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PARENT & FAMILY GUIDE
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MEET PEG CORNWELL
Welcome to Rollins!
This resource guide, in addition to our Anchor Guide, ensures you are an integral part of your student’s college experience. Our goal is to share helpful and relevant information with Rollins parents and families, to connect you with important campus and community resources, and to provide periodic updates regarding what is happening on campus.
In the upcoming year, you will receive newsletters from me and invitations to events so you can stay involved with the Rollins community.
On behalf of the Rollins community, President Cornwell and I welcome you to the Rollins family. We’re thrilled you’re joining us.
Peg Cornwell
Associate to the President, Rollins College pcornwell@rollins.edu | parents@rollins.edu
Transitioning to College
When your student begins college, they are immediately surrounded by academic expectations, new independence, living environments, and social circles. Adjusting to all these new experiences takes time.
Explore tips about your student’s transition to college, ideas for keeping in touch, and resources to help you better understand FERPA on the Student Outreach & Resource Center website.
TRANSITION TIPS
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to view care resources from the Student Outreach & Resource Center’s team.
AT A GLANCE
THE LINGO 02 184 International
students from 65 countries (fall 2023)
AC AREA COORDINATOR
ASC ALFOND SPORTS CENTER
CAPS COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
CCI CTR. FOR CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
CCLP/CLP CTR. FOR CAREER & LIFE PLANNING
CIB CENTER FOR INCLUSION & BELONGING
CLA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
CLCE CTR. FOR LEADERSHIP & COMM. ENGMT.
CMC CRITICAL MEDIA & CULTURAL STUDIES
CSR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RESPONSIBILITY
CSS CORNELL HALL FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
FERPA FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS & PRIV. ACT
FSL FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE
GA GRADUATE ASSISTANT
HUB THE SOCIAL IMPACT HUB
IFC INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL
INB INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
IP INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
KWR KATHLEEN W. ROLLINS HALL
LACS LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STUDIES
MENA MIDDLE EASTERN & NORTH AFRICAN STUDIES
OAS OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
OISSS OFC. OF INT’L STUDENT & SCHOLAR SERVICES
PM PEER MENTOR
RA RESIDENT ASSISTANT
R-ALERT ROLLINS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
R-CARD OFFICIAL COLLEGE ID
RCC ROLLINS COLLEGE CONFERENCE
RFLA ROLLINS FOUNDATIONS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS
RLE RES. LIFE & EXPLORATIONS
SAAC STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL
SE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SGA STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
SSC SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE
SSF STUDENT SUPPORT FOUNDATION
SWAG SEXUALITY, WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES
TWC TUTORING & WRITING CENTER
60+ Areas of study
11:1
Student-faculty ratio
100+ Student clubs and organizations
Select Awards & Rankings
No. 1 Regional University in the South U.S. News & World Report, 2019-2024
Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges in America Niche, 2024
Top 3 for Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching
U.S. News & World Report, 2024
Top 10 Best Value School
U.S. News & World Report, 2023
Top 25 Best Classroom Experiences The Princeton Review, 2023
Top 10 Nationally for Academic and Athletic Excellence NCAA, 2011-2024
Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
U. S. Department of State, 2013-2017, 2019-2024
Top 10 for Percentage of Students Who Study Abroad Institute for International Education, 2013-2023
Top 20 Best Campus Food The Princeton Review, 2023
GET ROLLINS READY 03
Confirm Move-In Details
Check in with your student to confirm move-in dates and times. Details were emailed in mid-July.
International students move-in: August 19
New domestic students move-in: August 20-21
Returning students move-in: August 23-24
rollins.college/move-in
Get ready for Student Orientation
Orientation is key to becoming familiar with campus; meeting classmates and student leaders; and connecting with life at Rollins. Students can find information in MyRollins.
rollins.edu/orientation
Complete the Student-Family Data Form
Students are required to update their personal information and have the opportunity to add parent/ family information to the Student-Family Data form. To continue to receive newsletters and other campus announcements, your student must add you to the Student & Family Data form.
