HEADLINERS
Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or sibling, Wheaton College welcomes you to visit your student on campus during Family Weekend. Click here for an online schedule, and watch your mail for a brochure with schedule information and an opportunity to register for the festivities. If you have questions or need assistance as you prepare for Family Weekend, don't hesitate to call the Parent Relations office at 630.752.5712 or e-mail parents.program@wheaton.edu.
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2007-08 Parent Publications Available
An updated version of the Wheaton College Parents Handbook is now available online (click here to download). Contact the Parent Relations office if you would prefer to have a copy sent to you by postal mail (new families received a hard copy in early August). We also have additional Parent Relations calendar magnets available. Call us at 630.752.5712 or e-mail parents.program@wheaton.edu
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New Safety Measures Coming this Fall
Later this fall, the Physical Plant will begin installing new digital clocks in every classroom, department office, dorm public area, academic public area and auxiliary building on campus. The clocks double as a message board during an emergency, allowing our public safety officials to flash warnings and updates in real time. Connected to the marquee boards will be speakers, which can play tones, bells, horns, chimes and pre-recorded audio messages during an emergency. This system is designed to work in tandem with our RedAlert paging system, which notifies students and staff of an emergency via cell phone or land line. Please encourage your student to voluntarily participate in the RedAlert program by contacting Public Safety.
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TAKE
NOTE
Financial
Aid
Your son or daughter can access BannerWeb by using his or her PIN number. If an adjustment is made to a financial award, students are notified of the change by e-mail. The e-mail message instructs your student to log on to BannerWeb.
Students who have been awarded Federal Work-Study money have until October 1 to find a federal work-study job. If the student has not secured a work-study position by October 1, the federal work-study funds will be removed from their award and reallocated to other students. If your son or daughter is still looking for a work-study position, encourage him or her to stop by the work-study job board located outside of the Career Services Office. Beyond work-study, students can still find other jobs that are paid through regular college payroll or off campus positions through the Career Development Office.
Stafford Loan funds will not be disbursed for students who have not signed their Master Promissory Note with their lender. Students should check with their lender to confirm whether or not they have signed their note. Parents can still apply for a PLUS loan to help with fall and/or spring costs.
As of September 30 late charges will accrue on accounts where there is a balance due, including those where aid has not been disbursed.
As a reminder, all correspondence with students is to their Wheaton College e-mail address. It is therefore important they check their e-mail at least weekly.
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Student Health Services
DEADLINE REMINDER: The final deadline for the health insurance waiver submission is September 14, 2007.
No waivers will be accepted after that date. To waive the student health insurance please go to www.wheaton.edu/healthsvcs. If there are any questions, please contact Karen Mulder at 630-752-5573 or karen.k.mulder @wheaton.edu.
Student Health Services (SHS) is located at the Wyngarden Health Center, located on campus in the “Quad." SHS is available to all students enrolled in classes at Wheaton College, regardless of insurance. Walk-in visits to see a nurse are free of charge. A nurse must be seen before seeing a Medical Provider. There are five Medical Providers available for appointments for a fee of $20.00. Students may also make an appointment to see a licensed, registered dietician. Massage therapy for low cost is available for female students.
SHS hours are Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nurses are on call all other hours and can be reached for an emergency by dialing Public Safety.
SHS offers a variety of low cost services:
- Laboratory services
- Immunizations
- Prescription medications (after seeing a Medical Provider)
- Allergy immunotherapy (after seeing an allergist)
- Wart Removal
- Loan of medical equipment
- Rapid strep, mono and influenza testing
- Self help table free of charge
- Sport and work physicals
- Travel clinic consultations
- Medical shuttle (Monday-Friday 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
The SHS offers Menactra (meningococcal vaccine) for prevention of meningitis for a reasonable cost. For more information about this vaccination and others please browse www.cdc.gov.
If you have questions, please call 630.752.5072 or e-mail at: HealthSvcs@wheaton.edu
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Housing
Congratulations for surviving the process of moving your student to Wheaton College. You may already be thinking about the next time your student will be able to come home for a visit! When making travel plans for your student's arrival and departure from Wheaton, please consult the Housing calendar for a list of dates and times campus housing opens and closes.
If you have questions or concerns about the housing calendar, please contact Paul Chelsen, Director of Residence Life and Housing at 630.752.5029 or paul.o.chelsen@wheaton.edu.
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Wheaton College Bookstore
We have welcomed and provided textbooks for many of your students and it has been a delight to meet them! We will be offering our EasyBooks Service again in December/January for the Spring Semester; we will keep you posted on the specific timing. Here are some additional ways we look forward to serving you and your students:
- ThunderBucks PLUS – can now be used at our C-store in lower Beamer Center. We carry shampoo, toothpaste, class supplies, dorm supplies, milk, brownie mixes, cereal & MANY more items. It is a great on-campus spot to pick up a quick snack, project supplies, a devotional & journal, or cards to wish someone a Happy Birthday! Student ID cards can be loaded with ThunderBucks PLUS dollars on our website – www.wheatonbooks.com – please allow one business day to process. ThunderBucks PLUS $$’s roll over every semester until your student graduates & can also be used for meals in Anderson Commons at reduced prices, food at the Stupe Café and Grill, “Fun On The Run” Catering services, and snacks at concession stands at sporting events.
- Apple Computers – Our Apple representative, Adam Caciano, will be available at the C-store one evening a week for questions on MacBooks, Ipods, software. Encourage your student to meet with him on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m.
- BuyBack – We buy back textbooks every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. - noon, with extended hours during finals week. Each year during finals week in December, we return over $100,000 to the students through our BuyBack program. We pay 50% of the NEW price of the book (even if bought used) for books that will be used the next semester at Wheaton. All other books are purchased for a wholesaler, still giving your student cash back.
Did you know that we are owned and operated by the College, our staff is employed by the College, and that we employ 15-20 students each year? Also, as a campus department all revenue from the Bookstore returns to the College fund. When you make your purchases at the Bookstore you know what you are supporting – in today’s retail atmosphere that is not always clear. We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to serving you and your students.
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GET
CONNECTED
Listen Online
Remember that as the new year at Wheaton kicks off, you can hear and see many Wheaton College events over the Internet. Visit the WETN website for live broadcasts of Wheaton College sports, concerts, lectures, and debates. The WETN website also offers a rich archive of recorded Wheaton College events and interviews, including the chapel messages your son or daughter hears each week.
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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 in October.
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 and Subscriptions are available with great rates for students! Call 630.752.5010 or visit www.ArtistSeries.org for more information.
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The Wheaton Football Team's only loss in its 1904 season was to the School of the Art Institute. In these early years of football--looked disparagingly upon by President Charles Blanchard--student athletes often made their own uniforms and played without a coach and were overseen by volunteer referees (with or without a rule book). For many years President Blanchard put football in the same category with gambling and hard liquor.
Visit our new athletics website to learn more about Wheaton Thunder sports.
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