Support Services

ACADEMIC ADVISING

Integral to an Emmanuel College education is academic advising which provides a comprehensive framework where students are able to explore the curriculum and focus on achieving their goals effectively. Students may meet regularly with their Academic Advisors to learn academic policies and procedures, to develop short- and longterm academic plans, to discuss academic progress, to select and schedule courses and for referrals to additional resources.

ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER

The Academic Resource Center (ARC), located on the ground floor of the Cardinal Cushing Library, offers a variety of programs, resources and support to aid students in their quest for academic success. ARC services are designed to help students develop and enhance effective academic strategies based on their own strengths and needs.

For Graduate and Professional Programs learners, the ARC offers professional Writing and Math Specialists to address particular student needs. Writing Specialists provide expert writing assistance in any discipline and at any stage of the writing process, enabling students to clarify their thoughts, revise the organization of their ideas and refine the style of their writing. The Math Specialist provides assistance with math in all disciplines.

For more information, stop by the ARC in LIB-G04 on the lower level of the library, call 617-735-9755 or e-mail arcservices@emmanuel.edu

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Emmanuel College is committed to providing full access of its educational programs for students with documented disabilities. We practice a nondiscriminatory policy and offer classroom and testing accommodations, and assistive technology, to students with documented disabilities. The Disability Support Services office ensures that all students with disabilities can actively participate in all facets of college life. Our goal is to coordinate and provide a variety of services that allow all students to have access to the collegiate curriculum and experience. In addition, our focus and responsibility is to increase the level of awareness among all members of the college community.

For more information on disability accommodations, please contact the Director of Disability Services in the Academic Resource Center by phone at 617735-9923 or visit the Emmanuel College website.

CAREER CENTER

careercenter@emmanuel.edu The Career Center offers a variety of resources to assist Emmanuel College students in all phases of their career development. This includes individual career advising, job postings on HireSaints - our career management system - and resources for career decisions.

The office organizes a variety of employerbased events, both on and off campus, such as employer information tables and information sessions, alumni panels, networking, and joint career fairs through our collaboration with other career centers in Boston.

LIBRARY LEARNING COMMONS

The Learning Commons – which includes traditional library services as well other academic support services such as academic technology assistance – is focused on supporting learning and scholarship at Emmanuel. The Learning Commons offers ample study space, including individual study carrels, group study rooms and custom-designed tables with power and lighting. In addition, there are 24 PCs with specialized software available in the reading room for student use. The Library is open over 107 hours per week during the academic year, and offers extended hours during exam periods.

The Learning Commons staff takes pride in offering expert assistance in a warm, welcoming environment. Each full time staff member has at least one advanced degree in areas including information science, history, education, instructional design and law. Every student receives information literacy instruction as part of their first year experience. Research librarians are also available for individual consultations by appointment or on a walk-in basis over 90 hours per week, including nights and weekends. Research help is also available via online chat, email or phone. Librarians also partner with ARC writing specialists to offer drop-in workshops on research and writing.

Our part time front desk staff at the Learning Commons have gone through extensive training in both IT and library services. Services available at the front desk include IT help, checking out books, dvds, games, cameras, chargers, and other media equipment, as well as course reserves. The Learning Commons provides outstanding access to scholarly materials needed for any area of study. In addition to over 300,000 print and ebooks, the College subscribes to thousands of journals, magazines and newspapers, as well as dozens of specialized scholarly databases which are available using your portal ID and password anywhere on or off campus, 24/7. The Learning Commons is also part of a consortium that includes numerous nearby colleges, so Emmanuel students, faculty and staff can borrow books from those libraries as well. In addition, as Boston residents, students have full privileges at the awardwinning Boston Public Library, located just 1.6 miles from campus. Our librarians also welcome suggestions for book purchases and can obtain books from libraries across the country to be delivered for student use.

The Learning Commons partners with groups across the Emmanuel community to offer a huge variety of programs including poetry readings, author talks, tours, exhibitions, films, and more. In addition, the Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall (239 seats) provides a theater-style venue for lectures, film screenings, courses, programs and special events. Also on the first floor of the Learning Commons is the new DiscoveryLab, a student makerspace that includes 3D printing, button making, a Cricut machine, a sewing machine, electronics and more. The DiscoveryLab is launching a series of formal programming in the 2018-2019 academic year, as well as offering drop-in hours for students to learn, innovate and create on their own.