Save the Date for Family Weekend!
Mark your calendars for November 1-3, 2024, our annual Family Weekend. More information will be emailed in early September. Go Tars!
rollins.edu/family-weekend
IMPORTANT FALL DATES 04
August 19
New international students report (move-in)
August 20-21
New domestic students report (move-in)
August 23-24
Returning students report (move-in)
August 26
First day of class
August 26-30
Schedule changes: drop/add period
September 2
Labor Day (no classes)
September 9
Last day to change meal plan
October 12-15
Fall Break (no classes)
October 28
Academic planning for spring begins
November 4
Spring registration begins
November 1-3 Family Weekend
November 27-December 1
Thanksgiving Break
December 9-10, 12-13
Final exams
December 14
Residence halls close for Winter Break
2024-25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to view the full year’s calendar.
RESOURCES
Academic Advising
407.646.2592
rollins.edu/academic-advising
Accessibility Services
407.975.6463
rollins.edu/student-life/accessibility-services
Aid: Scholarships, grants, and loans
407.646.1863
rollins.edu/scholarships-aid
Athletics
407.646.2654
rollinssports.com
Campus Post Office
407.646.2563
rollins.edu/post-office
Campus Safety
407.646.2999
rollins.edu/parents-families/campus-safety
Career, work-study, internships
407.646.2195
rollins.edu/parents-families/internships
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
407.646.2280
rollins.edu/dean-of-cla
Dean of Students
407.646.2345
rollins.edu/dean-of-students
Greek/fraternity and sorority life
407.646.1538
rollins.college/fraternity-sorority-life
International students
407.691.1158
rollins.edu/international-student-scholar-services
Inclusion, student belonging
407.691.1240
rollins.edu/student-life/diversity-equity-inclusion
Involvement, student organizations, clubs
407.646.2624
rollins.edu/student-life/student-organizations
Leadership, community engagement
407.691.1250
rollins.edu/student-life/civic-engagement
Parent giving
407.646.2414
rollins.edu/parents-families/parents-council
Registration, transcripts
407.646.2144
rollins.edu/registrar
Religious & Spiritual Life
407.646.2115
rollins.edu/religious-spiritual-life
Residential life, orientation programming
407.646.2649
rollins.edu/parents-families/orientation
Student billing, payments, FoxPay
407.646.2252
rollins.edu/student-account-services
Student ID (R-Card)
407.628.6300
rollins.edu/r-card
Study abroad
407.646.2466
rollins.edu/study-abroad
Student Outreach & Resource Center
407.646.2345
rollins.edu/dean-of-students/student-care
Student conduct
407.691.1790
rollins.edu/community-standards-responsibility
Title IX
407.691.1773
rollins.edu/sexual-misconduct
Tutoring & Writing Center
407.646.2607
rollins.edu/library/twc
Wellness Center: counseling and health services
407.628.6340
rollins.edu/parents-families/wellness-center
MEET ASHLEY KISTLER
Welcome to Rollins!
We are thrilled that your student will continue their academic journey with us this fall and over the next four years. We know that the high-quality liberal arts education your student will receive at Rollins will help them to become global citizens and responsible leaders and foster a passion for lifelong learning. Our academic programs will encourage your student to ask important questions about the world, expand their worldviews, and develop a thirst for knowledge. Through our innovative Rollins Foundations in Liberal Arts general education curriculum, students are broadly educated to see the world through the lens of diverse academic fields, including the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and expressive arts, and enhance their critical thinking and written communication skills. Our amazing faculty are dedicated to guiding our students throughout every step of their academic pursuits through individual mentoring, academic advising, and collaborative research. These close connections forged between students and faculty are one of the hallmarks of a Rollins education and persist long after graduation.
On behalf of the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Rollins. We are here to assist you and your students in any way that we can, and I look forward to meeting you this fall.
