At Mansfield you have the opportunity to collaborate with students from 28 other Old Mansfield, hail to thee! COPLAC schools on undergraduate research and projects, as well as participate in student exchanges and shared study-abroad programs. As a student member of the We never can forget the days we’ve spent Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (The State System), you will also Within thy hallow’d walls. have opportunities to engage with students at We’ll learn sometime what all your lessons meant the other 13 state universities in joint When larger duty calls. educational, social and athletic events. For ev’ry law and rule of thine, Mansfield University offers the best Is made to fit our life’s design. the state has to provide, while also We’ll consecrate our lives to Truth and thee, offering unmatched opportunities Old Mansfield, hail to thee! through our COPLAC affiliation. The vision that we caught beneath thy spell Again, congratulations Has opened up the way, on being a member of the To opportunity and serving well Mansfield University student upon the King’s highway. body: a Mountie! Prepare We love the mem’ry of thy ways, to seize the opportunities Strong lads and lassies fair as fays; that lie ahead of you here Our Alma Mater, dear, all hail to thee, and beyond. Mansfield Old Mansfield, hail to thee! Made…Mountie Strong! 2 MANSFIELD Classical Seminary opened its doors in January, 1857, four years before the beginning of the Civil War. Over the next 157 years, the institution has thrived, experiencing five name changes in three centuries. STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO * Nestled in beautiful north central Pennsylvania, Mansfield University Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 is in the middle of somewhere special. The University is located near HEADCOUNTS thousands of acres of state land, lakes, and spectacular mountain views * 2,752 total university enrollment – including the nearby Pine Creek Gorge - Pennsylvania’s “Grand 2,587 undergraduates Canyon.” 550 freshmen/first-time Our location is not the only thing that makes Mansfield University 165 graduate students special. It’s our commitment to provide students with an environment ENROLLMENT BY DEGREE PROGRAMS in which they can find themselves, build on their strengths, and hone * 2,207 in baccalaureate programs leadership skills that will carry them for a lifetime. 311 in associate programs UNIVERSITY MISSION 69 non-degree undergraduate 165 in graduate programs As Pennsylvania’s premier public liberal arts institution, Mansfield University offers students a personalized education that emphasizes STUDENT BODY CHARACTERISTICS * character development, scholarly growth, cultural awareness, and 61% women • 39% men community service. By preparing our students for productive careers 15% minority students and meaningful lives, we positively influence the world. 1% international students Average age of undergraduates: 22 UNIVERSITY CREED 12% are 25 or older “Character, Scholarship, Culture and Service” All information based on Fall 2014 data. PRESIDENT Fran Hendricks ’79 Brig Gen, USAF (Retired) 3 A c a d e m i c D e p a r t m e n t s a d CademiC eparTmenTs For official information on academic requirements and policies, consult the current Mansfield University Undergraduate Catalog and Graduate Catalog. Associate Degree Programs and Concentrations Computer Information Systems, A.S. Criminal Justice Administration, A.S. Criminal Justice Administration, A.S. (online) Liberal Studies, A.A. Natural Gas Production and Services, A.A.S. Environmental Technician GIS Technician Mudlogging / Geologic Technician Permitting and Inspection Safety Management Radiology Technology, A.A.S. Respiratory Therapy, A.A.S. Baccalaureate Programs and Concentrations Art History, B.A. English, B.A. Biology, B.S. Geography, B.S. Biology Environmental Science Cell & Molecular Geography Environmental Biology Mapping Technology Fisheries Outdoor Recreation Leadership Medical Technology Watershed Management Business Administration, B.S. Graphic Design, B.S. Business Administration Motion Graphics Accounting Print Graphics Management History, B.A. Marketing History Chemistry, B.S. Public History Biochemistry Liberal Studies, B.A. Chemistry Liberal Studies, B.A. (online) Forensic Science Mass Communication, B.S. Nanotechnology Electronic Media Community Health Education, B.S. Public Relations Computer & Information Science, B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Computer Science Applied Mathematics Information Systems Applied Mathematics/Computer Science Criminal Justice Administration, B.S. Pure Mathematics Elementary Education (PK-4), B.S.E. Early Childhood/Elementary Education (PK-4) & Special Education (PK-8), B.S.E. 4 Music, B.A. Generalist Music, B.M. Interpersonal Music Technology Leadership Music Education, B.M. Philosophy, B.A. Music: Elective Studies in Business, B.M. Applied Philosophy and Professional Ethics Music Business Administration Philosophy Music Management Pre-Law Music Marketing Political Science, B.A. Music Performance, B.M. International Security Instrumental Political Science Keyboard Pre-Law Voice Psychology, B.S. Nursing, B.S.N. Counseling Nursing, R.N. to B.S.N. General Psychology Nutrition, B.S. Human Resource Management Dietetics Lifespan Development Sports Nutrition Mind/Body Health Organizational Communication, B.S. Safety Management, B.S. Communication Technology Social Studies: History Education, B.S.E. Corporate Communication Social Work, B.S.W. Graduate Programs and Concentrations Education, M.S. Nursing, M.S.N. Reading Specialist Added Certification (K-12) Organizational Leadership, M.A. Special Education, M.Ed. Nutrition, M.S. Certification (PK-8) Non-Certification Minor Programs Accounting Latin American Studies Art History Leadership Studies Business Administration Mathematics Biology Management Chemistry Geographic Information Science and Technology Criminal Justice Administration Marketing Computer Science Music Canadian Studies Music Technology Creative Writing Natural Gas Production and Services Child Welfare Nutrition Economic & Finance Organizational Communication Education Outdoor Recreation Leadership Electronic Media Pre-Law English Literature Philosophy Ethnic Studies: African American Studies Political Science Environmental Studies Psychology Forensic Science Public Relations General Computing Sociology Graphic Design Studio Art Geography Social Welfare Geology Watershed Management Gerontology Web Development History Woman’s Studies International Studies Information Systems 5 6 Notes 7