Student Services
Campus Center
The programs and services offered through the Kevin I. Sullivan Campus Center are a vital part of the educational experience at Medaille. The Campus Center program serves students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests in developing well-rounded individuals working together to enhance the educational opportunities provided through the College. The facility serves as a focal point for college community life and a training ground for students in assuming social responsibility and leadership. The cultural, social, educational, and recreational programs are intended to make free-time activity a cooperative venture with classroom learning.
The Center houses a regulation NCAA basketball court, volleyball courts, jogging track, weight and exercise room, locker rooms, training room, food service area/multi-purpose room, college store, student lounges, student club and organization area, and a private dining room. It also houses the Office of Student Affairs, including the Dean of Students, and departments of Career Planning and Placement, the Student Involvement Center, Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Center for Multicultural Education & Diversity.
Public Safety
The College's Public Safety Office is located in the house at 2 Agassiz Circle and its primary responsibility is to work proactively with students, faculty and College departments to identify, reduce and remove the opportunity for crime and criminal activity before it occurs. Public Safety Officers patrol campus buildings, grounds, parking lots and facilities, control traffic and parking as necessary, and are responsible for the safety and security of the College community. Student identification cards and parking permits are available at this office as well as information and literature to assist in preventing crime and victimization. Anyone encountering safety or security issues, or observing criminal activity, should report it immediately to the Campus Public Safety Office. The Campus Public Safety Office phone number is: (716) 880-2911.
Medaille College annually supplies a security report containing statistics, policies, and a description of programs that promote campus safety. A copy of this report is available to all prospective students and employees, and may be requested by contacting the Admissions Office, the Student Affairs Office, the Public Safety Office or the web site of the U.S. Department of Education.
The Advisory Committee onCampus Safety will provide upon request all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education.
New Student Orientation
At the beginning of each semester, freshman, evening, and transfer students take part in a group orientation at Medaille College. Acquainting students with Medaille’s staff and dealing with transition issues are the major emphases of the orientation program. Orientation provides students with an opportunity to work with College personnel and discuss academic procedures, expectations, and requirements. Orientation also provides an easy way for new students to get acquainted with each other and become familiar with the campus culture.
Students are notified by mail as to the dates for orientation. The College requires that each new student attend orientation. Students are charged a mandatory fee, as outlined in the letters they receive via mail and their College bill.
Career Planning and Placement
The Career Planning and Placement Office provides services to all students, and many of these services remain available after graduation. Contact this office to:
- discuss your choice of a major
- learn about the kinds of jobs available in your field
- discuss your job search;
- review career and occupational information, employer directories, and career planning guides from the Career Library (books can be borrowed for up to two weeks with a student ID)
- attend free group workshops, which are scheduled several times every semester for the convenience. Topics include: writing cover letters, writing resumes, interviewing.
- explore career options by learning more about yourself
- take an interest inventory and discuss the results with a staff member.
- review full-time and part-time job listings
- participate in networking events, career fairs and recruitment activities
- establish placement folders containing references and field placement evaluations
Center for Multicultural Education and Diversity
The Center for Multicultural Education and Diversity at Medaille College operates on the premise that lifelong intellectual and professional growth is one where differences are highly valued. The center advocates for an inclusive campus environment that respects the pluralistic perspective and promotes equity and appreciation for human diversity among its students, faculty, administrators and staff. The center educates, promotes, and serves to empower the campus community on issues of diversity, multiculturalism and the value of human differences.
Computing Center
The Academic Computing Center (ACC) is located on the second floor of Huber Hall and consists of a 30 workstation open lab, a 25 workstation classroom, and a 20 workstation classroom. The lab is populated with Dell Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz PCs with 512 MB of dualchannel PC3200 (400 MHz) DDR SDRAM and the larger classroom contains Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz PCs with 512 MB of PC1066 RDRAM. The smaller classroom contains P4, 1.5 GHz PCs with 256B of PC800 RDRAM. Each machine has a DVD player, Zip250 drive, sound card and optical scroll mouse, and utilizes a 17” LCD.
All ACC computers run Microsoft Windows XP Pro and are networked via fiber optic backbone accessing the Internet through a T1 line. Each PC room has both laser and color inkjet printers.
The ACC runs Microsoft Office XP Pro and MS Visual Studio.NET, along with a variety of course specific software applications and standard utility applications. Select machines offer Macromedia Studio MX and Print Shop Pro Publisher. Scanners and CDRW drives are available on select machines.
For enhanced presentations and visual demonstrations, both classrooms are equipped with interactive, touch sensitive SmartBoards.
Food Service
The Cafeteria in the Kevin I. Sullivan Campus Center serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, as well as brunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
The South Residence Hall Snack Bar is open from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday. It features quick grab n’ go items, sandwiches, salads, and munchies.
