Student Handbook Summer Session 2017 Office of Continuing Education
MLC Continuing Education Summer Session 2017 Welcome to Martin Luther College! We pray our Lord blesses your time and studies. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. Dr. John Meyer meyerjd@mlc-wels.edu Mrs. Valerie Fischer fischevk@mlc-wels.edu Mrs. Lisa Fenske fenskelk@mlc-wels.edu Continuing Education Dept continuinged@mlc-wels.edu 507-354-8221 ext. 398 (John) ext. 368 (Valerie) ext. 365 (Lisa) LOCATION Martin Luther College is located on Center Street between Highland and Summit Avenues. To associate landmarks, the campus is located on the hill across the street from the Hermann Monument. A map of New Ulm is on page 8. See the campus map with parking information on page 9. For those staying in a dormitory, check-in will be 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm on the Sunday evening before your course begins. Centennial Hall for women and Summit Hall for men will be the housing facilities. Women may park in the Centennial Hall (square) parking lot using the Center Street entrance. Men may use the Summit Hall (mountain) parking lot using the Summit Avenue entrance. BOOKSTORE The MLC Bookstore is located on the 2nd floor of the Luther Student Center (LSC). The bookstore will be open early (7:30 am) on the first day of class, Monday, July 10th. Regular summer hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Whether you re in need of school supplies, a pack of gum, or a warm sweatshirt, we re here for you. We accept credit/debit cards, checks, or cash payments. Learn more at mlc-wels.edu/bookstore. CAMPUS BUILDING ACCESS The dorm keycards provided at check-in will allow you to access all buildings on campus seven days a week. Academic Buildings will be unlocked at 7:00 am and remain unlocked till 4:30 pm, key cards will provide you access until 10:00 pm. Dorms will be accessible 24 hours a day with the keycards. See page 5 for the Fitness Center schedule; to enter the Fitness Center, you may enter Luther Student Center door #7 1
If you need access to a building after hours, see Melissa Stein, administrative assistant in the Administration Office (in the Link, across from the receptionist s desk). REGISTRATION All applications for registration should have been completed by this time. Payment in full is due on or before the first day of class. CLASS SCHEDULE Class begins at 8:00 am unless otherwise directed by instructor. All class periods are 75 minutes. The following schedule includes breaks. According to the number of credits in a course, the break-downs generally are as follows: Three-credit courses in three weeks will meet through 2nd period. Three-credit courses in two weeks will meet through 3rd period. Two-credit courses in two weeks will meet through 2nd period. Instructors may make adjustments. 8:00-9:15 1st Period 9:30-9:45 Chapel 9:45-10:15 Break 10:15-11:30 2nd Period 11:30-12:45 Lunch & Break 12:45-2:00 3rd Period 2:10-3:25 4th Period CHAPEL Chapel will begin on Monday, July 10 and will meet in the Chapel of the Christ. Worshipers will meet on the chapel choir risers. Pastor John Boeder, campus pastor, coordinates the devotion leaders and organists/pianists. Please contact Pastor Boeder at boederjc@mlc-wels.edu if you would like to play organ or piano for chapel. 2
LUTHER STUDENT CENTER (LSC) The MLC Bookstore, cafeteria (Pioneer College Caterers), and Fitness Center are located in the Luther Student Center. LIBRARY The MLC Library is open during the summer from 8:00-4:30 Monday-Friday. The air-conditioned library contains individual and group study spaces, computer labs and printers, a photocopier, curriculum support materials, diecut use area, and a laminating service. Books and bound journals can be checked out using your MLC ID Card. Online library databases are accessible from on- or off-campus using your MLC login information. Please see a librarian for any questions about using library resources, or consult the library's website: http://mlc-wels.edu/library. MLC ID CARD If you will be checking books out of the MLC library, you will need an MLC ID card. Please stop by the Network Services Office to get your new card. Old ID cards will not work, since cards are now dated. Your MLC ID card also enables access to and use of the New Ulm Park & Recreation Center. The Park & Recreation Center is located on Garden Street just below campus hill. Various activities available include swimming, weight room, walking/running track, and basketball. These activities are free or discounted with your MLC card. GRAPHIC ARTS DEPARTMENT The Graphic Arts Department is located in the basement level of the WCC. Services include color copying, regular copying, spiral binding, glue binding, large format printing, envelopes, photos and other services. Summer hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. CERTIFICATION OFFICE You may direct questions concerning Synod Certification or Re-certification to Dr. John Meyer (meyerjd@mlc-wels.edu), Director of Synod Certification in Academic Services, or Melissa Stein (steinme@mlc-wels.edu), administrative assistant, in the Administration Office in the Link, across from the receptionist s desk. 3
