Sinclair Orientation

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Sinclair Orientation
Part 1

• Your Bridge to the Future

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Overview

• Sinclairs History
• Campus resources
• Whats here for you?
• Registration process
• Signing up for class - how, where, and when?
• Your enrollment steps
• What do you still need to do and when?

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A Brief History of Sinclair Community College
David A. Sinclair

• 1850 Born in Scotland
• 1852 Immigrated to Ontario
• 1862 Quit school
• 1870 YMCA Secretary General
• 1874 YMCA Dayton, Ohio
• 1903 Died

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1884 Dunlevy Mansion
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1887 Educational Dept of the YMCA
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1908 Third and Ludlow
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1908 Monument Avenue
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1972 Main Campus
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Learning Centers
Huber Heights Learning Center
Englewood Learning Center
Courseview Learning Center
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Neighborhood Learning Centers

• Centerville High School
• Eaton High School
• Kettering-Barnes Community Continuing Education
  Center
• Kettering Fairmont High School
• Miamisburg High School
• Wright-Patterson AFB, Area B

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Academic Divisions
Business and Public Services

• Accounting
• Computer Information Systems
• Economics
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fire Science Technology
• Internship/Co-op
• Law Enforcement
• Marketing
• Police Academy
• Business Information Systems
• Corrections
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Hospitality Management
• Law
• Management
• Paralegal
• Real Estate

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Academic Divisions
Liberal Arts, Communication, and Social Sciences

• African Studies
• American Sign Language
• Art
• Communication Arts
• Dance
• Early Childhood Education
• English
• English as a Second Language
• Geography
• History/Humanities
• Interior Design
• Journalism
• Modern Languages
• Music
• Philosophy/Religion
• Photography
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology/Social Work

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Academic Divisions
Life and Health Sciences

• Allied Health
• Dental Hygiene
• Dietetics Nutritional Mgt
• Health Info Mgt Program
• Medical Assistant
• Mental Health
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Radiology
• Respiratory Care
• Surgical Technology Mgt

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Academic Divisions
Science, Mathematics and Engineering

• Architectural
• Astronomy
• Automation Control
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Biology/Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Electronics Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geology
• HVAC
• Industrial Training
• Manufacturing
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Technology
• Physics
• Safety Engineering

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Student Services

• Building 10
• Bursar
• Counseling Services
• Disability Services
• Enrollment Center
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Ombudsman
• Registration
• Sinclair Central
• Student Success Planning
• Testing
• Veterans Counseling

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Student Services

• Building 11
• Academic Advising
• Career Services
• Student Support Services

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Academic Advising
Room 11346 Phone [phone]

• Degree and program planning/information
• Coordination of the transfer process
• Registration assistance

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Student Success Planning Services
Room 10424 Phone [phone]

• Planning Coach
• Assessment of learning skills
• Program planning/goal setting
• Access and information of campus resources
• Registration assistance

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Counseling Services
Room 10424 Phone [phone]

• Personal counseling
• Minority student assistance
• Veterans assistance
• Crisis intervention

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Disability Services
Room 10422

• Assists students with physical or learning
  disabilities
• High school Individual Education Plan (IEP)

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Student Support Services
Room 10342 Phone [phone]

• First generation in college income eligible
• Professional tutoring
• Professional counseling advising

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Career Services
Room 10315 Phone [phone]

• Discover computerized assessment for interests,
  abilities
• OCIS computerized search for career information
• Career center library
• Part-time employment
• Career development workshops

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Library
Room 7L07 Phone [phone]
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Library
Room 7L07 Phone [phone]

• Access to resources at more than 60 Ohio colleges
  via OhioLINK
• Over 18,000 e-books
• 12,000 e-journals and newspapers
• Several thousand digital videos
• Web indexes and search engines

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Tutorial Services
Room 7L07 Phone [phone]

• One-on-one peer tutors
• Open labs and small groups
• Free of charge
• Convenient hours - computerized scheduling

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Writing Center
Room 07L06 Phone [phone]

• Review and edit outlines, rough drafts, and final
  papers
• Constructive recommendations
• Individual and group instruction
• Hours of Operation
• 800 am - 800 pm Monday -Thursday 800 AM -
  500 PM Fri Closed Sat Sunday

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Mathematics Laboratory
Room 1315 Phone [phone]

• Hours
• Fall, Winter, Spring
• Mon -Thurs 8 am to 8 pmFri 8 am to 4 pmSat
  9 am to 3 pm
• Summer
• Mon -Thurs 9 am to 8 pmFri 9 am to 2 pmSat
  Closed

