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Gamecock Orientation
2015
Student Services
Gamecock Orientation
Student Financial
Services
107 Bibb Graves Hall
256-782-5006
Jsu.edu/finaid
Scholarship Office – 105 Bibb Graves
Veterans Services – 105 Bibb Graves
Student Financial
Services
• FAFSA
–fafsa.gov
• Communication
–GEM
–MyJSU
Student Financial
Services
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Work Study
• Federal Direct Loans
–Student or Parent
Student Financial
Services
• Satisfactory Academic
Progress
–67% and minimum 2.0 GPA
• Office of Scholarships
–PACT
–Outside scholarships
• Veterans Services
Bursar’s Office
245 Bibb Graves Hall
256-782-5458
jsu.edu/bursar
Bursar’s Office
• Payments
–Online through MyJSU
–In person at the cashier window,
2nd floor Bibb Graves Hall
–By mail
• payment must be
in Bursar’s Office by the
published due date
Bursar’s Office
• Due date for Fall 2015 is August 4th
• All university charges must be paid in
full, covered by financial aid, or
students must be enrolled in the
payment plan to confirm
classes/housing
–If you receive an email, action
must be taken
Bursar’s Office
• Payment Plan
–Sign up on MyJSU
–The university automatically
processes the payment on the
scheduled installment
dates using the saved
payment method
Bursar’s Office
• Financial Aid Refunds
–Get your refunds faster with
Electronic Direct Deposit
–Create a refund profile on
MyJSU
University Housing and
Residence Life
103 Bibb Graves Hall
256-782-5122
jsu.edu/housing
University Housing and
Residence Life
• Availability
• Assignments
• Payment Deadlines
University Housing and
Residence Life
• Safety/Security
–Card scan
• Residence Life Staff
• Policies and Procedures
• Showrooms
University Housing and
Residence Life
• Fall 2015 Move-in information
–Freshmen=August 22nd
• 9am-3pm
–Soccer=August 4th
–Football=August 6th
–Volleyball=August 7th
–Band Camp=August 12th
–Panhellenic Recruitment=August
19th
Dining Services
Hopper Dining Hall
256-782-7242
dining.jsu.edu
Dining Services
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7 days a week
Meals
Flex Dollars
Meal Plans-$1,485
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Unlimited meals with $50 Flex
14 meals with $125 Flex
8 meals with $350 Flex*
Block 70 with $700 Flex
Dining Services
• Jack Hopper Dining Hall
• Gamecock Diner
• TMB Food Court
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Chik-fil-a
Baja Fresh
Grill 155 & Cocky-Q
Freshens Crepes and Smoothies
• World of Wings
• WOW Food Truck
• Jazzman’s Cafe
University Police
Department
Salls Hall
Non-Emergency 256-782-5050
Emergency 256-782-6000
jsu.edu/police
University Police
Department
• 24/7 full service police department
• APOSTC & CALEA accredited
• Emergency Notification System & Call
Boxes
• Medical emergencies
• Escort
• Reports
• Assist motorists
University Police
Department
• Parking–Vehicle, motorcycle or
bicycle
–Decal-online
–Rules
• http://www.jsu.edu/police/traffic.html
• http://www.jsu.edu/police/docs/map.pdf
University Police
Department
• Property Inventory List
– http://www.jsu.edu/police/property.html
• After hours
• Reminders
• See it, Hear it, Report it
Student Health Center
Student Health Center
256-782-5310
jsu.edu/studenthealth
Student Health Center
• Services offered to students, staff, and
faculty
• No co-pays for students
• Short term and long term treatments
• Emergencies
Student Health Center
• Offers Services such as:
–primary care, immunizations,
allergy injections, women’s
health care, laboratory
work, ADHD Treatment.
Student Health Center
• Mandatory forms
– Student Health Form
– Immunization Form
– Proof of Tuberculosis
Screening Form
• “Like” on Facebook! RMC
Student Health Center at JSU
Counseling Services
140 Daugette Hall
256-782-5475
jsu.edu/ccservices
Counseling Services
• Personal Counseling
–Mental health and substance abuse
screening
• Support Groups
–Stepping Up, SOAR, Active Minds
• Educational Groups
–New Pathways
• Counselors in office/on call
Counseling Services
• Campus Programming on topics such as
communication skills, anxiety, stress
reduction, time management, depression,
healthy relationships, campus safety, body
image, tobacco cessation & conflict
resolution
• JSU Peer Educators
Counseling Services
• Testing Services
– Residual ACT
– National ACT
– Math Placement Exam
– EPP& CLA
– CLEP
– AECTP
– MAT
– Proctored Exams
– PRAXIS
Disability Support
Services
139 Daugette Hall
256-782-8380
dss.jsu.edu
Disability Support
Services
• Reasonable accommodations for students
with documented disabilities from medical
or mental health provider
Disability Support
Services
• Individualized PostSecondary Plan (IPP) that
documents requested accommodations
• Present IPP to teachers
– first week of classes
• IEP or 504 Plan is also helpful
*No private medical information is listed on
IPP
Academic Support
Services
ACE Tutoring Center
3rd Floor TMB
256-782-8223
jsu.edu/tutoringservices
Academic Support
Services
• Free and flexible academic
support for JSU students
• Grades First
–MyJSU
–Request tutoring
appointment, grades,
progress reports, make
tutoring appointments
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Academic Support
Services
Small group tutoring
Supplemental Instruction
Math Lab
Martin Hall Lab
Academic workshops
Become a tutor or supplemental
instruction leader
Career Services
207 Merrill Hall
256-782-5482
jsu.edu/careerservices
Career Services
• Don’t wait until senior year to use career
services!
• Career Assessments
• Resume critiques
• Internships
Career Services
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Co-op
JLink
Career Fair
Companies on Campus
Honors Program
• Qualifying email
• If an honors class is full, contact the
department to request a seat
• Students must apply for the Honors
Program
• www.jsu.edu/cas/honors
Safe Zone Plus
• Network of campus employees
• Provides advocacy, guidance, and
compassion
– Students experiencing difficulties or crisis
due to their sexual orientation, gender
identity, being the victim of crime, hazing,
bullying or sexual assault.
– Recipient of discrimination due to their
mental health status, disability, race,
religion, ethnic or national origin.
– http://www.jsu.edu/studentaffairs/safe-zone/index.html
Browse Session
• This is a great time to have questions
answered by JSU experts from services such
as the campus bookstore, Student Life and
the Bursar’s Office. Students will also meet
members and officers of student
organizations such as Freshman Forum,
fraternity and sorority life and campus
ministries. There are so many ways to get
involved!
Directors
Q&A
Meeting By Major
Early Childhood/
Elementary Education/ Special
Education
Samaria Mayo
218 Ramona Wood
Secondary Education (English
Language Arts, History, Math, General
Science, Biology, Physical Education,
Music, Social Science, Foreign
Language, Family & Consumer Science
Ed, & Business Marketing)
Taba Hamissou
317 Ramona Wood
Nursing
• Registered nurse
• Graduates of this program can go on to
specialize, be a nurse practitioner or pursue
other careers in the field of health services
Andrew Shelton
355 Ayers Hall
Business
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Accounting
Finance
Economics
Management
Marketing
Santiago Hechart
12 Ayers Hall
Undecided
• Undecided students will be advised in general
courses
• Career services will present tools for deciding
your major
Alex Smith
TMB Auditorium
Communication
• Broadcasting
• Print Journalism
• Public Relations
Jason Katz
107 Ayers Hall
Music
• General Music
• Music Education
Mark Brandon
106 Mason Hall
Criminal Justice
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Corrections
Forensic Investigations
Law Enforcement
Security Administration/Loss Prevention
Shelby King
214 Ayers Hall
Health PE & Recreation / Exercise
Science & Wellness
• Physical Education
• Recreation Leadership
• Exercise Science & Wellness
T.D. Camp
149 Ayers Hall
Technology/
Pre- Engineering
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Pre-Applied Manufacturing Engineering
Applied Electronics Engineering
Industrial Leadership
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Blake Wilson
336 Ayers Hall
Pre-Law/
Political Science
• Political Science
• Methodology, American Government, Global
Studies
• Pre-Law
• Political Science is the major for students wanting
to attend law school
Christy Burns
220 Ayers Hall
Emergency Management
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Emergency Preparedness
Homeland Security
Public Safety
Disaster Response
David Myers
402 TMB
Psychology
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Human Development
Behavior Analysis
Professional Psychology
Research
Erin Ryder
253 Ayers Hall
Biology
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Cellular & Molecular Biology
Ecology/Environmental Biology
General Biology
Marine Biology
Naturalist Biology
Organismal Biology
Pre-Health Professional Biology
Caelan Goss
221 Ayers Hall
English/ History/
Foreign Arts
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English
History
Foreign Languages
French, Spanish
Katerri Krebs
322 Ayers Hall
Geography
• Physical Geography
– Climatology, biogeography, meteorology
• Human Geography
– Political, economic, regional
• Geographic Techniques
– Geographic Informational Systems, GPS, cartography
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Biochemistry
Professional Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
General Chemistry
Brent Helms
216 Ayers Hall
Art
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Ceramics
Drawing
Graphic Design
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Amy Tomlinson
101 Round House
Sociology/
Social Work
• Sociology
• Social Work
• Counseling
Allen Gilbert
13 Ayers Hall
Drama
• Performance
• Design/Technical
Katelyn Williams
218 Ayers Hall
Math/ Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
– General, Information Assurance, Web Development
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
• Computer Science
– Game Development, General, Information Assurance, Software
Design
• Electronics Technology
• Mathematics
– Applied, General, Theoretical
Tia Pendleton
223 Ayers Hall