Wellness Center - Health and Counseling Services
The Counseling Center is housed in the Wellness Center at 117 Humboldt Parkway and is staffed by a nationally certified, licensed mental health counselor, and provides free and confidential services to all enrolled Medaille students. Counseling services are designed to help students understand themselves better, resolve problems, and come to terms with difficult issues. Individual counseling, group counseling, and wellness workshops are provided. Assistance with referrals to outside professionals is also provided. Self-help materials on a wide variety of topics are disseminated by the Counseling Office. Day and Evening hours are maintained to meet the needs of all students.
The Health Service is located in the Wellness Center at 117 Humboldt Parkway and is staffed by a full-time Registered Nurse who serves as the Director of Student Health Services. In addition, the services of a physician are available for students one afternoon per week by appointment. The office coordinates health records, immunization compliance, provides for health and wellness needs, first-aid, health insurance, and educational programming.
Housing and Residence Life
Medaille College requires all students that are not within commuting distance and are under the age of 21 years reside on campus. Our residence life program emphasizes a high-quality environment and is coordinated by professional staff located in the South and North Residence Hall. Prospective resident students have two residence halls to choose from that foster an environment of living and learning, safety, and respect for fellow resident students. Please note priority is given to students from outside the immediate Buffalo area.
Non-traditional students/transfer students who may be interested in housing off-campus should refer to the Housing and Residence Life Office for information about apartments in the immediate area. While Medaille provides an off-campus referral service, the College accepts no further responsibility in transactions between students and landlords.
Library
Your college days would not be complete without frequent visits to the automated Medaille College Library for that “special” help so necessary for the completion of successful college assignments.
Whether it be research needs, a quiet place to read, or locating instructor reserve information or materials, the Medaille library staff is always there to help. Library services are electronically accessible through their web site.
A validated college ID card is necessary to take books out of the library, so please remember to carry it with you.
Multimedia Studio – New Media Institute (NMI)
The Multimedia Studio is dedicated to teaching and training students in the trends of multimedia technologies. This includes the necessary skills to use the hardware and the software to create interactive CDROMs, designing World Wide Web pages, creating professional presentations, and compiling digital portfolios.
The Multimedia Studio has nine Apple PowerMac G4 computers, each equipped with 733 MHz RAM, 42 gigabyte hard drive space, CDR/CDROM drive, 17” color monitors, Iomega 250 Zip drive, Wacom graphic tablets and external multimedia microphones. Additionally, two multimedia/ digital video editing stations are equipped with DVDR/DVDROM drives, Apple HarmonKardon external speakers, two VCRs, and an analogtodigital video converter. The Multimedia Studio also has a blackandwhite laser printer, color photo printer, two flatbed scanners, a Nikon film/slide scanner, digital still cameras, a digital video camcorder, and two multimedia projectors for student/faculty use. Fast, T1 Ethernet Internet access is available at each machine and for laptop users as well. This facility offers the most uptodate operating system and software needed to create video presentations, DVD authoring, web site creation, graphic design, 3D rendering, image and sound manipulation, and multimedia presentations and projects.
Special Academic Services Office
The Special Academic Services Office coordinates academic support services that assist all students with many transitions that occur during a college career. Student success is a special focus of this office as the Senior Director of Special Academic Services is a liaison for students and is able to answer questions or address concerns or complaints that students may have. Both day and evening hours are available.
Academic Advisement Center
Advisement counselors are available during both day and evening hours on weekdays to provide a wide variety of academic advisement services. If you require assistance with advisement, need to obtain college forms, or have any questions, please stop at the Academic Advisement Center. If services are unable to be rendered at the Center, appropriate referrals will be made. The Advisement Center is located in the lower level of the Main Building.
Academic Skills Center
The Academic Skills Center offers a full range of learning services. Both peer and professional tutoring in a variety of disciplines are available both on-site and online. Computers with Internet access, instructional software, assistive technology, study skills workshops, reference materials and space for study sessions are all provided in the Center.
Disability Services Office
The Disability Services Office endeavors to assist students with disabilities in all aspects of their college life. Students requesting services and/or accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office directly.
TRIO Office
Medaille College’s Student Support Services (SSS) Program is a federally-funded TRIO Program that provides services to help eligible students graduate from college. SSS staff, services and activities all foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of students in the Program.
Substance Abuse Education
Medaille College provides educational programming related to substance abuse. This includes participation in the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Workshops and symposiums addressing alcohol and drug use and abuse are provided throughout the year. Personal counseling is available through the Counseling Center. Students may also volunteer to meet with an addictions specialist of they are concerned about their own alcohol/drug abuse. This can be arranged through the Counseling Center.
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