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Register
Today for Spring 1 and 2 Term
THANKSGIVING
HISTORY
As
President, on October 3, 1789, George
Washington made the following proclamation and created the first
Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with this
tradition. November had five Thursdays that year, and Roosevelt declared
the fourth Thursday as Thanksgiving rather than the fifth one. In 1940,
in which November had four Thursdays, he declared the third one as
Thanksgiving. Although many popular histories state otherwise, he made
clear that his plan was to establish it on the next-to-last Thursday in
the month instead of the last one.
The U.S. Congress in 1941 split the
difference and passed a bill requiring that Thanksgiving be observed
annually on the fourth Thursday of November, which was sometimes the last
Thursday and sometimes (less frequently) the next to last.
* Webster University,
Shaw AFB *
* office will be closed *
* November 27-28, 2008 for *
*
THANKSGIVING BREAK *
We Will Reopen December 1, 2008 @ 8:00
a.m.
WELCOME TO: Shentilla R.
Ballard our new Representative
Spring 1 and 2 2009 Registrations: are
now open. You can register yourself on-line or come by the office and
we'll assist you.
Financial Aid Forms: The new Financial Aid Forms are on the Webster Web site for
the 2008-2009 school year. Make sure you complete your FAFSA as well as
the Webster forms. Webster
School Code: 002521
FAFSA web site
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. You can download
the Webster form from the home page and click on the Financial Aid link http://admissions.webster.edu/admissions/finaid/apply.asp
Make sure you are choosing a lender form to
download from the 2008-2009 listed lenders. (This is also the Webster
site for downloading Other Financial Aid Forms you might be required to
complete.) You can bring the Webster Form(s) to the office and we will
fax it to main campus for you.
Beginning June 1, 2008, the Replacement Card
Fee for a Higher One card will be $21 (This represents the charge from
Higher One for this service.) Please contact our campus for further
information.
Passport Skills
Video: The office
has just received the new version of the latest resources and services CD
offered by the Webster Library. You are welcome to stop by the office to
watch or sign out the CD. You can also download the information from the
library at http://library.webster.edu/vidseries/vidseriesindex.html.
Registration Dates: Spring 1 & 2 of 2009 - will begin October 27, 2008 .
Tuition Rates. Click here for the 2008 - 2009tuition rates.
Registration - Students register themselves online. You will
need to make sure that you retain the Welcome Letter from main campus
that has your Student ID and your Password.
If you have forgotten or misplaced your password you can get another by
going to www.webster.edu/academics/registration.shtml.
Scroll down below the box for Student Logon and you will
see a Reset Password box. Main campus will mail you
another password. Registration on-line is a first come first serve basis.
Once the class is full you may not be allowed in the class. If you
discover there is a hold on your record you, such as no transcript on
file, financial holds, or any other holds that keeps you from
registering. These must be resolved by you.
Petition to Graduate and
Graduation Fee You should
submit your Petition to Graduate and Course Evaluation at the start of
your last term. Academic Affairs worked with our Enrollment Management
and Business Office to automate and change the billing of graduation
fees. A one time "graduation candidacy" fee ($50) will be
placed on your student account automatically as you approach your last
term. This replaces the former graduation fees that were collected or
charged when the petition to graduate was processed.
Course Attendance: The Webster University Graduate Studies Catalog
page 27 states the following policy on course attendance:“The
University reserves the right to drop students who do not attend class the
first week of the term/semester. Students are expected to attend all
class sessions of every course. In the case of unavoidable absence, the
student must contact the instructor. The student is subject to
appropriate academic penalty for incomplete or unacceptable makeup work,
or for excessive or unexcused absences. Generally, a student who misses
more than one four hour course period (per course) without a documented
military or medical excuse and advanced permission from the instructor
should be withdrawn from the class." Instructors are required to
take attendance the first day of class. Any student not in attendance may
be dropped unless the instructor was previously contacted. Readmission to
the class will be evaluated on an individual basis. Instructors are
advised to contact the Shaw AFB office when a student misses more than
one four hour course period as this may result in the office
administratively withdrawing the student. The student will still be
required to pay some if not all the tuition.
Building Rules: Students can obtain a copy of all
current building rules from our office or you can click here to print a copy.
Policy Changes Affecting Students at Extended
Campuses Some of the
policies and procedures affecting students at extended campuses have been
modified. These changes were approved by the Administrative Council last
spring. These policies can be found at:
http://www.webster.edu/studlife/handbook/extended.html
The following policies were modified:
" Administrative Withdrawal for Non-Academic Reasons (formerly the
Mental and Physical Health Emergency Policy) " Grievance Policy and
Procedure (major changes) " Student Code of Conduct and Judicial
Procedures (minor changes) " Policy Statement on Children and Guests
(new) " Sexual Offenses
(minor changes)
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, 20 USC 1092(F)
of 1990, Webster University prepares and
distributes its Annual Campus Security Report. This report includes
statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that
occurred on campus; in certain off-campus building or property owned or
controlled by Webster University; and on public property within, or
immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also
includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as
policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting
of crimes, sexual assault and other matters. The full text of this report
can be found on the Webster University Department of Public Safety web
site at www.webster.edu/admin/pubsafety/.
You will also be able to connect to the Public Safety web site via the Webster University home page at www.webster.edu. This report is
available in hard copy upon request at the Webster Office on Shaw AFB SC
campus. The report is released by October 1st of each year.
Webster University
is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the
North Central Association, 312-263-0456, www.ncahlc.org. The
accreditation, which was awarded in 1925, includes undergraduate and
graduate levels at all locations where the University offers programs.
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