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ONLINE ADMISSIONS REP | 2 DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS – Revised Online Attendance Policy | 2 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR HELP WITH YOUR WRITING SKILLS? | 3 FINANCIAL AID SPOTLIGHT | 3 DISCOUNT FOR GRAD STUDENTS | 4 DCP STAFF | 5
Co-Curricular at TU What Is TU’s Co-Curricular Program? The Tiffin University Co-Curricular Program provides personal development and service learning opportunities for students. TU is committed to education both in the classroom as well as in the “real world” – on campus, through work experiences, and through volunteer experiences. The purpose of a college education is to develop into a well- rounded, educated individual. To help facilitate this development process, Tiffin University requires all bachelor’s degree students to participate in the CoCurricular Program. What are the Co-Curricular Requirements? One of Tiffin University’s graduation requirements for students is completion of a total of 26 hours of Co-Curricular credit. Students must earn one unit of Co-Curricular credit for personal development (13 hours), and one unit of credit for service learning (13 hours). All activities must be completed on a volunteer basis, and not required by an employer, professor, or coach. Certain activities such as babysitting, craft and make-up parties, and planning weddings will not be considered for credit. Also, compensation cannot be received for participation.
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.
What about Adult Students Returning to School? Students who have earned 50 hours or more of transferable credit prior to enrolling at Tiffin University, or who are 23 years of age or older prior to enrolling at Tiffin University, may satisfy the Co-Curricular requirement by submitting a Co-Curricular Credit Alternative Form, Co-Curricular Alternative Form.pdf, to the Co-Curricular Committee. You can submit personal development and service learning activities for credit that you have completed within the last five years. (continued on page 2)
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How to Register your Co-Curricular Hours: In order for you to receive Co-Curricular credit for an activity that you recently completed, you must turn in a Co-Curricular Information Sheet. The Co-Curricular Information Sheets must be completed at the activity site and signed by the site supervisor. The form must then be returned to your advisor to keep a copy in your advising file and the original will be submitted to the Student Affairs Office for approval and recording. Checking Your Co-Curricular Hours: You are able to keep track of the number of Co-Curricular hours you have earned on the Co-Curricular Database. The Co-Curricular Committee only meets once a month; therefore, it may take up to 30 days to receive notification if your hours have been approved or not. If your hours are not approved you will receive notification through your Tiffin University e-mail. The Co-Curricular Database is available on Tiffin University’s Online Portal. Click here to enter the Co-Curricular Database. You will enter your Social Security number with no dashes instead of a Student ID number. If any hours appear in the database, they have been approved.
Online Admissions Representative ALLYSON OUDIN is the newest member of the DCP team, serving as an Online Admissions Representative. She is originally from Clawson, Michigan and of course a Wolverine fan - Go Blue! Allyson is a Tiffin University alum, where she received her BBA and is currently finishing up her MBA with a focus in Healthcare Administration. During her undergraduate and graduate years, she was a cheerleader for both the football and basketball teams, and has recently taken over the Cheerleading Program as the Head Coach. Allyson looks forward to working with students of the DCP program to help them achieve academic success.
REVISED ONLINE ATTENDANCE POLICY - EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 Tiffin University believes that class attendance and learning are related; therefore students are expected to attend/ participate in all scheduled classes. Students are responsible for being aware of the proceedings and material covered in each class period. Students must complete and submit written work on the date set by the instructor. • Students will be required to respond to a threaded discussion and/or submit one assignment to every course scheduled no later than midnight (Mountain Standard Time) of the tenth day of the term to be considered an active student. • A student who has failed to log in and respond to a threaded discussion and/or submit an assignment as of midnight of the tenth day of classes, will be immediately withdrawn from those course(s) by Enrollment Management. • At any point during a course, a student may be assigned a grade of “AF” (Administrative failing grade) by the instructor once the student has missed 25% of the required course (12 consecutive days). Absence in online courses is defined as not participating in discussion threads or turning in assignments. • The University/College reserves the right to initiate an administrative withdrawal or drop a course whenever a student violates the attendance/participation policy. • If a student is unable to participate in a course by midnight on the tenth day of the term due to extenuating circumstances, a decision regarding the student’s status will be made by the Dean of the Degree Completion Program, the Director of Academic Centers and the Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions. If a decision is not unanimous, a final decision will be made by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and communicated to the student.
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are you looking for help with your writing skills? Need a tutor? These sites can help!
