Campus Life
and/or remotely via email. In .addition, users can request assistance via a statewide chat reference service. Information about the library is available via the World Wide Web at http://li brary.otterbein.edu (or http://www.otterbein.edu and select library).
Student Health Center The Otterbein Student Health Center is open to provide health care for students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a registered nurse on duty. A doctor is available two hours daily, Monday through Friday. Physician hours will be posted in residence halls and the Campus Center. Students are not directly charged for seeing the nurse or for physicians' services, but are charged for X-rays, laboratory services, and for some medications and supplies.
Diversity The Office of Ethnic Diversity is directed by the Assistant Dean of Students/ Coordinator of Ethnic Diversity. The Office of Ethnic Diversity was established to effectively serve the needs of people of color and to increase the diversity of the cam pus community. The office strives to demonstrate that cultural and racial differences are valuable dimensions of the Otterbein campus which enhance the living/learning environment and enrich the Otterbein Community. In an effort to assist faculty, staff, and students of color in finding a sense of community belonging, the Office of Ethnic Diversity works with other campus offices, programs, and organizations to sponsor speakers, workshops, and multicultural activities throughout the year.
Residence Life The mission of the Otterbein College Residence Life Program is to develop a community setting where you can live and learn. We strive to offer well-maintained facilities with amenities unique to each residence hall. A professional staff of hall directors and resident assistants is employed by Otterbein College to assist you as a resident student. This assistance may come in the form ofhelping with the adjustment to college life, the adjustment to living with a large number of students, the development of self and group responsibility, and the challenging collegiate academic work. For many, living on campus provides an opportunity for meaningful involvement with many new people from various backgrounds. The group-living/community set ting of the residence hall needs to be viewed as a practical laboratory for observing and experiencing human relations. We strongly support the value of diversity and work to create a community where each individual feels valued and accepted. The residence hall experience will provide you with a chance to make decisions on your own, to accept responsibility for those decisions, and to learn from both the positive and negative experiences. Often the degree of learning in the residence halls is de pendent on the degree of your involvement. As within any community environment, itis necessary that guidelines and regulations be established to protect the rights and privileges of all individuals. These regulations are developed by the college community and published in the Campus Life Handbook which is distributed to all new students at the beginning of Fall classes. Copies of this publication can also beobtainedon line at www.otterbein.edu; click on resources and go to Campus Life Handbook Link. Otterbein offers a variety of housing options. As a freshman, you will be housed in a traditional arrangement with two or more students in one room. You will be housed
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