Dr. Ashley Kistler
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts deanoffaculty@rollins.edu
407.646.2280
Know the Academic Programs & Resources
Make sure your student keeps the academic calendar, major/minor maps, and other academic resources handy. As they start their academic journey at Rollins, frequent meetings with their advisor is critical to their success!
Encourage them to reach out to the Academic Advising if they need assistance.
2024-25 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to view the full year’s calendar.
MEET DONNA LEE
Greetings, parents, families, and supporters of Rollins! Congratulations, and welcome to Rollins College! On behalf of the Division of Student Affairs, I am excited about the arrival of the incoming Class of 2028 and look forward to embarking upon this journey together. I am delighted to have this opportunity to welcome each of you - you have loved, cared for, supported, and guided your student - into this extraordinary family. Having been in your shoes myself not too long ago, I am keenly aware of the emotions and feelings you may be experiencing as you prepare to send your student to college.
I can assure you that all of us here at Rollins are committed to our students’ well-being and ensuring that every student feels that Rollins is a second home. This journey you are about to step out on will be an important one for you and your student, and as your student grows and emerges into the person they are to become, there may be moments of challenge along the way. It is important to remember that it is in these moments that great growth can happen, and through these moments, know that you are part of a community that will support your student and you through this journey. You are our full partners in facilitating the success of your student. I encourage you to get involved and attend Rollins events on campus and in your home region because involvement will strengthen your relationship with the College and enrich your experience as part of the Rollins community.
Fiat Lux and again, welcome to the Rollins community!
Donna Lee (she/her) Vice
President
for Student
Affairs
vpsa@rollins.edu | 407.646.2315
Know the Resources
Encourage your student to become familiar with the support resources available. These range from academics (Olin Library, Tutoring & Writing Center, or the Registrar’s office) to mental or physical health resources (Wellness/CAPS, Student Outreach & Resource Center, Accessibility Services, Title IX & Rollins Violence Prevention).
ROLLINS SUPPORT RESOURCES
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LIFE AT ROLLINS
Promoting well-being and student success: At Rollins, we focus on the 9 Dimensions of Wellness, including physical, emotional, social, occupational, creative, intellectual, spiritual, environmental, and financial, to enhance the well-being of all students. Please encourage your student to make the most of their well-being and experiences at Rollins. Here’s where they can start:
Explore Our Academic Life
During the first semester, students take a Rollins College Conference (RCC) class, where they are connected to their faculty advisor and peer mentors, who will guide them through their transition to Rollins. The student-faculty relationship is key to students making the most of their liberal arts education and helps students chart a path to explore all of the great offerings Rollins provides.
Click here to learn more about academic advising, the RCC program, and academic programs.
Get Involved!
Your student can get involved in leadership and community engagement opportunities, student organizations, attend rec. sports classes, engage in student diversity spaces or explore religious and spiritual life opportunities.
Learn more about the areas that Student Affairs supports students.
Rollins Dining
Rollins dishes up nutritious and convenient dining options for every appetite. On campus students can find fan favorites such as Tex-Mex and sushi; diet-specific menus including kosher, halal, vegan, or allergen-friendly; and grab-and-go selections perfect for late-night studying or a poolside snack. Click here to find more about Rollins Dining.
Connect with the Wellness Center
The Wellness Center is home to our campus counseling and psychological services (CAPS), health services, and health promotions, providing a holistic approach to the health and well-being of students through medical services, counseling, health education, healthy decision-making, workshops, events, online tools, and referrals, related to the Nine Dimensions of Wellness. All currently enrolled students can receive services offered at the Wellness Center.
Follow Rollins Wellness on social media: Rollins Wellness Center website, Instagram, and Youtube
Learn about Student Care
The Dean of Students team operates as the core of the College’s student support system providing student services, while sustaining a safe and healthy campus community.
Learn more on the Dean of Students website about the team and how they promote student care and well-being.
