Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is at the heart of the mission and values of the University and is an expectation of all students. Maintaining academic integrity is a reflection of your character and a means to ensuring that you are achieving the outcomes of your course and that your grades accurately reflect your learning and understanding of the course material. All work you submit in your course should be yours and yours alone.

To ensure you have an accurate understanding of what is expected in your course, please refer to the Academic Honesty section of the University Catalogue. Please note that the standards outlined in that policy apply to all course types, including online courses.

Accessibility

Mount Union values disability as an important aspect of diversity and is committed to providing equitable access to learning opportunities for all students. Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is the campus office that collaborates with students who have disabilities to provide and/or arrange reasonable accommodations based upon appropriate documentation, nature of the request, and feasibility.

If you have or think you have a temporary or permanent disability and/or medical diagnosis in any area such as, physical or mental health, attention, learning, chronic health, or sensory, please contact SAS. The SAS office will confidentially discuss your needs, review your documentation, and determine your eligibility for reasonable accommodations.

Accommodations are not retroactive, and the instructor is under no obligation to provide accommodations if a student does not request an accommodation or provide documentation. Students should contact SAS to request accommodations and should discuss their accommodations with their instructor as early as possible in the semester. You may contact the SAS office by phone at (330) 823-7372; or via e-mail at studentaccessibility@mountunion.edu.

Resources for Student Success

Center for Student Success

The Center for Student Success provides numerous support services for students on campus. If you need help getting organized, developing better study techniques, preparing for internships, getting ready for your career and/or graduate school, or making choices related to your major, we can help. To make an appointment for any of these services, please stop by HPCC (across from the radio station), or reach out to Jody Bryan to make an appointment or call (330) 823-8685.

Please also be sure to keep an eye out in your email for messages from Starfish. Whether the email includes a kudo for a job well done, a concern a professor may have, or directions for improvement, these messages are meant to be helpful and point you in the right direction. If you get an email, take action – talk to your professor, advisor, or someone in the Center for Student Success to make sure you’re on a path to success.

Integrative Core Program Office

The Integrative Core Office (IC Office) is in place to work with all students. The IC Office has an open-door policy that does not require appointments for individual consultations, but if you prefer, you can schedule an in-person or virtual appointment. We can help you with FYS courses, foundations (HANS) courses, the second year WOC Portfolio, explorations courses, and IC Capstone courses. Stop in KHIC 233, call (330) 829-8229, or email icore@mountunion.edu.

DWOC Studio

The Digital, Written and Oral Communication (DWOC) Studio is located in the Mount Union Library, across from the circulation desk. Its mission is to provide a space, technologies, and peer consultations to Mount Union students who are working on writing, oral presentations, and multimedia projects. Consultants provide help with critical thinking at the beginning stages of a project and with support through the writing, speaking, and production process, and can help with essays, reports, employment and graduate school documents, public speeches, PowerPoints, Prezis, videos, audio projects, ePortfolios, and with the WOC Portfolio required of all second-year students as part of the Integrative Core. Online consultations are available to graduate and undergraduate students.

Math Lab

Located on the M level of KHIC, the Mathematics Learning Center (MLC) is in place to work with all UMU students in need of assistance in traditional math courses, as well as courses with math-related material such as accounting, chemistry, economics – anything that requires an understanding of math, formulas or theorems. The MLC has daily walk-in availability most afternoons and evenings as well as the ability to set up virtual appointments with the coordinator himself. Questions? Meet Doug Henry in KHIC 258, email mlc@mountunion.edu, or call (330) 829-6643.

Library

Located in KHIC, the Mount Union Library offers its assistance to students at any stage in the research process. In addition to providing access to a wide range of books, ebooks, and scholarly articles, the librarians also offer their expertise in finding information to help students with their research project, no matter the discipline or topic. Whether it be a quick question about finding that last elusive source for a paper, scheduling a longer consultation to go over their projects in greater depth or learn the fundamentals of researching, or anything in-between, the reference librarians are there to make students’ lives a little easier. Students also have access to Ohiolink, a statewide library system that greatly expands the amount of materials students can obtain at no cost. For questions or setting up consultations, students can drop by the Reference Desk on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by email at referencedesk@mountunion.edu, or texting or calling the reference phone at (330) 257-5742.