DRESS CODE AND OTHER POLICIES Dress is relaxed during the summer session (khakis, shorts, jeans). Tobacco use is not allowed within any of the buildings on campus. If you choose to use tobacco, please do so only in parking lots and use receptacles for disposal. MLC does not permit intoxicants, illegal drugs, pets, fireworks, firearms, or ammunition on campus. HOUSING Summit Hall (men) and Centennial Hall (women) are the housing facilities for this summer. Dormitory check-in will begin at 5:00 pm on the evening before your course is scheduled to begin. If you will be arriving before 5:00 pm or after 10:30 pm, please notify the Office of Continuing Education as soon as possible to make other arrangements. This is important since the dorms are accessed by dormitory keycards. DORM KITCHEN Kitchen facilities are available for use of major appliances. Individuals will need to provide their own utensils and cookware. RESIDENT ADVISORS RAs monitor the dorms, report needed maintenance, and offer assistance with any needs or questions about campus living. CHECKING IN AND OUT The RAs will help you with arrival check-in and departure check-out. Dorm residents will find their room assignments on a chart on the table in the dorm entryway. RAs will issue dorm/campus building keycards. Keycards will access the dorm, Luther Student Center, Music Center, Old Main, and the Link (office area) 7 am -10 pm, seven days a week. RAs will also issue individual room keys upon request. There is a $50 fee for all unreturned keys and keycards. Students may bring microwaves (750 watts or lower) and compact refrigerators (2-5 cu. ft.). All dorm residents should bring their own blankets, pillows, desk lamps, fans, alarm clocks, and other personal items. There is a refrigerator and laundry in the dorm basement. If you have a laptop, you may want to bring along a data cable so that you can connect your laptop to the cable jack in your dorm room. Data cables are also available in our bookstore. Otherwise, Wi-Fi is available in the dorm lobby and library. 4
BEDDING Linens will be distributed upon check-in to those who have purchased this service ($20) in advance. The RAs will give linen bundles to those who have purchased them. We appreciate advance purchase of linens, although extra linens will be available for purchase. Linens will be exchanged on a weekly basis by the RA on duty. If you do not purchase linen service in advance, please bring your own linens for a long single bed and towels. FOOD SERVICE The cafeteria, run by Pioneer College Caterers, is located in the lower level of the LSC. Meals served include Monday breakfast through Friday lunch. Food service will begin Monday, July 10th. Cafeteria hours: Breakfast 7:15-7:45 am Lunch beginning at 11:30 am Supper from 5:00-5:30 pm or depending on enrollment, boxed evening suppers will be available for pick-up at lunch COMPUTER LABS, WIRELESS ACCESS, AND TELEVISIONS Computer labs are found in the dormitory, the second floor of Old Main, the lower level of the library, and outside the science area on the second floor of the WCC. Wireless access is available in the dorm lobbies and the library. All students have access to television in the LSC and cable access in the dorm room if they wish to bring a television. US POSTAL SERVICE AND CASHING CHECKS Dorm residents may pick up mail and drop off mail in the mail slot at the receptionist s desk in the Link. The receptionist will also cash a student s own personal check with student ID. No third party check cashing allowed. Stamps are available in the bookstore. FITNESS CENTER (LSC) Take advantage of our air-conditioned fitness center. Monday-Thursday: 6:00 am - 9:00 am, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday: 6:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday: 7:30 am - 10:30 am Sunday: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The locker rooms and showers are not available during the summer. 5
