2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES & SERVICESAssociate Academic DeanThe Office of the Associate Academic Dean is concernedwith the academic success of students, with positivestudent-teacher-staff interactions in academic matters andthe organization and supervision of students with specialneeds. The Associate Academic Dean implements theInstitutional Policy on the Evaluation of Student Achievement(IPESA) and coordinates the Plan for Success, whichincludes the Learning Centre and related resources. TheAssociate Academic Dean is also responsible for relationswith parents. The Associate Academic Dean is availableto students on a regular basis. During the term, thoseneeding to discuss extraordinary circumstances orproblems affecting their academic performance can makean appointment for this purpose.The Associate Academic Dean also arranges to meet withstudents who are in academic difficulty in order to assesstheir situation. The Associate Academic Dean mayrecommend resources from the Learning Resources Centreand/or a period of probation, which includes assistanceand monitoring that will benefit the student.When teachers report cheating or plagiarism, theAssociate Academic Dean will mediate or adjudicate, asappropriate. Please refer to the Institutional Policy on theEvaluation of Student Achievement for further details atmarianopolis.edu/IPESAAcademic AdvisingThe Academic Advisors are available to students, in grouppresentations and by appointment or by drop in forindividual sessions, throughout the academic year. Theyare responsible for carrying out the following academicpolicies and procedures:• Program consultation, change and follow-up;• Course changes and Course withdrawal;• College withdrawal;• Summer School;• University consultationThe Academic Advisors assist students in planning theirprogram of studies according to their individual needs,diploma requirements and university prerequisites. Giventhe complexity and variety of College programs, it isrecommended that students attend information sessionsand meet individually with an advisor to discuss and plantheir courses in an informed way. The Academic Advisorsalso help students with long-term planning includingchoice of university program, access to scholarships, andthe university application process itself.The advisors maintain an active liaison with universitiesand coordinate visits by university representatives fromQuebec and Ontario as well as other Canadian provincesand the United States. The advisors provide universitybrochures and other literature helpful to the students inmaking their choices.Pedagogical ServicesPedagogical Services is one of the busiest areas of theCollege and one with which students should be familiar.The following are some of the matters that are overseen bythis office:• Admissions• Registration- confirmation forms- course offering- appointments (regular,proxy, late)• Student Schedules• Academic Requests- transcripts- final grade appeals- diplomas• Personal InformationChanges• Graduation• Student RecordsInformation Technology Services (ITS)The mission of the Information Technology ServicesDepartment (ITS) is to provide computing facilities,resources and support of teaching and learning atMarianopolis College. ITS manages the College’s computerlabs, web, printers and network services, as well as thewidely used Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT).The I WING houses two computer labs in rooms I-412and I-414. One of these labs is a 36-seat Mac lab whichhas specialized software for music and studio art. Thecollege network provides the latest software resources,numerous computer-assisted learning programs andinternet access in all labs. There are two high-speed blackand white laser printers, plus one high-speed colour laserprinter.The A WING houses two other computer labs in roomsA-366 and A-357. One lab has 35 computers and supportsspecialized software for the teaching and learning ofmodern languages and the second lab has 30 computers.Each lab has access to 2 high-speed printers – black andwhite and colour. Students may use any of the labs forindividual work as long as it is free. Students also haveaccess to printing stations throughout the college.16