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Student
Services
Bookstore
The Bookstore operates for the convenience of Medaille's students and faculty. Instructors ensure that all books required for their courses are sold at the Bookstore. Be sure of your courses when you buy your books. Be prepared to pay with cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express or Financial Aid Voucher (with a current Medaille College ID card). Save your receipt! School supplies and Medaille College clothing and souvenir items are also offered for sale in the Bookstore.
Business
Office
The Business Office maintains
the student billing records for the College. Students must visit
the Business Office to complete their registration by making
payment arrangements prior to the start of each semester. Questions
concerning your student bill or payment arrangements should
be directed to the Business Office.
Campus
Center
The programs and services offered through the Campus Center are a
vital part of the educational experience at Medaille. 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, 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, food service area/multi-purpose room, bookstore, student lounges, student club and organization area, and a private dining room. It also houses the Office of Student Affairs, including Vice President for Students Affairs/Dean of Students, Residence Life, Career Planning and Placement, Counseling and New Student Orientation, Multicultural Affairs, Student Activities and Recreation, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Health Center.
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 Computer Complex consists of a 20-workstation open lab, a 25-workstation classroom, and a 20-workstation classroom. The open lab is powered with Pentium-III 450 MHz workstations with 128 MB of RAM. The larger classroom contains Pentium-II 400 MHz PCs with 64 MB of RAM while the smaller classroom contains Pentium 150 MHz workstations with 32 MB of RAM. All PCs are connected to a Windows NT 4.0 server and have Internet access via a fiberoptic backbone connected to a high-speed T1 line. All PCs have a CD player and sound card. Students are provided their own e-mail account on the College's Web server.
Windows NT 4.0 is the current operating system and Microsoft Office Pro is the software suite generally available. WordPerfect for Windows and other course specific software applications are also accessible.
At the same time, stand-alone capabilities of each workstation have been maintained to facilitate and support the various textbook/disk combinations that are used by a number of professors.
Financial
Aid Office
All students are urged to
visit the Financial Aid Office to learn about the many kinds
of available aid. If you have any questions about your applications
for TAP (Tuition Assistance Program), loans, or other financial
assistance, come to the Financial Aid Office.
Information
Office
Can't remember where the Registrar is?
Lose your car keys? Want to leave a note for your instructor? The
Information Office can help you with these things and many more. If
they can't answer your questions, you'll be directed to someone who
can. It's a combination mailroom, switchboard, and lost and found.
Facsimile services are also available at a reasonable charge.
Library
Gradute study will require
frequent use of library resources. 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
Medaille's Home Page on the Internet (http://www.medaille.edu).
A validated college ID card is necessary to take books out of the library, so please remember to carry it with you.
Multicultural
Affairs Office
The Multicultural Affairs Office
promotes diversity on campus and provides a variety of services
including informal counseling, advisement, and general assistance
in making college a successful experience. A variety of programs
are sponsored by this office including ethnic heritage months,
gender issues, and the annual celebration of African History Month
in February.
Multimedia
Studio-New Media Institute (NMI)
The Multimedia Studio, also known
as the New Media Institute (NMI), 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
CD-ROMs, designing World Wide Web pages, creating presentations, and
compiling a digital portfolio.
The Multimedia Studio uses 10 PowerPC Macintoshes with 64 MB of RAM, 1.5 gigabytes of hard drive space, CD-ROM, ViewSonic 17" 32-bit color monitors with high end internal speakers, audiovisual capabilities, flat bed scanner, Nikon film scanner, black and white laser printer, digital video camera, digital still camera, recordable CD-ROM burner, and T1 Internet access. This facility also provides all the necessary software to create video presentations, computer animation, 3-D rendering, image and sound manipulation.
Registrar's Office
The Registrar's Office maintains
the academic records of all students who have enrolled at Medaille.
You should visit the Registrar's Office if you wish to drop or
add a course, withdraw from a course, or inquire about graduation
status. The Registrar's Office also can tell you who your advisor
is and when the next registration period will occur.
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 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.