SMARTHINKING®
SENTENCEWORKS
Tiffin University has partnered with Smarthinking® to provide a comprehensive and professional academic support service to its students located outside of the Tiffin, Ohio area. The service is offered online and consists of an extensive tutoring offering as well as a writing lab. You may view general information about this service by visiting www.smarthinking.com. Should you have difficulty accessing the website contact your academic advisor and he/she will be glad to assist you. Each DCP student has a username and password that has been e-mailed to them. If you have forgotten your username and password, please see the login criteria below:
DCP students and Instructors have immediate access to Sentenceworks, which is a program for institutions that provides feedback for the mechanics of a paper. The process for both students and instructors to access Sentenceworks is to login as a “New User” with their Tiffin University email address at http://www.grammarly.com/ edu/. Then, Sentenceworks will email a password back. At this point, the individual is a registered user and can use Sentenceworks from any computer.
Username: Tiffin University e-mail address Password: First four letters of your first name Example: Jon Doe’s login information would be: Username: DoeJ@tiffin.edu Password: Jon
Sentenceworks is an automated feedback program that provides grammar tutoring and citation auditing. It builds sentence-level writing skills by guiding students though the revision process and providing automated instructional feedback. To learn more about this writing tool go to http://www. grammarly.com/edu/.
FINANCIAL AID SPOTLIGHT Have you looked at your student loan aggregates lately? The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) central database for student aid. NSLDS receives data from schools, guaranty agencies, the Direct Loan program, and other Department of ED programs. NSLDS Student Access provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants so that recipients of Title IV Aid can access and inquire about their Title IV loans and/or grant data. This is a great way for you to look at your loan aggregates and know exactly what your totals are currently. Check it out at http://www.nslds.ed.gov. To log in you will need your FAFSA PIN number, your social security number, and date of birth.
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CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION WITH TIFFIN UNIVERSITY 4
opporTUnity Tiffin University is pleased to announce a new discount for graduate students! Alumni of the Tiffin University bachelor’s degree program will be eligible for a discount on TU graduate school tuition. The new discount will save students $150 per credit hour. Tiffin University offers a variety of graduate degree programs including: Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Education (MEd) Master of Humanities (HU) Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)
The free online application can be found at www.tiffin.edu/apply. For additional information, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 419.448.3401 The discount cannot be applied towards previous semesters, balances, or combined with any other discount. Only alumni of the bachelor degree programs at Tiffin University are eligible for this discount.
DCP Admissions/Student Services team AMY WOOD
ASHLEY RUNION
woodar@tiffin.edu
runiona@tiffin.edu
JEREMY MARINIS
JODY STRONG
marinisjj@tiffin.edu
strongj@tiffin.edu
MARY ELLEN DENNY
KRISTYN WILKINS
Director of Academic Centers (800) 968-6446, ext. 3372
Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions (800) 968-6446, ext. 3301
Assistant Director Student Services Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3185
Online Admissions Representative (800) 968-6446, ext. 3587
Student Services Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3592
Director, Columbus Academic Center (800) 968-6446, ext. 3448 wilkinske@tiffin.edu
dennyme@tiffin.edu
DEB KAYA
Coordinator of Enrollment Management Services for Degree Completion Programs (800) 968-6446, ext. 3191
DCP Academic Staff NANCY SULLIVAN
kayad@tiffin.edu
Dean of Degree Completion Programs (800) 968-6446, ext. 3188
JODY KILPATRICK
sullivann@tiffin.edu
Director, Northeast Ohio Academic Centers (866) 933-5182, ext. 3562
VICKI FRANTZ
kilpatrickj@tiffin.edu
Administrative Assistant (800) 968-6446, ext. 3184
YAW MAMPHEY
frantzvl@tiffin.edu
Coordinator of Admissions Operations (800) 968-6446, ext. 3374
PATTI SEEL
mampheyyo@tiffin.edu
Program Assistant (800) 968-6446, ext. 3190
MEGAN MCELROY
seelp@tiffin.edu
Director, Fremont Academic Center (419) 559-2245 mcelroymm@tiffin.edu
ALLYSON OUDIN
Online Admissions Representative (800) 968-6446, ext. 3027 oudinay@tiffin.edu
KRISTIN PAYNE
Director, Northwest Ohio Academic Center (800) GO OWENS, ext. 6131 payneka@tiffin.edu
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