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Faculty Office Hours
Faculty maintain irregular office hours but are available for conferences with students. Please call or email ahead to schedule an appointment with your instructor or adviser.
Academic Support
Disability Services:
EMU at Lancaster students who have disabilities are served through the Office of Academic Access
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Office of Academic Access
Phone: 540-432-4233 or 540-432-4254
EMU promotes equal educational opportunities and full participation for persons with learning, emotional, physical, and other disabilities. Students are provided access through reasonable accommodations in the academic program. According to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, “students with documented disabilities may request modifications, accommodations or auxiliary aids which will enable them to participate in and benefit from all post-secondary educational programs and activities.” This was confirmed and strengthened by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008. Faculty and staff support individual students needing reasonable accommodations in the classroom due to documented needs. The faculty and staff also foster the development and use of strategies which promote independence and personal success.
Students with disabilities should initiate contact with Office of Academic Access upon acceptance to EMU. Disclosure of a disability is voluntary. However, students need to identify their disabilities and provide appropriate documentation prior to receiving accommodations. All documentation is confidential and is kept in the Office of Academic Access. Students who wish to appeal a decision on their accommodations may use the University grievance procedures located in the President’s Office or the Student Life Office.
Students without documentation of a disability who exhibit indicators of learning or attention disorders may contact the Office of Academic Access. Referrals for professional evaluations can be made to community assessment resources, if needed.
Library Resources
Reference Desk: 540-432-4185
Circulation Desk: 540-432-4175
Toll Free number: 800-205-9996
Regular hours during the school year are posted on the Library Website. Library Hours
EMU at Lancaster maintains a limited library of resources but facilitates access to all main campus resources. For assistance with library holdings in Lancaster, contact Tandi Book at 717-397-5190.
Your EMU ID is required when checking out materials. EMU faculty, staff and students also have access to materials not owned by EMU through interlibrary loan. For more information about library holdings and policies, see the library web site.
EMS at Lancaster has signed Memos of Understanding with a number of local theological schools providing library access for our Seminary and Pastoral Studies students. Links to these local resources are provided for current students in the EMS-PA Commons Moodle course.
Evangelical Seminary – Rostad Library, Myerstown, Pa.
Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, Pa.
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa.
Lancaster Theological Seminary -Schaff Library, Lancaster, Pa.
Lutheran Theological Seminary - Krauth Memorial Library, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hartzler Library supports the academic mission of EMU by providing access to a wide variety of books, journals, videos, DVDs and electronic resources.
The library website (http://www.emu.edu/library) is your gateway to the resources available at the Hartzler Library and through the Research Databases.
Sadie, the online catalog, gives information about the Hartzler Library holdings. You may request items EMU owns through Sadie. The Research Databases link on the library website provides access to a wide variety of databases, many of which provide access to full-text journal articles. You will need to log into the EMU proxy server in order to use most of these databases off-campus. Your EMU Royals username and password will get you into the proxy server.
See APPENDIX A- Check In – Check Out Instructions
See APPENDIX B - Library Resources -Lancaster
Registrar’s Office
Lisa Sauder serves as the Lancaster Registration Coordinator and is available to assist Lancaster students with their registration needs at 717-397-5190, or registration.lancaster@emu.edu
Virginia Campus Registrar’s Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 540-432-4110
Email: registrar@emu.edu
Grades
For Graduate students and Undergraduate Gen Ed courses
Grades and unoffical transcripts can be accessed when you log in with your Royals username and password to myEMU Academics tab, Lancaster Academics page.
For Undergraduate RN-BS in Nursing students
Grade Sheet invoices will be distributed at the end of each course through EMU email
Registration
Lancaster course offerings, online registration, course textbook listings are accessed when you log in with your Royals username and password to myEMU Academics tab, Lancaster Academics page.
Transcripts
To assure confidentiality of academic records, all requests for official transcripts must be submitted by the student in writing. Requests should be made to the university registrar’s office, allowing one week for processing. There is a $5 charge for each transcript. An unofficial transcript is available through myEMU Academic tab, Lancaster Academics
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program director or coordinator of student success.
Writing & Tutoring Services:
Matthew Hummer serves as the writing coach for undergraduate programs at EMU Lancaster. Matthew is able to meet with students at Lancaster face-to-face and Zoom, which allows for flexibility. Mary Ann Zehr serves as the writing coach for graduate students and adult learners. Mary Ann is available to meet with students via Zoom, or face-to-face for main campus students. She is located within the Graduate & Professional Studies Writing Center, Library 208. Students are encouraged to utilize writing tutor services as often as possible. Writing tutor services include assistance with basic APA writing, grammar, and general feedback on writing. Online resources are also available to students within Moodle, as well as EMU’s main campus website.
Please see below for program specific writing information and requirements.
RN-BS
- Students will utilize a writing tutor during the 1st course of the RN-BSN program; however, students can continue to use the tutor’s services throughout any point during the semester.
- Helpful writing tools are included for further reference under the assigned Moodle orientation for the appropriate student cohort including:
- Introductory writing videos
- General punctuation guidelines
- Helpful resources for academic writing
- Students are encouraged to utilize main campus for English as a Second Language (ESL) related needs.
Janet Purcell is an ESL contact for Lancaster if face-to-face assistance is preferable. She accepts referrals from faculty and has a fee for service.
LOM/LOMV
- For LOM and LOMV, a writing sample is required as part of the admissions process and will be evaluated in order for a student to be granted formal admission. If a writing sample is marked as unsatisfactory, the student may be required to utilize a writing tutor or other support services. Conditional admittance may be offered with the requirement that incoming students utilize the services of a writing tutor.
- Students are not mandated to use a writing tutor, but it is deemed as a helpful resource to supplement the learning curve.
- For further assistance, there is a variety of online resources available to students, including:
General Education
Students enrolled in core/general education courses at EMU at Lancaster are welcome to utilize the tutoring services of Matthew Hummer or an undergraduate writing tutor located within the Academic Success Center on main campus. Students are encouraged to email them and identify themselves as an EMU student. Additionally, students will need to provide the name of the course in which they are enrolled. There is no additional fee for this services.
MAED
The MAED program at EMU Lancaster will utilize EMU’s main campus for all writing needs. For more information, please visit EMU Writing Program web page.