ivy tech community college – southeast student orientation

Ivy Tech Community College – Southeast

Student Orientation

Student’s Rights & ResponsibilitiesStudent’s Rights & Responsibilities and College Policies may be viewed via Campus Connect.

Campus Directory/Calendar– All students receive a directory/calendar

• Available in Student Affairs

– Includes

• Faculty and Staff Directory

• College Calendar

– Open registration dates

– Withdrawal dates

– Semester beginning/end dates

– Holidays/breaks

COMPASS

If you haven’t taken Compass (and if you need to take Compass) we recommend you prepare for this. Refer to the quick link on the left hand side of your homepage of Campus Connect – Compass Review.

Register for COMPASS

From this website, select Southeast and then select the campus where you wish to Compass.

http://www.ivytech.edu/compass/

After COMPASS

Upon completion of Compass, you are immediately given a copy of your Compass scores. Take these scores to Student Affairs where they will be explained to you. After the explanation, you will either be advised or you will make an appointment to be advised.

Student Affairs

The Place to Go For:

– Submitting a Course Enrollment Form/using a computer to drop/add on-line

– Submitting a Change of Enrollment Form– Submitting Change of Information Form– Submitting official academic records, such as high school and

college transcripts, ACT, and SAT scores– Requesting official copies of Ivy Tech transcripts

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act– In order for the College to release your private student record

information, you must provide written consent– FYI--Information will not be provided to parents unless the

student (over 18 years old) signs a consent form—see Student Handbook or Catalog

– Consent form remains in effect for one calendar year from the date it is received in the Student Affairs Office

– For more information about FERPA, go to:• http://www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis/registrar/ferpa.html

IT/Testing Center• (IT) Computer Services

– Blackboard issues– Campus Connect issues– Log-on issues– Printing issues– Email issues– Computer issues

• Distance Education– Blackboard issues– Test proctoring

• Testing Certifications• TEAS • MOS • VUE• IDOI/IDHS and more

College ResourcesCareer Services

– Career Advising and Planning—Professional Resources—Internships and Job Shadowing—On-Line Career Assessment—Build the career you want!

• Educates about career development, career planning, and the career search process.

• Offers one-on-one, personalized career advising.• Offers resources for career and skills assessment.• Provides learning opportunities that enhance career development planning.

•For Madison- Contact Marta Belt for more information: 812-265-2580 ext. 4132

•For Lawrenceburg/Batesville-Contact Shakira Grubbs for more information: 812-537-4010 ext. 5237

College Resources

Library Resources/Services•Hours and Locations:

http://wwwcc.ivytech.edu/library/southeast/about/library-hours-location.html

•Computers available for academic purposes•For Madison:

Tim Renners, Library Director

812-265-2580, ext. 4106

•For Lawrenceburg/Batesville:Ann Stenger, Library Assistant

812-537-4010, ext. 5259

College ResourcesDisability Services located in the Library•For Madison:

Tim Renners, Disability Services

812-265-2580, ext. 4106

•For Lawrenceburg/Batesville:Ann Stenger, Disability Services

812-537-4010, ext. 5259

•To request services– Fill out form Requesting Disability Services– Provide documentation of disability– Meet with Disability Services– Must be done every semester that you wish to have services

College ResourcesStudent Success Center/Tutoring

– Located in the Library• Writing center• Math center• For Madison – See Nicole Murphy, Success Center Manager• For Lawrenceburg/Batesville – See Tyrone Rose, Success Center Manager

•Hours are posted next to Student Success Center classrooms•Free—take advantage of help

– Faculty members tutor students

Student Life and Development“Serving the Whole Student”

• Student success is based on making student learning meaningful by connecting to the institution, faculty, community and peers.

• Student Leadership Academy

• Student Gov’t Assn. (SGA)

• Phi Theta Kappa

• Oceans 11 (nursing club) and more!

• Barb Sigmon, Asst. Director of Student Life and Development

• 812-265-2580, ext. 4134

• 812-537-4010, ext. 5285

And, Finally . . . • Student ID’s

– Made in the library, include your C#

• Wellness Center– A perk for registered

students!

• Ivy Tech is a smoke-free campus.– Allowed in the parking lot

and designated area only

• Children are not allowed in classrooms and labs.– For safety reasons, must be

supervised at all times

• Park in the designated area that fits your situation.

Welcome to Ivy Tech Community College!

Changing Lives! Making Indiana Great!

More Than a Motto

“We are Ivy Tech Community College and we individually and collectively do make a difference in our students’ success!”