NETWORK SERVICES The Office of Network Services is in the Wittenberg Collegiate Center (WCC) Room 293 and will be open Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Please bring a picture ID card when you stop by with computer- or phone-related questions and needs. Or use the blue direct-line phones in the computer labs or dorms (just pick up the phone, no number to dial). Or call Ext.100 from on-campus phones or 507-233-9100. Information concerning Network Services is also available online; go to MLC Home and click Tech Support on the bottom bar. You may also email support@mlc-wels.edu or visit mlc-wels.edu/support to enter a ticket into the support system for timely attention and assistance. Computer Lab Locations Computer labs are found in the dormitories, the second floor of Old Main, the lower level of the library, and outside the science area on the second floor of the WCC. Wireless access is available in the dorm lobbies and the library. The Network Guest Code for access is sprinter. You can also log in using your MLC username and password. Logging onto the Network With the computer on and Windows 7 loaded, the Log on to Novell Network message area appears. In the Username box, type your login user name. Use the first six letters of your last name (or your full last name if there are six or fewer) plus your first initial plus your middle initial. The username is all lowercase letters. Tab to the MLC account Password box or click in it with the mouse (but don't press Enter). Type in your network password. Initial network passwords are set to the first 4 characters of your last name (capitalize the first letter) followed by the last 4 digits of your social security number. (The initial password will only work the very first time that you log in to your account. If you have forgotten your password, please follow the instructions below to reset your password.) Press the Enter key or click the arrow button. Your initial password should be expired; if not, please let us know. For security reasons, your password is set to expire every 6 months. The computer provides several opportunities to change the password. Change the password immediately, lest it expire and lock you out of the computer. If you get locked out, or if you forget your password, go to Network Services (WCC 293) with your ID card. You can also send in a support ticket to have your password reset. 6
Saving on the MLC Network Almost everyone is familiar with saving documents. What you need to know is where you should save your documents on the MLC Network so that you can get at your work from any campus computer and so that your work is automatically backed up for you on a nightly basis. Most files saved by MLC faculty and students may be saved to the WINDATA (\\ACAD\VOL2\USERS\..., also called the I: drive. Caution: If you are working on a lab computer and you save to the C: drive (local hard drive), your work will be lost once the computer is turned off. Once you have selected the WINDATA, or I: drive, you can select a particular folder to store your file in; you can create a new folder; or you can save directly to the I:\drive outside of any folders. Warning: When a document is saved to the C: drive rather than the Network, it can be retrieved only at the computer at which you worked. You cannot go to another computer to retrieve it as you can when you save the document to the Network. ALSO, anything saved to the C: drive is automatically deleted when you log off the computer. That s why it is important to save your documents to the I: drive. Documents can also be saved in Google drive, which is a feature of your MLC Google Account. Please visit Network Services if you need help with the this process. Log Off or Shut Down Log Off if you think another person will use the computer soon; otherwise Shut Down the computer. Additional Warning: If you wish to save work at the end of the summer school session, remove it from your account before leaving campus. The computers in Network Services have CD burners for you to save your summer school work. Most computers throughout the campus also have flash drive access. All summer school accounts are deleted when summer school ends. 7
Welcome to Martin Luther College and New Ulm, Minnesota See bottom of page for location letter key. Minnesota River New Ulm Medical Center B. A. Park & Rec C. Martin Luther College D. A. Early Childhood Learning Center 405 N. Highland Ave. B. St. Paul s Church 201 N. State St. C. St. Paul s School 126 S. Payne St. E. Schell s Brewery *follow sign off Broadway D. St. John s Church 627 S Washington E. Minnesota Valley LHS 45638 561st St. 3 miles east on Hwy 14 To MVL Take 20th St. S. (at lights) to Hwy 14 turn rt. east 3 miles 8
PARKING Women please park in the SQUARE parking lot using the Center Street entrance. Men please park in the MOUNTAIN parking lot using the Summit Avenue entrance. Please park only in the assigned lot. Summer Session Participant Parking in the following lots: 9 To Early Childhood Learning Center
Continuing Education continuinged@mlc-wels.edu 1995 Luther Court, New Ulm MN 56073 Phone: 507-354-8221 Fax: 507-354-8225 Dr. John Meyer meyerjd@mlc-wels.edu Mrs. Valerie Fischer fischevk@mlc-wels.edu Mrs. Lisa Fenske fenskelk@mlc-wels.edu Visit us! https://mlc-wels.edu/continuing-education