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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 at scheduled times and upon request. Computers with Internet access, study skills workshops, audio/visual resources, reference materials and space for study sessions are all provided in the Center. -
Counseling Office
The Counseling Office within Medaille College's Special Academic Services is committed to enhancing the academic experience of the student through specific counseling services as part of the campus climate that is committed to diversity, personal attention, and the development of the whole person. Staffed by a professional counselor, this office provides services to improve self-esteem, organize one's time and life better, cope with difficult experiences, overcome self-defeating behaviors, and minimize distractions to academic success. Specific services include limited personal counseling, group counseling, self-improvement workshops, self-help information, and referrals to outside professionals. -
Disability Services Office
The Disability Services Office endeavors to asist students with disabilities in all aspects of their college life. Student requesting services and/or accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office directly at (716) 884-3281, ext. 280.
Student
Affairs Office
The Office of Student Affairs is
the center for student activities and provides a variety of services
including processing of I.D.'s, locker rentals, and parking tags. You
may also obtain information concerning off-campus housing, bus routes,
and the master calendar of events. Student groups wishing to reserve
space on campus should obtain a reservation form in Student Affairs.
The office is open evenings to assist students in the module schedule
and keep them updated on campus events and services. Stop in any time
to ask questions regarding student life at Medaille.
Student
Counseling
Take advantage
of the personal counseling and career planning and placement services
provided to all Medaille students. Many of these services remain available
to you once your graduated, too.
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Personal Counseling
The Associate Dean of Students/Coordinator of Counseling Services and Special Programs is responsible for making personal counseling available to all students of the College. Any student wishing to discuss concerns of a personal, academic or social nature may speak with the Associate Dean/Coordinator and do so with the assurance that all matters will be held in confidence. International students may find assistance here. -
Career Planning and Placement
If you would like to discuss your choice of a major program of study, learn about the kinds of jobs available in your field, or discuss your job search, stop in and make an appointment with the Director of Career Planning and Placement. -
Career Library
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Group Workshops
Free workshops are offered to all Medaille students. They are scheduled several times every semester for the convenience of day and evening students. The workshops offer help in the following areas: handling test anxiety, understanding time management, writing cover letters, writing resumes, interviewing, and learning more about yourself through interest inventories. Times, dates, and locations are publicized throughout the College. In-class workshops are frequently conducted. -
Interest Inventories
If you wish to explore your career options by learning more about yourself, you can take an interest inventory and discuss the results with the Director of Career Planning and Placement. -
Job Listings, Full-Time and Part-Time
Job listings are available to all students and alumni. Notices of part-time and full-time job openings that do not require college degrees are posted on the bulletin board near the career office. Seniors and alumni who are registered with the office receive mailed notices of job openings in their career fields. -
Placement Folders
Students may establish placement folders containing references and field placement evaluations. These folders are kept on file and mailed to potential employers upon request.
Student
Health Center
The Student Health Center
is located on the second floor of the Campus Center and is staffed
by a Nurse-Director. The office coordinates health records,
immunization, provides for health and wellness needs, first-aid,
health insurance, and educational programming.
Student
Residency and Housing
Medaille College
requires campus residency for students under 21 years of age
who do not live within commuting distance and for local students
wishing to participate in the residential experience. The residence
life program emphasizes a high-quality environment and is coordinated
by professional staff located in the Campus Center. Several
options are available including on-campus living in a small
group setting which provides a comfortable living-learning environment
as well as college sponsored off-campus apartments. Priority
is given to students from outside the immediate Buffalo area.
Non-traditional students or transfers over 21 who may be interested in living off-campus are encouraged to contact the Coordinator of Residence Life who has a list of rooms and apartments near the College. While Medaille provides an off-campus referral service, the College accepts no further responsibility in transactions between students and landlords.
Substance
Abuse Education
Medaille College provides educational
programming related to substance abuse. This includes participation
in the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week and various workshops/symposiums
related to alcohol and drug use/abuse. Personal counseling for individual
members of the College community is available through the counseling
office as well as referral to community agencies in the Buffalo area.
Please refer to the Student Handbook for additional information
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Office of Academic Affairs; page updated 6/20/00 (lak)
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Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle, Buffalo, New York 14214 USA
Phone: (716) 884-3281; Fax: (716) 884-0291
email: Academic Affairs Office