Welcome to Hamline University

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Welcome to Hamline University

• Spring Semester 2007

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New Graduate Student Online Orientation

• Thanks for taking the time to complete this short
  online orientation. The following slides will
  walk you through some of the many services
  available to all of our graduate students.
• As you begin your time as a Hamline student, we
  want to help make your transition into the
  Hamline community as easy as possible.

• If you ever have any questions, the Graduate
  Student Life Office (GSLO) is a good first
  place to check in with. We will help direct you
  to the right people to address your needs. Call
  [phone] or email hugsl_at_hamline.edu.

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Dean of Students Office

• The Dean of Students Office provides leadership
  to the Division of Student Affairs and Auxiliary
  Services (Food Service and Bookstore), and works
  directly with students, faculty, and staff to
  provide services and programs that enhance
  student life and community.
• Specifically, the Dean of Students Office serves
  as the point of contact for students who want to
  talk about issues of harassment, discrimination,
  and sexual assault coordinates the judicial
  system formulates and reviews policies.
• Emergency loans are provided by the Dean's Office
  of each graduate school. The graduate school
  deans offices should cover this in their
  description.
• Dean of Students Alan Sickbert
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/dean_of_studen
  ts/dean_home.html

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Graduate Student Life Office

• The Graduate Student Life Office (GSLO) is a part
  of Student Activities and Leadership Development
  within the Division of Student Affairs.
• GSLO strives to connect graduate students to the
  Hamline community. GSLO cultivates student and
  organizational development by providing an
  inclusive environment for leadership and
  networking opportunities, and awareness of campus
  services.

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• GSLO currently supports four graduate student
  organizations at Hamline
• Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) The Graduate
  Student Assembly is a new organization on campus
  that represents the interests of graduate
  students. The purpose of the organization is to
  serve as an advisory board that makes
  recommendations and bring together graduate
  students.
• Hamline International Graduate Student
  Association (HIGSA) HIGSA's mission is to
  empower students to develop academically,
  professionally, and culturally more fully
  utilizing the resources of Hamline University. 
• West Egg Literati Their mission is to create a
  social community for Graduate Liberal Studies
  students that promotes writing, reading,
  publishing, and literary discussion.
• Nonprofit Management Graduate Students
  Networking Organization To develop an
  institutionalized networking system at Hamline
  University for Graduate School of Nonprofit
  Management Students that will allow present
  students to connect with other students, alumni
  and faculty, and to provide opportunities for
  networking/connection with the nonprofit
  management community.
• Coordinator Mildred Bynum

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Career Development Center

• The Career Development Center offers a variety of
  services and supports to help students explore
  career goals, gain relevant experience, and make
  connections
• Career counseling and planning
• Resumes and job search assistance
• On-campus recruiting and job fairs
• Practice interviewing
• Director Rich Manke
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/cdc/templates/
  index.html

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Counseling and Health Services

• All counseling services offered at Hamline are
  confidential and free of cost
• Counseling appointments can be scheduled by
  calling x2204 walk-in appointments are also
  available Monday-Fridays from 1100 am - noon
• Health Services are available to all students no
  cost to consult with a nurse--only immunizations
  lab tests have fees
• Health Services are on a walk-in basis from
  830-1100 Monday-Friday, and in the afternoons
  by appointment. All services are confidential
• Director of Counseling Hussein J. Rajput 
• Director of Health Services Barbara Bester
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/chs/index.html
  

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Dining Services

• There are five dining locations on the Hamline
  campus to serve the needs of the graduate school
  students
• All locations accept Piper Points, cash, or check
• Any Hamline student can save money and time by
  adding "Piper Points" to their Hamline ID card.
  Piper Points can be added by visiting our web
  site at www.Hamline.CampusDish.com Also---Piper
  Points never expire!
• For information on the Hamline Dining Service
  locations and service times, please visit our web
  site at www.Hamline.CampusDish.com
• Director Sharon Tracy

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Disability Services

• Hamline University is committed to ensuring all
  qualified students equal access to academic and
  extra curricular activities
• The goal of Disability Services is to enable
  students with disabilities to maximize their
  educational potential and to develop independence
  and self-advocacy skills to the fullest extent
  possible within the standard university
  curriculum
• Hamline provides reasonable accommodations to all
  qualified students with a documented disability
• Director Deb Holtz, J.D.
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/disabilities_s
  ervices/disability_home.html

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Multicultural and International Student Affairs

• The Center for Multicultural and International
  Student Affairs (MISA) offers support and
• advocacy for international students and graduate
  students of color. MISA also sponsors
• and supports all-campus events that help members
  of the university learn about issues of
• diversity, multiculturalism, internationalism and
  social justice. It
• Advises and works with 12 student of color and
  international student organizations
• Traditional cultural awareness and history
  events, including Hispanic Heritage Month, Native
  American Awareness Week, Black History Month,
  Asian Heritage Month, Kwanzaa Celebration, and
  Hmong New Year
• Other activities and programs provide
  opportunities for participants to learn about
  diversity and multiculturalism issues, including
  World Fest, Social Justice Symposium and the
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
• Director and Assistant Dean of Students Carlos
  Sneed
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servi
  ces/student_relations/studentaffairs/misa/index-o
  ld.html

