Residence 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://library.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 campus 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.

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 setting 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 dependent 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 ofthis 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

with other incoming freshmen, as space permits, to allow you to interact with your peer . This allows you to socialize with other individuals experiencing similar issues of college life. As an upperclassman, you choose your roommate and the residence hall you would like to live in for the year. As a junior or senior, you are eligible to live in the student apartments or theme housing as well as the traditional halls. During your freshman and sophomore years, you are required to live in a residence hall unless you are 22, married, an eligible commuter, or you can seek permission to live off campus by the Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Residence Life. Juniors and seniors who are active members of sororities and fraternities may also live in the sorority or fraternity house to which they belong.

Hall Unification Board and Residence Life Programming

Student input is critical to the programs developed within the residence halls. The Hall Unification Board provides a vehicle for residents to create, develop and carry through ideas for programs. The e programs are designed to provide complementary experiences to academic work and allow for personal growth and development.

Programs range from workshops, multicultural programs, newsletters, intramurals, and volunteer projects in the community.

Athletics and Recreation Intercollegiate Athletics

Otterbein College is a member of the NCAA Division III and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Founded in 1902, the OAC is the third oldest conference in the country.

The varsity teams for both men and women participate in nine sports each. The men participate in football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track, baseball, golf and tenni . The women field competitive teams in soccer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, indoor track, outdoor track, oftball, golf and tennis.

Otterbein also supports a very active equestrian team. Club sports of rowing and men's volleyball have been active on campus.

Recreational Activities

With the opening of the Clements Center in 2003, our facilities provide excellent equipment and opportunity for students to participate in self-directed activities. Personal wellne s opportunities are in abundance.

Campus Life

Otterbein offers an attractive intramural program. Activities vary depending on the interest of the campus population. Ea~h y~ar sport~ ~f_flag football, softball, volleyball, golf and tennis are offered. Coeducational act1v1t1es are encouraged. Handball, racquetball, walleyball, volleyball and ba ketball are provided as requested.

A very active aerobics program is in place and in conjunction with free weights, weight machines, tae-bo, big ball exercise and personal jogging, personal fitness opportunities are abundant.

Indoor and outdoor facilities enable year-round activities. Hoover Dam and Alum Creek Dam offer seasonal activities with boating and other park recreational activities. Westerville Recreation Center, Westerville Athletic Club and the Westerville Jaycee swimming complex offer membership year-round activities.