General Information Spring 2010
It is our prayer that your study in our community will be beneficial to you and God’s Kingdom as you seek to equip yourself better for ministry. Should you have any questions not answered below, please do not hesitate to ask members of the faculty or staff for assistance. Academic and Spiritual Mentoring: A member of the School of Divinity faculty will be assigned as your faculty mentor before pre-registration begins for your second semester of enrollment. Until you have been assigned a faculty mentor, all questions may be directed to the Associate Dean or Dean of the School of Divinity. Academic Calendar: Significant dates for the current academic year are published in the School of Divinity catalog and listed on the master “Academic Calendar” of the Registrar’s web page www.gardner-webb.edu/registrar OR by electronic mail. The divinity “J-Term” is January 5 – 22, 2010. The spring term is February 1 – May 13, 2010. (Both are considered “spring” terms for financial aid and academic purposes.) Course Catalog: The Course Catalog for the 2010-2012 semesters is available. Offerings are subject to change depending on need. Cancellation of Classes Due to Inclement Weather: Students should expect to attend class every session. The University does not dismiss classes except under the most extreme circumstances; so assume that classes will meet. In case of inclement weather, use your best judgment. In rare instances when the University officially cancels class, commercial television stations run public announcements. If you are in doubt, call toll-free (877) GWU-SNOW. Parking: Student parking is allowed in the paved and gravel lot across from Dover Library and also in the lot adjacent to Communications Study Hall (CSH) across the street from Noel Hall. The parking slots on Main Street in front of Noel Hall are “owned” by City of Boiling Springs and students’ car are ticketed after an hour. On campus parking designated with red lines are for faculty and staff only. Campus police will ticket your car if parked in these slots. Cell Phones and Pagers: Students who bring cellular telephones and/or pagers to class must turn them off during class. Chapel Services and Formation Groups: Worship experiences for the School of Divinity community are held in the Dover Chapel six Tuesdays during the spring semester and Mondays in the fall semester from 1:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. Students are required to participate in five of these chapel services as part of spiritual formation. You are also required to participate in five formation group sessions that meet on Tuesdays during the spring and Mondays during the fall at 1:30 p.m. if you are enrolled in a spiritual formation class (DSSF). Course Adjustment Process: All course adjustments must be made online by your faculty mentor. Dropping/Withdrawing from Classes: Lounge: The Koinonia Lounge for students, faculty, and staff is located in Lindsay Hall, Room 213, directly behind the lobby of Noel Hall. This is an excellent place for rest, study, or fellowship, when time permits, between classes. There are also student owned computers for your use. Mail-slot: Each student enrolled in the School of Divinity is assigned a mail-slot which is located in the Koinonia Lounge. Please check your slot regularly as this is the place in which papers will be returned and School of Divinity newsletters and other important information will be delivered. Faculty mail-slots, where you can leave assignments and correspondence for your professors, are located in the workroom. Please see the Administrative Assistant for assistance. Please note: The workroom is accessible to faculty and staff only. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WORKROOM AS A ROUTE TO DIVINITY OFFICES OR TO THE CLASSROOM AREA. Photocopier: Photocopies may be made in the School of Divinity at a cost of $.25 per copy. Please see the Graduate Assistant for assistance. Student Activity Fees: The School of Divinity and its School of Divinity Student Association require a $20.00 per semester ($40 per year) student activity fee which is noted in the Tuition and Expenses section of the Catalog. This fee is used for planned activities, graduation activities, and publishing the annual School of Divinity Student Directory. It is payable within the first two weeks of the semester. Telephone Access: A telephone for School of Divinity student use is located in the hallway to the right of the reception area in Noel Hall. There is also a telephone in the Koinonia Lounge. From these telephones students may place long distance calls using personal calling cards. You must dial "9"to get an outside line.
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E-mail: All School of Divinity students will be required to use their GWU e-mail address. Routine communication with the student body en masse will take place via e-mail. To secure a GWU e-mail address, call GWU Information Services at (704)406-4647 if you have not received a letter of instruction from them. All e-mail addresses must be registered with the Administrative Assistant of the School of Divinity by the end of the first week of classes and updated whenever changed by the student.
Fax Machine: Within the context of seeking to be helpful to students, the School of Divinity Faculty adopted the following policy regarding student use of fax transmissions: