• Circulation
  • Reserve materials
  • AV materials available for checkout
    • VHS
    • DVD
    • CD
    • Remotes and keys for listening rooms
  • Journals older than 10 years
  • Photocopy machines
• The Reading Room directly across from Circulation Desk
  • Group study areas
  • A selection of best sellers in both print and audio formats
  • Various rotating exhibits drawn from the library’s collections
• Reference and Research area
  • Information Desk
  • Reference Collection
  • Reference Librarian’s office
  • Selected Federal Documents
  • Periodicals 10 years to the present arranged alphabetically
  • Current and recent back issues of selected newspapers
  • Microfilm and reader/printers
  • Three small rooms for listening/viewing media
  • Online public access computers and printers for your use in searching the library’s catalog and databases
  • A new books shelf, displaying the most recent additions to the library’s collections
  • Stairwell access to the computer lab on the floor below

The Office of Counseling Services at William Jewell offers students individual psychotherapy on a short-term basis. Services are offered without charge. Students typically attend between 2 and 10 sessions, depending on the presenting concern. Fifty minute sessions are typically scheduled on a weekly basis. Visits to the Office of Counseling Services and the content of therapy sessions are kept confidential; however, information may be released with written permission or when a student is considered imminently dangerous to him/herself or others. Referrals to off-campus resources are also available, if the student prefers this or the clinician believes it to be a more appropriate option. The Office of Counseling Services is located in Rm. 216 on the upper level of Yates-Gill College Union.

Individual psychotherapy provides the opportunity for students to explore personal concerns as well as academic concerns with a licensed psychologist or counselor. Common issues that may be addressed in therapy include: 

Dining Services
Getting Meals When You Are Sick
Call your Resident Director (RD) or RA to request a meal when you are sick. The cafeteria can have meals available for an RD, RA, or friend to pick up for you.

Meal Plans
19 meal plan
This plan allows you to eat every meal that is offered. This plan is designed for students who wish to eat three meals a day, 7 days a week, with the exception of Saturday and Sunday, when only brunch and dinner are served. This meal plan offers you the overall best value, even if you miss a meal or two. Meals do not transfer from week to week or semester to semester. In addition you will receive $75 worth of Cardinal Credit Points FREE to you at no extra charge, which can be used to purchase any item in the Cage or to buy friends a meal in the Cafeteria.

14 meal plan
This plan allows you to eat any 14 meals of the 19 meals offered. This is the ideal plan for those students who find it difficult to get up for breakfast. Meals do not transfer from week to week or semester to semester. In addition you will receive $50 worth of Cardinal Credit Points FREE to you at no extra charge, which can be used to purchase any item in the Cage or to buy an extra meal if you should go over your meal limit for the week.

Commuter Meal Plan
This is a 5-meal plan option for commuter students only. It is designed for those students who commute to WJC and want to eat 5 meals per week in the cafeteria (breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner) any day of the week. Unused meals do not transfer from week to week or semester to semester.

Cardinal Credit Points (Bonus Points)
Cardinal Credit Points are additional money on the meal plan that can be used as a declining cash balance in either the cafeteria or the snack bar. For the 19-meal plan the student receives $75 and for the 14-meal plan the student receives $50. Bonus points are available for use after the first two weeks of the semester.

If a student drops off of the meal plan, the amount of bonus points they have spent will be charged to their student account. For students that join late to the meal plan, bonus points are prorated to the amount of the semester that is left. Students changing meal plans in the middle of the semester will also have an adjustment made to their bonus points based on how much has been spent.

Financial Aid & Scholarships
Financial Aid and Scholarship Services is responsible for the administration of all financial assistance programs. Several types of aid are available including scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time employment on campus. Financial assistance controlled by the college is awarded on a funds-available basis.

It is assumed that students will be responsible for completing the financial aid application process. Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by March 1 for the upcoming academic year to insure maximum consideration in the financial aid awarding process. All students are encouraged to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid via FAFSA on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov, as soon after January 1st as possible. The FAFSA serves as an application for the Federal Pell Grant in addition to state need-based financial aid programs. Missouri residents are encouraged to complete the FAFSA not later than March 1 to meet the Access Missouri Grant Program (formerly Charles Gallagher Grant and Missouri College Guarantee Program) receipt deadline of April 1. The FAFSA also serves as an application for Federal Work Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental EO Grant, and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs.

Important Changes to State of Missouri Financial Aid Programs:
• Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, students will be required to maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to remain eligible for the Bright Flight Scholarship.
• The Access Missouri Program is expected to replace the Missouri Gallagher Grant and Missouri College Guarantee Programs for the 2007-2008 academic year. For the 2007-2008 academic year, students who meet William Jewell College’s satisfactory academic progress requirements will be considered to have met the Access Missouri Program’s academic requirement. However, beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, students must achieve a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for the need-based Access Missouri Program.

Information is also available for students needing or desiring financial assistance from sources other than the college. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Services will assist students in locating outside scholarships. A listing of outside scholarships is available online at www.jewell.edu (Financial Aid section).

Student Loans: All students receiving Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Nursing Loans, and Federal Stafford Loans must complete entrance interviews as required by each program. An exit interview is required of all student loan borrowers upon leaving the college.

Semester charges for tuition, fees, room and board are due at the beginning of each semester. Students are sent bills approximately four to six weeks before the beginning of each semester. One-half of the annual financial aid award (except work study) is applied to student accounts each semester. A Semester Installment Plan of three (3) or five (5) monthly payments is available each semester. A $35 origination fee is assessed each semester a payment plan is used.

All accounts must be paid in full by November 1 for the fall semester and April 1 for the spring semester.

Willingness to assume financial responsibility is a mark of increasing maturity. Students whose accounts with the college are unsatisfactory are not allowed to register for a subsequent semester, nor will they be issued certified transcripts. Room, board, and other privileges may be suspended as a result of unsatisfactory student accounts.

Student Employment Guidelines
1. Work Study and Workship positions will be posted online at the Financial Aid section of www.jewell.edu. If you have an interest in a position, you may apply online or contact the supervisor listed.
2. You will be required to sign and return the original copy of the work agreement available at the Financial Aid Campus Gateway link at www.jewell.edu (Financial Aid section).
3. Before commencing work, you must also complete I-9 and W-4 forms (in the Payroll Office, 1st floor, Greene Hall). Two forms of ID will be required such as valid driver's license and Social Security card.
4. Although you may work for two departments at a given time, the Request for Change In Work Assignment form must be completed to add or change a work assignment.

Federal Work Study is a need-based program in which the Federal Government pays 75 percent of your work earnings. Workship is an institutional work program in which the employing department pays 100 percent of your work earnings.

PLEASE NOTE: Student employment earnings are not guaranteed. Therefore, awards are not credited to your student account. You may authorize your Payroll earnings to be applied to your student account on a monthly basis by completing a form with the Cashier.

2008-09 Payroll and Timesheet Schedule - coming soon!
**Student timesheets must be turned into the Payroll Office by 10 a.m. the following business day after the pay period ends.

Harriman-Jewell Series
Student Ticket Policy and Ticket Distribution
Each year, the Harriman-Jewell Series presents a number of performances by world-class artists and ensembles in downtown Kansas City venues. Full-time students of William Jewell College may attend the events at no cost.  Tickets distributed to Jewell students are not valid for parents, friends or anyone who isn’t attending Jewell full time. Students are required to present their Jewell I.D.s both to receive a ticket and to enter a venue for a performance.

Event tickets are available to full time Jewell students within the week prior to a performance. The initial distribution of tickets occurs in the Yates-College Union Atrium/Lobby area beginning at 10:15 a.m. After that time, tickets may be picked up in the Harriman-Jewell Series office (Hester House, 424 Wilson St., across from the Evans House) during regular office hours Monday through Friday beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets are designated for students, and availability is determined on a first-come, first-served basis.

Unless otherwise published, a student may present up to four student I.D. cards and receive one ticket per I.D. to be used by other full-time Jewell students. No tickets may be put on reserve.

Advance Tickets Purchase for Friends and Family
Deeply discounted tickets are available for $10 to friends and family of any full-time student for certain performances the day of the event at the venue. Be aware that seats may not always be available, are limited in number and are in various locations within the halls.

Student Rush (for students from other schools)
Deeply discounted tickets are available for $10 to any full-time student for certain performances the day of the event at the venue. Be aware that student rush seats may not always be available, are limited in number and are in various locations within the halls.

The Educational Events of the Harriman-Jewell Series
The Harriman-Jewell Series also offers students and the public many free educational events including master classes, workshops and lectures by artists performing on our Series.

Please visit www.harriman-jewell.org for the latest information about upcoming educational events. Contact the Harriman-Jewell Series office at 816-415-5025 with questions. You may also e-mail the office at info@harriman-jewell.org.

Health Services
Bowles-Skilling Student Health Center
The Bowles-Skilling Student Health Center is located on the lower level of Ely Hall and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday through Friday, with the Campus Nurse. All cases of illness should be reported to the resident director or resident assistant on duty and to the nurse. They will assist the student in determining the best course of action.

Students who wish to see a college physician have two health care options: 1) Students can be seen in the Student Health Center by the College nurse and Director of the Health Center Tuesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.. 2) Students can also opt to be seen by the College’s physician at Northland Family Care in Liberty Monday, Wednesday or Thursday between 8 am – 8:45 a.m. No appointment is necessary. (See the Student Handbook for further information or click here.)

On call physicians are available to students through Northland Family Care in Liberty, Missouri on Friday, and Saturday. Students choosing to take advantage of the on-call physicians at Northland Family Care are expected to show proof of medical insurance when they are seen. It is the student’s responsibility to insure that their insurance is received at Northland Family Care. It is also the responsibility of the student to call and make the appropriate appointment with Northland Family Care 816-781-4740. The student should identify themselves as a William Jewell College student.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, which requires an ambulance or the fire department, you are advised to call 9-911 from any on-campus phone (the first 9 for an outside line), then notify Security.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY NON-THREATENING EMERGENCY, call Security at x1411. The Security Office is available 24 hours-a-day. During business hours, you may also call the Office of Student Affairs at 415-5963 for assistance.

Health Insurance
Student health insurance is not available through William Jewell College. Students who are seen or treated in a facility other than the health center are responsible for all expenses related to those services. It is important for students to keep insurance information on hand and to be aware of policy, coverage, and restrictions.

ALL VARSITY ATHLETES MUST SHOW PROOF OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BEFORE PARTICIPATION IS ALLOWED IN PRACTICE OR A GAME. College athletic insurance is supplemental; paying a portion of remaining costs after private insurance has been fully utilized, including meeting the private insurance deductible. Details are available in writing at the health center and through the athletic director.

All international students associated with William Jewell College are required to obtain and maintain adequate health care insurance during each and every term of enrollment. The college reserves the right to cancel the registration of any student without proof of current coverage.

Hours of Operation for all Offices & Services
Service Office Hours and Locations
All offices closed Wednesdays, 10:15 am – 11:05 am for Chapel Services.

Your Full Name
WJC Mailbox Number
500 College Hill
Liberty, Missouri 64068-1896

All mail without the student’s mailbox number on the address could be delayed up to one day. Students living in fraternity houses should have mail directed to the mailroom with their mailbox number on it. All resident students are issued a campus mailbox. Resident students may receive their combinations from the mailroom. A photo ID is required.

Students may mail regular post office mail, express mail or priority mail. They may also fax for $.25/page within the United States and $1.00/page outside the United States. These services are available in Yates-Gill College Union.

Campus mail addressed to individual resident students, faculty and staff is distributed through the mailroom. Campus mail should always include name and mailbox number in order to assure immediate delivery as well as the return address in case the mail cannot be delivered. Any items that cannot fit in the student’s mailbox should not be sent as campus mail. Absolutely no perishable foods or cash is allowed in the mailroom.

The mailroom hours are 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday (except campus holidays). Stamps and envelopes may be purchased from the Mailroom or Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Yates-Gill College Union. The Mailroom does not accept credit or debit cards.

Multicultural Student Development
The Office of Multicultural Student Development was established to assist in fulfilling the mission of William Jewell College to embrace diversity. Diversity is a key factor in preparing our students for the real world when they leave the campus as graduates. One way the office is reaching our goal toward diversity is to have the Director of Multicultural Student Development be an advocate for our African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Native American students.

William Jewell College has several active student groups on campus sponsoring diversity programs for students, faculty, and staff. The current student groups are: BSA (Black Student Association), UNITY, and Student P.E.A.C.E. (Providing Everyone A Caring Environment) Allies. The campus community also has a very active Diversity Committee made up of faculty, staff, and students.

Office of the Registrar
Your advisor will assist you in preparing a schedule of classes for each forthcoming semester. After approving your proposed schedule of classes, your advisor will clear you to register online. If you wish to make changes to your schedule (registration) after next semester’s classes start, you will have to obtain your advisor’s signature on a drop/add card and return it to the Office of the Registrar before registration ends for that semester.The drop/add cards are orange and may be obtained on shelves located near the Office of the Registrar window.

• The Office of the Registrar has all of your academic records. Grades are accessible via the My Jewell link on www.jewell.edu, located on the top right-hand side of the homepage.
• The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certification of veterans and athletes. Verification of enrollment is handled online. Refer to the Registrar homepage on www.jewell.edu. Good student certifications are handled at the window of the Office of the Registrar.
• The Office of the Registrar is responsible for the final check for graduation. When you are a second semester junior, you should apply for graduation and request a graduation checklist. This will be your guide to your remaining graduation requirements.
• Official transcripts are available from the Office of the Registrar. For currently enrolled students, the transcripts are free. They can be mailed out or picked up at the Registrar’s window.
• Legal name changes, commuter address changes and parents’ address changes should be filed with the Office of the Registrar.

Residence Life
Mission Statement
William Jewell College’s Residence Life Program provides a healthy, safe and responsible living environment, emphasizing citizenship, community and Christian values, conducive to learning and scholarly pursuits.

Staff: Resident Directors and Resident Assistants
The Residence Life staff is made up of approximately 60 staff members who work in all seven residence halls on the Hill, and in the fraternity houses. A complete list of Resident Directors and Resident Assistants can be found in the On the Hill section of this guide.

The Residence Life staff has many responsibilities, which vary according to residence hall and time of year. However, the RDs and RAs play an important and necessary role on a daily basis. That role is to serve you.  Both the RD and the RAs stay busy during each semester trying to serve the college and you. Below is a list of duties that the Residence Life staff performs:
     • Serving as role models in college and community life
     • Being familiar with all printed material relating to residence life including forms and student handbooks
     • Knowing and understanding college and residential life policies and regulations
     • Enforcing and being educated about college policies for residents
     • Caring for all college property and buildings; specifically, supervising maintenance requests within the residence halls
     • Demonstrating a caring and supportive attitude toward residents
     • Spending assigned work-time within the halls, offices, and wings of the residence halls
     • Performing and directing emergency procedures
     • Being open and available to the residents for constructive criticism and complaints directed toward life in the residence halls, and responding appropriately
     • Offering each resident the needed support through friendship, education, mentoring, and counseling

Your Resident Director (RD)
The Resident Director is a staff member hired by the Director of Campus Life to oversee a particular residence hall. Duties include planning and supervising the implementation of programs, providing information, and performing administrative duties that are imperative in keeping the residence halls running efficiently to serve the residents effectively.  The RD is also in charge of the Resident Assistants within each hall. The contacts an RD makes with students are important to the residence life staff, and we hope that you will take advantage of having a person like your RD available to you.