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Teleports
Rooms Library 13223 Phone [phone]

• Library and Building 13
• Computers and software
• Individual and small group workspace
• Helpful and knowledgeable staff

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Financial Aid

• Free Application Federal Student Aid
• Federal
• State
• Local
• Corporate
• Institutional

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Financial Aid

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  Website www. fafsa.ed.gov
• Sinclairs School Code 003119
• FAFSA Application Deadlines
• Winter 15 November
• Fall 1 August
• Spring 15 February
• Summer 1 May

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Financial Aid

• After the application is completed, the Federal
  Government reviews it and sends it to Sinclair
  Community College
• The college reviews form

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Financial Aid

• You are notified by Sinclair through e-mail or
  postal service that you have or have not received
  federal or state financial aid
• To complete the process, you must go to your
  my.sinclair account, then Web Advisor, and accept
  the financial aid

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Financial Aid

• Federal
• Pays tuition books
• Ability to Benefit
• Dependent or Independent
• 24 years old and older
• Veteran/Active Duty
• Married
• Dependents

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Financial Aid

• State
• Pays for tuition only

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Financial Aid

• Local
• Virginia Kettering Foundation
• NCR
• Reynolds Reynolds
• Corporate (Internet search)
• Proctor Gamble
• Microsoft
• Pepsi

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Institutional Funds

• Didnt qualify for federal or state assistance
• Criteria changes each quarter

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Financial Aid
FACTS Program

• Tuition is divided into three equal payments that
  are made monthly during the quarter
• 15.00 one time service charge

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Financial Aid
Student Loans

• Attractive
• Low interest
• Dont pay back until after graduation
• But!
• Default - Pay back immediately
• Variable rate

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Your my.sinclair Account

• When you completed your application a my.sinclair
  account was activated for you
• After your placement testing, this information
  was annotated on page 3 of your intake booklet

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Sign-In Name

• Your sign-in name is your first name
  (period)last name
• (example john.doe)
• If you have a common name then you may have
  numbers added after your last name
  (example john.doe1234)

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Temporary Password

• Your temporary password is pass and the last
  four digits in your social security number
  (example pass1234)
• When you change your password, the system prefers
  a combination of at least four letters and four
  numbers.

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Registration
Room 10231 Phone [phone]

• Online Academic Calendar
• Current session
• Upcoming session
• Dates for on-time registration, late
  registration, payment due, withdraw, class start
  and class end
• http//www.sinclair.edu/services/registration/date
  s/

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Sinclair Central
Room 10242 Phone [phone]

• Registration Assistance

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Distance Learning
Room 14009 Phone [phone]

• Degree/Certificate Programs
• Degree/Ohio transfer module/articulation
  agreements
• 150 courses available

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Student Identification Card

• Campus identification
• Required in library, physical activities center,
  
• Debit card
• Discounts at food court
• Use in most vending

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Putting Money on Your Student ID Card
Transfer Station
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Bursar
Room 10244 Phone [phone]

• Paying the bill
• In person or by mail, telephone, Web Advisor
• Visa or MasterCard
• Payment deadline
• Always on a Friday by 500 P.M.

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Bookstore
Room 7110 Phone [phone]

• Keep your sales slip
• New versus used books
• Bus tokens
• Supplies

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Grades

• Available the first Wednesday
• E-mail
• Web Advisor

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Ombudsman
Room 10-332 Phone [phone]

• Someone to talk to about
• Mediation
• Navigation through academic barriers
• Appropriate referrals
• Grievances
• Office Hours 800 a.m. 500 p.m.

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Campus Police
Room 7112 Phone [phone]

• Parking
• Personal Belongings
• Jay Walking
• Lockdown
• Concealed weapons

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The First Day of Class

• Parking
• Come early and have money on your student ID Card
• Locate your class
• Building, floor, room
• Be ready
• Pen, paper, and textbook
• Syllabus
• Daily planner

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Remaining Enrollment Steps

• Complete Placement Testing
• Practice at http//www.testprepreview.com/accuplac
  er_practice.htm
• Meet with your academic advisor
• Walk around the campus
• Register for class and purchase books

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Congratulations!
Youve made the right choice!
If you are planning for a year, sow rice if
youre planning for a decade, plant trees if you
are planning for a lifetime, educate
people. Chinese Proverb Whatever is good to know
is difficult to learn. Greek Proverb