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DR. JOYCE HALL-YATES J. D., Chair of Online and Off-Campus Programs for the School of Arts and Sciences
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WHAT IS YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND? I received a Bachelor’s of Science in English and Secondary Education from Asbury College and a minor in History. I received my J.D. from Ohio Northern University. In addition, I completed my post-graduate work in Law at Capital University and received my diploma in Trust Banking and Trust Accounting.
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED FOR TIFFIN UNIVERSITY? I have taught at Tiffin University since 2008, and I love teaching at this university. I find students are quite dedicated in their educational goals toward their chosen careers.
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WHAT COURSES DO YOU TEACH? WHICH COURSES DO YOU ENJOY TEACHING AND WHY? At Tiffin University, I have taught Law courses in all three schools. I love teaching any Law course, as legal knowledge is a passion to me. In each course I teach, I find out the career objectives of each student, and tailor the subject to cases and examples that will help them to understand the course material. For example, if I have many students in the class who are majoring in Forensic Science, I teach Criminal Law based on evidence proving the type of crime or defense. For students taking Criminal Law who are majoring in Law Enforcement, I teach the subject using case studies of crimes and defenses from police officers who face the streets every day. In doing this, I believe students can take the subject content, and relate why this information is so important to their chosen career. The Paralegal courses are special, because I have the desire and goal to help all people who need legal services, receive high quality legal services. If attorneys use paralegals to provide supporting legal services, more people could afford an attorney. Founded in 1888, Tiffin University is proud to offer a personal and practical education for motivated, professionally focused students who want real-world experiences and results.
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WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS/HOBBIES? My hobbies are reading, walking and caring for dogs. Books allow me to take trips and visit places and time periods to which I cannot physically go. Some of my favorite authors are Tolstoy, Solzhenitsyn, C. S. Lewis, and Irene Nemirovsky. I am currently reading The Red Horse, by Frank Corti, a novel written about Italian freedom fighters in World War II. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO ENTER THE PARALEGAL FIELD? There are two principles I think will help paralegals build their career. The first is to always have a positive attitude, because success will always be earned by a person with a great attitude who seeks to find solutions to problems, rather than by a person who becomes stymied by negativity. The second principal is to volunteer to do additional work, outside of the job description. Not only will a paralegal learn to be adaptive, but a paralegal will earn support from others on the paralegal team, and this support will make a difference in meeting court deadlines.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR SPRING SEMESTER OPENS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012. Online students will be able to register themselves online for spring semester. Off-Campus students will automatically be registered for spring semester according to their cohort calendar. Online registration for spring semester opens up on Thursday, November 8th, 2012. For directions on how to register online, please click on the link below. If you have any questions on what courses you need to take or experience trouble when registering online, please contact your advisor. Remember to register yourself as soon as possible as classes do fill-up quickly. Below are step-by-step directions on how to register online: https://mydragon.tiffin.edu/DegreePrograms/DCP/Degree%20 Completion%20Resources/Steps%20for%20Registration%20Online%20 and%20Off-Campus%20Students.pdf
All Tiffin University Online and Off-Campus Bachelor’s Degree students have free access to Grammarly. Grammarly is an online grammar checker and is known as the most accurate tool for grammar correction. The Grammarly grammar checker is a comprehensive grammar editing tool that checks your text for the proper use of more than 150 common and advanced grammar rules. In addition, Grammarly’s grammar checker not only identifies your grammatical errors, but offers helpful explanations of each mistake. Each error card identifies your grammatical error, then explains in short and long form how the mistake might be corrected. Overall, the Grammarly online grammar check tool is not only good for discovering what to fix in your writing, but how to fix it. This functionality makes it a useful addition to any writer’s toolbox. If you have not already set-up your free account with Grammarly you can do so by clicking the button below and clicking on “Sign up”. You will set-up your free 7-day trial. You must use your TU e-mail address in order to get this resource free. Continue to follow the steps to set-up your account. To learn more about this writing tool go to http://www.grammarly.com/edu/.
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 7-WEEK ONLINE COURSES Please see below information regarding the last day to withdraw from a class without receiving a failing grade for the 2012-2013 academic year. Please mark these important dates on your calendar. These dates apply only to students enrolled in 7-week online classes.
2012-2013 CALENDAR — UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE PROGRAMS FALL SEMESTER 2012 August Classes (7 Week): August 27 to October 14 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: September 27 Final Grades Due: October 16 October Classes (7 Week): October 22 to December 9 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: November 26 Final Grades Due: December 11 SPRING SEMESTER 2013 January Classes (7 Week): January 14 to March 3 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: February 14 Final Grades Due: March 5 March Classes (7 Week): March 11 to April 28 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: April 11 Final Grades Due: April 30 SUMMER SEMESTER 2013 May Classes (7 Week): May 7 to June 23 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: June 7 Final Grades Due: June 25 July Classes (7 Week): July 1 to August 18 Last day to withdraw without a failing grade: August 1 Final Grades Due: August 20
ONLINE & OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT REFERRAL PROGRAMS Do you know someone interested in completing their Bachelor’s degree? Are you looking for a little extra cash? The Online & Off-Campus Program is looking for students just like you! Here’s how it works: All you need to do is put us in touch with someone who is looking for an opportunity to get back on track to completing their college degree. We offer a “referral fee” of $100 to any current student who refers someone who enrolls in the Online & Off-Campus Program. The fee will be paid directly to your student account following the verification of enrollment in the program. There is no limit to the number of students you refer! If you would like to refer a student to the Online & Off-Campus Program, please go to http://www.tiffin.edu/ degreecomp/referral/
program name change We are very excited to announce that the program previously known as the Degree Completion Program (DCP) has changed its name to Online and Off-Campus Programs (OOP). The name change was made in an effort to better reflect the variety of ways to obtain a degree to prospective students, employers, and the communities we serve. As a department, we will continue to adhere to our department mission and make strides to provide “quality education to students with demanding lifestyles.”
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ONLINE & OFF-CAMPUS BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM TEAM AMY WOOD
MEGAN MCELROY
Director of Online Bachelor’s Degree Admissions & Student Services (800) 968-6446, ext. 3372
Manager of Fremont Academic Center (419) 559-2245 mcelroymm@tiffin.edu
woodar@tiffin.edu
MELODIE MYERS KRISTYN WILKINS Director of Transfer and Off-Campus Admissions & Student Services (800) 968-6446, ext. 3312
Online Enrollment Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3027 myersm@tiffin.edu
wilkinske@tiffin.edu
ASHLEY RUNION
DAWN CROOKS
Online Enrollment Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3587
Manager of Cincinnati Academic Center (513) 262-6790
runiona@tiffin.edu
crooksd@tiffin.edu
BILL SCHUMACHER
MARY ELLEN DENNY
Manager of Northeast Ohio Academic Centers (216) 987-3562
Online Enrollment Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3185
schumacherw@tiffin.edu
dennyme@tiffin.edu
AMANDA TOOLEY
STACY JENKINS
Online Enrollment Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3592
Manager of Northwest Ohio Academic Center (800) GO-OWENS, ext. 6131
tooleyaj@tiffin.edu
jenkinss@tiffin.edu
DEB KAYA Coordinator, Enrollment Services for Online Bachelor’s Degree Admissions (800) 968-6446, ext. 3191 kayad@tiffin.edu
JODY KILPATRICK Manager of Columbus Academic Center (614) 593-0113 kilpatrickj@tiffin.edu
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