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Residential Life

• Welcome to Residential Life. Before you choose
  your home, take a closer look at living on
  campus!
• Take a closer look at Convenience.....
• Take a closer look at Community....
• Take a closer look at Success......
• Director Patricia Klein
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/rslo/rslo_home
  .html

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Student Administrative Services Registrar,
Financial Aid, and Student Accounts (billing)

• Direct student services, we are your first point
  of contact visiting SAS
• Answer questions in person, on the phone, from
  e-mail, or written correspondence resolve
  problems and address concerns and issues from
  students in the following areas registration,
  financial aid, and student accounts/billing
• Location Law/ Graduate School Building/
  University Conference Center
• Room 113E
• 651.523.300 or 1.800888.2182
• 651.523.2585 ( fax)
• sasmail_at_hamline.edu
• Hours Monday Friday, 8 am-6 pm
• Saturday, 8 am-12 noon ( limited services)
• Cashier Hours M-F, 10 am-6 pm ( closed on
  Saturday)
• Mailing Address Student Administrative Services,
  MS-A1755
• Hamline University
• 1536 Hewitt Avenue
• Saint Paul, MN
  55104-1284
• Many of our services are available online
  www.hamline.edu/sas
• For quick service, click on Piperline. You may
  view personal information, including your course
  schedule, grades, financial aid, account status,
  holds, and billing
• Director Denise Smith

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Student Administrative Services Financial Aid

• A FAFSA should be filed every year. File on-line
  at www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Graduate/License students are generally eligible
  for Federal Stafford Loans.
• Loans are usually disbursed at the beginning of
  fall and spring semester. If you borrow more
  than your costs, you will receive a refund check
  shortly after your funds arrive.
• You must be registered at least half-time at
  Hamline (4 credits per semester) in order to
  qualify for Federal Stafford loans.
• Generally most half time degree seeking students
  are eligible for federal student loans to help
  assist in payment of tuition and educational
  costs at Hamline University. In order to
  students to apply for student loans they must
  complete the Free Application For Federal Student
  Aid (FAFSA) each year. This can be done on line
  at www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Hamlines Financial Aid page www.hamline.edu/fa

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Service Learning Volunteerism

• Service-Learning means learning to serve,
  participate, and contribute to community.
• OSLV supports community involvement among Hamline
  students, faculty, and staff. The
• office runs the following programs
• Spring break service-learning trips on topics of
  economic and racial justice
• Election Action
• Bring Home Homelessness
• Opportunities to go to New Orleans to help with
  recovery efforts from the devastation caused by
  Hurricane Katrina
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/oslv/index.htm
  l
• Coordinator Sharon Jaffe
• Coordinator Hancock ElementaryHamline
  Collaboration Samantha Henningson

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Office of Safety and Security

• Hamline University Office of Safety and Security
  provides twenty-four hour a day service
• for the Hamline University Community. These
  services include
• emergency response,
• investigation, patrol, escort service,
• parking management/enforcement
• and assistance in a variety of problem-solving
  activities.
• You can pick up a Hamline ID from the Office of
  Safety and Security as well.
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/campuses_grounds/safetysecurity/index.html
• Director Shirleen Hoffman

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Parking On Campus

• Safety and Security Services is responsible for
  overseeing the establishment of parking policies
  and procedures for all students, faculty, staff,
  and visitors. Because the university is located
  in a residential area, parking is a very
  important issue
• Students are expected to have parking permits for
  the lots on campus. During the school year,
  university lots require a Hamline parking permit
  to park weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Reserved"
  permits are always required to park in reserved
  parking spots, and reserved parking is
  enforced twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year
• All Hamline students, faculty, and staff, parking
  in university lots or on area streets, ARE
  REQUIRED to register their vehicles online with
  Safety and Security Services for identification
  purposes.  Vehicle registration is an important
  safety and security issue. In case of an
  emergency, vehicle registration allows security
  to easily identify vehicle owners in university
  parking lots and on area streets. Registration
  is necessary whether or not a parking permit is
  required.  (See Apartment-Style Residence Hall
  for student apartment parking permits)
• The fee for a permit is 130. All faculty and
  staff are eligible to purchase parking permits.
  Students must enter a lottery. (See Parking
  Permit Application Process for Students)
• Snow Emergency on Campus After a snowfall and
  when snow is present on lots to facilitate snow
  removal efforts, there will be NO PARKING in the
  following lots on the days indicated, from 11
  p.m. until 7 a.m. the next morning.
• See http//www.hamline.edu/shared/policies/univers
  ity_all/parking_policy06-07.html for further
  information.

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Religious and Spiritual Life Office

• The Religious and Spiritual Life Office fosters
  and supports spiritual and ethical development of
  persons from diverse religious traditions and
  practices, and promotes peace, justice, and
  service. The Religious and Spiritual Life Office
  provides students
• Programs to better understand ones own and other
  religious traditions
• Buddhist meditation, Muslim prayer, Mishpacha
  (Jewish Life), and multifaith programs
• Address of peace and justice from a faith
  perspective
• Confidential pastoral care, support, and dialogue
• Referrals for local churches, synagogues,
  mosques, and other religious organizations
• http//www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/offices_servic
  es/student_relations/studentaffairs/rslo/rslo_home
  .html
• University Chaplain Rev. Dr. Theresa Mason

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Thank You.If you have any further questions,
please contact the Graduate Student Life Office
at [phone] or email at hugsl_at_hamline.edu.
Welcome to Spring semester 2007.