Your Resident Assistant (RA)
A Resident Assistant is a peer who has gone through a very intensive application, interview, and training process. You will see these students on the football field, at a music recital, on the Quad, in the classroom, and at the dinner table. They may be your friends, your teammates, or people in your study groups, but they are much more than that, too. They would not have been chosen for this position without an ability to be a counselor, and servant to others, or without extreme integrity and a commitment to upholding expectations of the college community.

Policies

Room Deposit
William Jewell requires each residential student to place a $100 room deposit. Jewell keeps this deposit as long as the student lives in college housing. The deposit serves as a guarantor and as a security deposit in case damage is incurred during a resident's stay on-campus.

Forfeiting Your Deposit
The deposit is crucial to ensure you a room in the residence halls each semester you live on-campus. Because of this, Student Affairs reserves the right to keep the deposit if not notified of a student's decision to move off-campus.  Students must inform Student Affairs of their intent to live off-campus for the next semester by the specified dates in the Student Handbook. Those dates are June 30 for the fall semester, and December 1 for spring semester. If requests are not made by these dates, the deposit will be forfeited.

Housing deposits can also be forfeited if the student incurs damage to his/her room during his/her stay in the residence halls. The student will have his/her housing deposit garnished according to the amount of damage done to his/her room. Charges up to $100 will be taken out of the student's room deposit. Any additional charges will be charged to the student's account with the college.

Graduating seniors need not request the return of their deposit. The Business Office will refund all room deposits for seniors via mail.

Rooms and Roommates
The Residence Life staff encourages all students wishing to switch rooms or roommates to think about changes of any kind before a final decision is made. There are many factors involved with changing roommates, and residence life staff are available for roommate mediations and other communication issues, which are typically at the core of problems for people living together.

Changing Rooms at the Beginning of the Semester
Student Affairs places a freeze on all roommate and room switches during the first two weeks of each semester to count students and room assignments. During this two-week freeze, every student is required to stay in the room he or she has been assigned. After the two-week period is over, switches may occur. Any student that attempts to move during the two-week freeze will be required to move back to his/her original room assignment.

What if I don't get along with my roommate?
Not everyone will get along with his or her roommate; however, we encourage residents to give living arrangements a try before a final decision to change is made. We also encourage residents to talk with their roommates if they are having problems. Try to compromise; it could make things better!  If you and your roommate decide mutually to make a change, you will need to contact your RA and RD directly. They will sit down with you and work out a change that is mutually acceptable for all those involved. Then they will have you fill out some paperwork. The change will then be final. All changes or room switches must be agreed upon by everyone involved, and must be approved by the appropriate RA, RD and the Director of Campus Life.

Staying in Residence Halls During Breaks
Student Affairs and Residence Life staff realizes that some students want to stay on campus during major holiday breaks. However, due to inadequate staffing availability during those breaks, the residence halls are closed for the following vacation times:
     • Thanksgiving Holiday
     • Christmas Holiday
     • Spring Break

What do I need to do before I leave for break?
Each resident is responsible for taking care of his or her room prior to leaving for any holiday break. The following are the important steps that Student Affairs and your residence life staff would like you to take before leaving for your vacation:
     • Sack up all trash, tie the bag, and take it to the trash room in the residence hall
     • Unplug all electrical items (except computers)
     • Turn down the AC/heating unit thermostat
     • Close and lock your windows
     • Close blinds/curtains
     • Turn off lights
     • Lock door

What if I need to stay in the hall during the break?
Very few exceptions are made for students wanting to stay in the residence halls during the holidays. Typically, the only students allowed to stay in the residence halls during any holidays are students involved in a William Jewell-related event or obligation. The following are accepted reasons for staying in the residence halls during the holidays:
     • Any class-related work that is required during the holiday. Students are required to provide professorial confirmation of the request to stay in the residence halls.
     • William Jewell athletes may be allowed to stay in the halls due to games or practices scheduled during a holiday or break.

