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ASC Academic Success Center (formerly Academic Support Center) 鈥� second floor of Van Zoeren Hall, room 261; offers group help sessions, peer tutoring, study skills and time-management workshops
ACAB Academic Affairs Board
ADAB Administrative Affairs Board
Academic Computing Committee Meets monthly to support and promote the use of technology in teaching and learning.
Anchor Student newspaper; appears on Wednesdays; available in Martha Miller, library, and online at .
attendance

换妻社区 does not have an attendance policy; if you do, it鈥檚 important to include on your syllabus (e.g., if a student gets As on tests and papers but never comes to class, is the grade affected?).

It鈥檚 important to notice when students don鈥檛 attend 鈥� no matter their year in school. If you have concerns about a student鈥檚 attendance, phone the Registrar鈥檚 Office at x7760. Sometimes a nudge can help students get on track. When we don鈥檛 follow up, students may assume attendance doesn鈥檛 matter. If you are concerned about student safety or health, please contact the CARE Team using the form on their website.

If a student is absent more than three days and has notified Student Development, you鈥檒l get e-mail about the absence. The e-mail neither verifies nor gives permission for the absence; it鈥檚 simply a notification.

If a student reports working with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), it鈥檚 not possible to confirm unless the student signs a release (CAPS encourages profs to ask for this release). The release allows you to confirm attendance, not to know what happens in sessions.
B-Lite 鈥� an on-line dashboard utility where advisors can see grades, photos, scholarship and other information for their advisees. 
BSC Bultman Student Center
CAPS Counseling and Psychological Services
CARE

Coordinated Assistance Resource and Education (CARE) team is a multidisciplinary group of staff members who meet regularly to identify, monitor and, if necessary, provide support for students in an integrated fashion. This support is focused on the academic and personal success of the student as well as the safety of the campus community.

If you have concerns about a student, fill out the which is then routed to the CARE team.
CASA Children鈥檚 After School Achievement, a community program at Hope, directed by Fonda Green, that pairs Hope students with at-risk elementary students to provide tutoring.
CIT Computing and Information Technology (in Durfee Hall); they run a help desk (7670) from 8 till 5 to handle questions about e-mail, word processing, software of all sorts, entering mid-term and final grades, and lots more. Their Technology Room Finder can show you the technology available in each classroom on campus.
CRC Christian Reformed Church; a sister denomination of the Reformed Church in America; Hope was founded by the Reformed Church in America, not the CRC.
Day1 Day1 is an academic program for first year students interested in gaining new skills, addressing real-world problems and making a difference beginning their first day on campus. The program provides research or design opportunities for first year students in science, engineering and math. Some include a residential component.
Dance Marathon Dance marathon is a year-long philanthropic student effort that culminates in a 24 hour dance-a-thon each spring. Money raised supports Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.
Digital Media Lab On second floor of VanWylen Library, the Digital Media Lab offers training for software, help with spread sheets, training with scanners, digital cameras, PowerPoint, trouble-shooting files, etc. Equipment ranges from office computers to high-tech and expensive. It鈥檚 open when the Library is open.
Division III Hope is a Division III college in all sports; no athletic scholarships are awarded at D-III schools.
degree evaluation Available to students and their advisors via , this system helps students and advisors track progress toward degree, explore requirements of majors/minors, and develop four-year plans.
drop/add Students can drop/add without penalty [no grade on transcript, no billing] until generally the second Wednesday of fall and spring semesters. Students need signatures of instructors of classes they want to drop and of classes they want to add, and an advisor's signature.

If you鈥檝e reached your course enrollment limit, you CAN refuse to sign an add slip; if you sign the slip, you give permission for the student to enroll 鈥� even if your class limit is exceeded. 
e-mail All students, faculty, and staff have Hope accounts; you can make a class distribution list in .
EMS Event Management System - Use to reserve rooms and catering for events on campus.
FACES Fostering a Community of Excellence in Science. FACES is a peer mentoring program for underrepresented science students starting their freshman year. The purpose of the program is to facilitate positive connections and relationships at Hope. Anna Bonnema is the director.
FAR

Faculty Activity Reporting allows faculty to enter their faculty data and accomplishments once for multiple uses, thus saving faculty time. FAR collects syllabi and faculty activity information for use in accreditation, annual reviews, departmental reviews, tenure and promotion processes, and reporting to other departments across campus such as Public Affairs and Marketing and the Office of the President.

换妻社区 uses Digital Measures by Watermark to track faculty activity. If you used this system at another institution, contact FAR administration at far@hope.edu and Watermark may be able to directly import your data from your previous institution into the 换妻社区 system.