Counseling Services

The aim of counseling at Mount Union is to assist students in becoming socially and emotionally healthy. Counseling is a partnership between client and counselor, meant to help students find solutions and possibilities in life. In the Office of Counseling Services, state-licensed counselors help Mount Union students move toward life goals while teaching the coping skills needed for the future. Counseling staff members provide free and confidential counseling by appointment to enrolled students. Walk-in hours are also available as well as E-Therapy services for those students studying abroad and completing clinicals. Counseling services is located within Suite 200 of the Alliance Aultman Community Hospital Professional Building located at 270 East State Street. To schedule an appointment call (330) 823-2886 or email counselingservices@mountunion.edu.

Raiders Cove

Raiders Cove is a resource center focused on helping students with needs including food, hygiene items, clothes, and more. It is located in King Hall with the entrance facing the Quad. Students may contact Raider’s Cove at raiderscove@mountunion.edu.

Alcohol, Drug and Wellness Education

The Office of Alcohol, Drug and Wellness Education strives to facilitate student growth and development, encourage exploration of and balance within the social, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, physical and emotional components of wellness. Located in the student affairs area behind the Information Desk in the Hoover-Price Campus Center, all visitors are welcome. Students can contact the Office at (330) 829-6660.

Spiritual Life

At Mount Union, students may attend a variety of religious and faith-based events and activities including weekly chapel services held at the Dewald Chapel. Additionally, students have the opportunity to join various spiritually-centered student organizations. The University also has a Chaplain who is responsible for providing and supervising all aspects of spiritual life on campus. This includes leading community worship and prayer, advising and coordinating the activities of student religious groups, and leading other outreach efforts in the Alliance area. For spiritual services, the University Chaplain can be contacted at (330) 829-8717.

Health Center

The Student Health Center focuses on health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and clinical care. The main purpose of the Health Center is to provide medical care for students who have short-term illnesses and injuries. Good health contributes to the productivity and success of students and enables them to reach their academic, social, athletic, career, and personal goals in life. The University’s student health center may be reached at (330) 596-7995.

Student Rights and Grievances

Statement of Student Rights

Students have a right to equitable access for their course instruction, materials, and facility. Students also have a right to respectfully express their views and opinions in class discussions (both in-person and online), as well as in their writing and speaking assignments, without fear of ridicule or retribution. In addition, students have a right to safety and privacy during their course instruction that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type by any person. Students also have a right to fairness in grading and learning outcome assessment, as well as timely communication from the instructor.

For more information with regard to Mount Union’s non-discrimination statement, policies pertaining to acts of intolerance, harassment and sexual misconduct, procedures for filing a grievance, as well as the student code of conduct, and the University’s conduct process, and the University's civil rights equity process, you may refer to the Student Handbook. View the civil rights equity process.

Academic complaints, such as disputes over a grade, should be filed in accordance with the procedures laid out in the University Catalogue.

Technology

College coursework requires students to be responsible for keeping up with reading and assignments, checking email and D2L frequently, and staying in regular communication with instructors. Therefore, technology access will be critically important to success in your courses. To participate in learning activities and complete assignments, students will need:

• Access to a working computer that has a current operating system with updates installed and speakers or headphones to hear lecture presentations;
• Access to a video/web camera (strongly encouraged for remote learning);
• Reliable internet access and a Mount Union email account;
• A current internet browser that is compatible with D2L;
• Microsoft Word as your word processing program; and
• Reliable data storage for your work, such as a USB drive or Office365 OneDrive cloud storage.

Please contact the IT Help Desk at (330) 829-8726 or helpdesk@mountunion.edu if you need assistance with obtaining or using a device, any necessary software, or internet access at any time during this semester.