Residence Life and Shepherd Staff

Laundry Tips

Sorting Your Laundry

• Sort by Color: Separate loads for whites, light colors, similar bright or medium colors, and dark colors.
• Sort by Soil Content: Heavily soiled clothes should be washed separately from more lightly soiled items.
• Sort by Fabric Type: Lint-giving fabrics (towels) should not be washed with lint-attracting items (corduroy, dark socks, etc.).

Pre-Treating
According to the severity of soils or stains on the garments, you may want to pre-treat, presoak or pre-wash. 

• Pre-treat: Use for a few small spots. Apply undiluted liquid laundry detergent or a paste of granular detergent. Allow product to soak into garment, and then gently rub. 
• Presoak: Use for deep-set soils, old stains, and extensive staining. Soak items in a bucket with the hottest water recommended on the garment care label and detergent for up to 30 minutes.
• Pre-wash: Use for heavily soiled garments. Run through pre-wash cycle. When the cycle is complete, launder in the hottest water recommended on the garment care label.

Selecting Water Temperatures
Selecting the right water temperature for your wash is important in keeping your clothes looking their best. 

• Hot water provides the quickest and best cleaning for sturdy white and colorfast items (socks, towels, sheets). You’ll also need hot water for heavily soiled permanent-press fabrics. 
• Warm water is best for permanent-press and synthetic fabrics (such as nylon, acrylics, and polyesters). It will reduce wrinkling and help protect the finish of the fabric better than hot water.
• Cold water offers maximum safety for non-colorfast items and minimizes wrinkling of synthetic fiber fabrics. It should be used at all times for rinsing. NOTE: Depending on the temperature of your ground water supply, your washer may deliver water that is too cold for effective cleaning on a cold setting.

Adding Laundry Products 

• Detergent: Choose a product that is right for the job. Granulars generally remove mud and clay better than liquids. Heavy-duty liquid detergents generally clean many greasy, oily food stains better than granulars. 
• How much to use: Follow package directions carefully; measure your detergent. One of the most common reasons for unsatisfactory laundering result is under use of detergent. 
• When to add detergent: Turn the machine on to fill. Measure and add your detergent. Add your clothing (add clothing before the washer has finished filing to prevent overloading). 
• Liquid fabric softeners are designed to work in the final rinse cycle. Pour the softener into the rinse water. Never pour directly on the fabric or spotting may result. Consider using an Ultra Downey Dispenser to eliminate having to catch the rinse cycle. 
• Dryer sheets are easy to use and are an effective means of controlling static cling as well as softening and freshening laundry. Place a fresh sheet on top of your laundry at the start of the drying cycle. As the load tumbles, the dryer sheet tumbles with the load distributing its static control and softening and perfume ingredients. 
• Be sure to remove the lint from the screen as excess lint can extend dry times.

Drying Procedures
Most dryers have at least two cycles: regular/heavy and permanent press.

Regular/heavy: Use for heavy and medium weight cotton items.
                         Permanent Press
                         Use for synthetic fabrics and knits.

Then choose a drying time: Damp/Less Dry
                                            Use for items with creases or pleats.
                                            Very Dry
                                            Use for towels, denims and items with thick seams.

Voting Absentee

You must request an absentee ballot from your county of permanent residence to be mailed to your college address. After you have completed your absentee ballot, you will need to have it notarized. Joyce Hon (Advancement) is a Notary Public.

Spiritual Life & Involvement
William Jewell College’s mission statement promises to “cultivate spiritual growth within a community inspired by Christian ideals and committed to open, rigorous intellectual pursuits.” Because the College is committed to spiritual values and Christian maturity, it offers students many opportunities to explore and express the Christian faith in ways unique to their own needs and individual interests.

Contact Information

Vice President for Religious Ministries and Dean of the Chapel Dr. Andy Pratt 200 Gano Chapel, 415-7557	Campus Minister Jeff Buscher 101 Gano Chapel, 415-7560
Secretary to the Chaplain Kristin Cooper 200-A Gano Chapel, 415-7556	CSM Offices 101 Gano Chapel, 415-7560