HEADLINERS
More than 600 parents, grandparents and siblings visited campus earlier this month. We were so pleased to meet many of you and trust that your time here was well worth the trip! A special thank you to our Parents Council for working hard to make our weekend a success. If you have feedback or suggestions for future Family Weekends, don't hesitate to send them to parents.program@wheaton.edu.
Be sure to mark your calendars for next year's Family Weekend, November 7-8, 2008.
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Recognize Your Graduating Senior with a Parent Tribute
The Wheaton College yearbook, the Tower, would like to offer you the chance to honor your graduating senior in our Parent Tributes section of the yearbook. Inserts start at $100 and include any pictures or graphics you submit as well as words of encouragement for your graduating senior.
The deadline for Senior Tributes is approaching quickly! Submit your requests for a full, half, or a quarter page before November 30 to receive a $25 discount off of the purchase price.
All requests must be submitted by January 15, 2008 to be included in the 2007-2008 yearbook.
In addition, this year we are giving parents the chance to purchase personalization on the front cover of the yearbook for just $5!
Click here for details, pricing and an order form. Please contact us at wheatontower.advertising@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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Helping Your Student Prepare for Life After Wheaton
During Family Weekend, Career Services Director Ita Fischer offered a workshop and Q&A session on how parents can encourage their students to start thinking of their future, and how to help them discern their calling. If you would like to see an overview of the presentation, click here.
Questions? Contact Ita Fischer, Director of Career Services: ita.fischer@wheaton.edu
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TAKE
NOTE
Financial
Aid
The Financial Aid office is working to resolve financial aid disbursement problems. Often, the lack of disbursement occurs when the loan’s promissory note has not been signed. Information on this process has been sent to your student. Be sure your student has signed the loan note on line according to the instructions. In other cases there are some other forms still incomplete, causing a delay in the disbursement of funds. Your son or daughter can log on to BannerWeb to see what forms are incomplete. As a reminder, students will not be able to register for spring term until their fall term bill is paid. If there are questions, our Financial Aid counselors are available to be of help.
Students with loans, for which the disbursement requirements have not been met by mid-November, will have their loan removed from their award package, assuming that they no longer want to accept it. If, at a later time, they find they need the money, they can talk with their Financial Aid counselor to request the funds again.
In order for funds to disburse in January for spring term, students need to be registered for the number of hours upon which their aid is based. If they indicted they would be full time with at least 12 hours but registered for less than that, their financial aid will not disburse into their student account, and their Stafford loan money for spring term must be returned to the lender. If additional hours are added later, the loan funds will have to be requested again, thus causing a delay in payment of the spring term bill.
Students receiving the Illinois State MAP grant can receive funds based on the exact number of hours for which they are registered, from 3 to 15 hours. Students registered for more than 15 hours automatically receive the full amount for which they are eligible. If your student was awarded a MAP grant for spring term and plans to be enrolled in less than 15 hours, please contact our office (630/752-5021) so we can claim the MAP funds accordingly.
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Housing Notes
Christmas Break Housing: Students who need to be on campus for any part of Christmas Break must submit a request to housing@wheaton.edu by Fri, Nov 30. Please remind your student of this deadline, as no requests will be accepted after the November 30 deadline. Requests should include student ID#, current housing & reason for requesting to stay.
Housing cancellations are due by Dec 10. Cancellations made after this date will result in a $250 fine.
Meal Plan change requests are due by Fri, Nov 30 in order for spring semester bills to be accurate. Students should submit a Meal Plan change/cancellation card to the Housing Office or may complete their request online at http://intra/reslife/mealplan.htm.
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Wheaton Associates - Thank You!
Our very sincere “thank you” to the nearly 1,800 Wheaton Associate households who faithfully commit each year to pray for Wheaton College, to give an annual gift of $1,000 or more to the Wheaton Fund, to promote the mission of Wheaton College in their community, and to encourage others to support Wheaton in similar ways. Last year Wheaton Associates contributed more than 70% of the $4.6m unrestricted gift income.
Recently in the President’s Memorandum publication to Wheaton Associates, Dr. Litfin, in praise of Wheaton’s faculty stated, “Thanks to the generous support of Wheaton Associates, the men and women to whom we entrust the hearts and minds of our students are among the most gifted Christian scholar/teachers today’s world has to offer.” That is the essential role of the Wheaton Fund –helping to provide an affordable and outstanding education at Wheaton College. Your gift to the Wheaton Fund may be an annual gift, but it has daily impact.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Wheaton Associates program, please contact the Assistant Director of Wheaton Associates, Derek Buikema, at 630-752-5162. We also invite you to request a recent copy of the Dr. Litfin’s quarterly newsletter to Associates, the Presidents Memorandum.
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Wheaton College Bookstore
Final Exams are coming! "Send a Smile" to your Student!
Go to www.wheatonbooks.com – Select Gifts & then Care Packages
Birthday, Congrats, Get Well or Happy Face Balloon Bouquets paired with a gift certificate for $10 or $20; or we will charge a gift certificate towards a bag of $15 worth of munchies to cheer your favorite student. These goodies and a note from you (as per your order instructions) will be cheerfully assembled. Tax is included in the price. There is a $5.00 fee for delivery to all campus housing.
Please provide accurate housing and phone contact information for the student. We require a minimum of 24 hours notice for delivery.
ThunderBucks PLUS Give your student more options! ThunderBucks plus can now be used at our Convenience Store in lower Beamer Center. We carry over-the-counter meds for the cold season, hot chocolate, mittens & knit hats, and dorm decorations! It is a great on-campus spot to grab a healthy snack, encourage someone with a Dayspring card, or grab a cake mix and a game to put together a little party!
You can purchase additional ThunderBuck PLUS dollars at www.wheatonbooks.com – (click on Student Life). Please allow one business day to get the card loaded.
ThunderBucks PLUS $$’s roll over every semester until your student graduates and can also be used for meals in the Dining Hall at reduced prices, food at the Stupe Café and Grill, “Fun On The Run” Catering services, and snacks at concessions stands at sporting events.
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GET
CONNECTED
Listen Online
This month, the WETN website will stream LIVE audio and video of 14 events from Wheaton College, including Conservatory concerts and Wheaton football and basketball. You can also hear audio on demand of Chapel messages from November as well as previous months.
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Parents in Prayer
If you receive the e-mail notification alert for e-Partnerships,
then you will also receive our Parents in
Prayer list. Parents in Prayer,
a program initiated and supported by the Parents Council,
provides an opportunity for parents to pray more specifically
for the needs of the College. The next issue will be sent on in January.
If
we do not have your e-mail address on file please consider
e-mailing it to us. Along with receiving links to e-Partnerships and Parents
in Prayer, your address will be
added to our emergency distribution list.
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The Artist Series
The Artist Series at Wheaton College 2007-08 season will include performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo (grammy-award winning group known for their work on Disney's The Lion King and Paul Simon's Graceland album), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, violinist, and the State Symphony of Mexico - just to name a few.
Tickets are still available! Call 630.752.5010 or visit www.ArtistSeries.org for more information.
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