Advising and Advocacy
Program Directors are the primary advocate for students in their programs. EMU at Lancaster has a student services team comprised of Coordinator of Registration & UG Student Advising, Coordinator of Student Financial Services, Coordinator of IS User Services and Graduate and Undergraduate Program Assistants.
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
EMU at Lancaster students who have disabilities are served through the Office of Academic Access. Lancaster students are encouraged to contact their Program Director or the Lancaster Coordinator of Student Advising, Lisa Sauder, if they have concerns related to academic success at 717-397-5190.
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.
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 & Textbooks
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
For options and instructions to request an official transcript, go to: Ordering Your Transcript
Library Resources
Hartzler Library
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.