You may also use FAR to create a customized CV.
Faculty Moderator Faculty omnibus-person elected to a two-year term. You may submit (anonymous or signed) questions and concerns to him/her; he/she鈥檒l raise with appropriate person and read Q and A at faculty meeting. The moderator (elected by the faculty) helps determine agenda of faculty meetings.
FYS First Year Seminar; a 2-credit requirement for all first- year students in the fall semester.
GenEd The general education (liberal arts) part of the degree, also called the core. There are three (slightly different) cores: for BSN; for B.M.; and the most commonly-followed for A.B. or B.S.
GLCA 鈥� A consortium of 12 liberal arts colleges located in Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Members are Albion, Allegheny, Antioch, Denison, DePauw, Earlham, Hope, Kalamazoo, Kenyon, Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan,Wabash and Wooster.
Greek life Eight sororities and eight fraternities (all but two are local), 20鈥�30% of student body are members; a small-scale pledging happens in fall; a large-scale one in spring.
Half-semester classes Since 1998, we鈥檝e had a few classes that meet for only 7.5 weeks 鈥� these are indicated in the online schedule by an A (first half) or a B (second half) following the section number.
InHOPE The college (in.hope.edu). Campus news and events, safety updates, campus directory and links to common campus resources  鈥� great to check first thing in the morning. Public Affairs and Marketing maintains it.
the Jack Nickname for the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
Klooster Center for Writing and Research The Klooster Center is located on the first floor (southeast corner) of VanWylen Library and provides trained writing mentors for students. Great resource for students and faculty.
MIAA Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 鈥� the oldest collegiate conference in USA. Members are Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, Olivet, St. Mary鈥檚 and Trine.
midterms Grades given about half-way through the semester. Sometimes they reflect about half students鈥� final grade; more often, they don鈥檛. Grades are available to students online. Midterms are not part of students鈥� permanent record, but are an indication of how things are going in class. It鈥檚 good to talk with students about what your midterm grades represent (and don鈥檛 represent) and what suggestions you have for those who are not happy with their midterm grade.
Moodle Moodle is an open-source course management system (CMS) 鈥� many faculty use it for grade book, syllabus, readings, blogs, etc.
Nykerk Contest between 1st- and 2nd-year women involving song, play and oration; during Family Weekend.
pass/fail Open to those who have earned at least 24 credits (sophomore status) for one course a semester, not in core, major or minor; 鈥減ass鈥� is awarded for any grade but 鈥淔.鈥� Professors are informed only at student鈥檚 request.
PIC Professional Interest Committee 鈥� two members from each division plus the faculty moderator represent faculty concerns to administration; minutes distributed via email.
Phelps Scholars Phelps Scholars is a one year residential, academic and social activities program for first year students. These students from a broad range of cultural backgrounds explore issues of diversity together, preparing to be leaders in a global society.
plus.hope.edu Used for a variety of secure tasks at 换妻社区, including signing off on timecards, accessing course schedules and class lists, checking on transactions for any Hope College funds you manage, viewing  your pay stubs, and submission of midterm and final exam grades.

Note that  you will not receive paper copies of class lists. Instead, you鈥檒l access them at . If your class list is not accurate, let the student (or the Registrar鈥檚 Office) know. You鈥檒l find addresses, phone numbers, photos and emails for your students; you can create distribution lists and files for spreadsheets.
the Pull To call this a 鈥渢ug-o-war鈥� would be to call the World Cup a scrimmage. First-year (usually) men (coached by juniors) take on sophomores (coached by seniors) across the Black River, pits are dug, moralers (first-year/sophomore women) are selected. Practices last for hours over the course of weeks.
RCA Reformed Church in America; the denomination that founded 换妻社区 and with whom Hope maintains a relationship.
SAC Student Activities Committee 鈥� sponsors movies, dances, social events; many are open to faculty.
Senior Seminar Capstone class to the liberal arts, a 4-credit requirement for all seniors.
SHARP Summer Hope Academic Research Program. 换妻社区 has a robust summer research program. Students from all divisions work with faculty on academic research. The student funds are often paid by outside granting agencies or internal funds such as the Nyenhuis Development Grant. Summer programming typically includes opportunities to share research and collaborate with other students, ice cream socials, and faith and scholarship breakfasts.

SHARP also refers to the online system used to process student applications and hiring. The system is typically accessed by students in December through February as a recruiting/application tool, by office managers and faculty February through April as a hiring tool, and by campus housing, campus safety and human resources in April and May to onboard students for the summer.
SOAR Spring Opportunity for Academic Recovery. Program for students to meet with academic advisors weekly to discuss their academic habits. Advisors serve as coaches to cheer students on in their successes and to remind them of best practices in striving for academic success; advisors also contact professors throughout the semester, checking whether students' perception of their course progress is consistent with a professor's perceptions.
withdraw In general, if students drop a full-semester class after the second Wednesday of the semester, they are awarded a grade of 鈥淲;鈥� this grade appears on their transcript; Hope has no 鈥淲P鈥� or 鈥淲F鈥� [withdraw passing; withdraw failing]; signatures of advisors and instructors are needed for students to withdraw from a class. Students have until the 10th week of the semester to withdraw from a class.
换妻社区Provost's Office

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