Get to Know Athletics
Rollins Athletics offers more than 20 varsity programs, 15+ intramural and club sports, through which student-athletes have won more than 100 SSC and national championships, and have registered 39 consecutive semesters with a combined GPA of 3.0.
Visit RollinsSports.com to see the latest news, schedules, and intramurals information.
ROLLINS GATEWAY
Rollins Gateway is the College’s signature approach to preparing students for meaningful lives and productive careers. Gateway combines our interdisciplinary curriculum with high-impact experiences outside of the classroom and an integrated mentorship model, creating a personalized pathway that empowers students to chart their own course to personal and professional success.
Located at the center of campus and the heart of the student experience, Kathleen W. Rollins Hall is the epicenter of Rollins Gateway, bringing our ten curricular and co-curricular programs into an environment that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and synergy. Inside Kathleen W. Rollins Hall, your student will experience academic courses in innovative classrooms encouraging teamwork, hands-on problem solving, and a human-centered design laboratory! The six cornerstones of Rollins Gateway are career and life planning, global learning, scholarly pursuits, community impact, campus involvement, and meaningful mentoring.
Rollins Wellness Center
The Wellness Center provides a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of all students. Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) provides confidential counseling and crisis intervention for students. Health Services offers flu vaccinations and testing, general health checks, some prescriptions, sexual health information, and STD screenings. Health Promotions works to enhance the overall wellness of our community.
WELLNESS RESOURCES
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to view a directory of Wellness resources.
INCLUSION & BELONGING 10
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the mission of Rollins. We understand that each individual is unique and recognize and celebrate what we contribute to the community. This includes the holistic being of a student, and we honor the experiences of historically excluded groups, including dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, visible and invisible abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. We also recognize employers are looking for a culturally competent workforce, so we do our part to build students’ capacity to work effectively across differences.
Student Organizations
We work closely with the students of leading identity-based student organizations to create meaningful programming and social opportunities.
Learn more about identity-based student organizations.
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
Our programming and curriculum around diversity, equity, and inclusion are woven into the fabric of the institution. Ranging from academic courses, exhibits at the Rollins Museum of Art, Annie Russell Theatre or the Olin Library, our literary podcast “Let’s Get LITerary,” trainings and workshops, culture and heritage month celebrations, opportunities to learn and grow at Rollins are endless.
Learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives, including our cohort programs online.
PARENT & FAMILY GIVING
“It is my pleasure and privilege as co-chair of the Parents & Family Council to welcome you to Rollins! I look forward to getting to know you and your families and hope that you will join us in supporting the P&FC. Rollins holds a very special place in my family’s heart. I graduated from Rollins in 1987 and my son, Cas, has chosen to follow in my footsteps in the Class of 2025. I invite you to join us in championing this generation of Tars!”
Fiat Lux!
Lee Saufley Swain ’87 P’25 Danville, KY
Established in 1963, the Parents & Family Council (P&FC) is a leadership philanthropic giving circle that supports the College in building a strong, involved, and informed parent community, while sharing a collective parent ‘voice’ to senior administration. In addition to making an annual financial contribution, Council members keep others informed about campus events and current topics in their respective communities and, when able, provide crucially important internship and job opportunities with students.
If you are interested in joining the Parents & Family Council or learning more about giving at Rollins, contact Jacque Willever, Director of Parent & Family Giving, at jlparker@rollins.edu or call 407-646-2414.
Campus Safety & R-Alert System
Campus Safety helps provide a safe environment through preventive patrol, emergency response, parking, and safety programming.
Rollins Alert (R-Alert) is the College’s emergency notification system. Encourage your student to check all contact information is up-to-date in the R-Alert tool.
ROLLINS RESOURCES
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to view a directory of Rollins resources.
FAMILY WEEKEND
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NOVEMBER 1-3, 2024
More information about Family Weekend and online registration will be emailed in September. Be sure to visit the Rollins Family Weekend website for the weekend schedule, FAQs and more!
Scan the QR code using your phone’s camera app to learn more on the Family Weekend website.