Student Services Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus

1. Student Services Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus Adjunct Faculty Orientation Saturday, August 16, 2014 Ellen Fancher-Ruiz, Dean of Students Annandale Campus

2. Dean of Students • Ellen Fancher-Ruiz, Ph.D., Dean of Students • CA 315, 703-323-3382 • Mr. Muhammad Basit, Executive Assistant • Oversees all student services units • Overloads, signs dual enrollment forms after counselors • Care Team • Dean’s reports • Handles campus disciplinary procedures, but not police matters • Mr. Steven Mosley, Coordinator of Student Integrity and Conduct

3. Student Services/Admissions • Ms. Margaret Omwenga, Campus Registrar, CA 114 • Online application assistance • Registration assistance for special exceptions • Grade changes, Incompletes, Withdrawal Forms, etc. • Transcript requests and graduation applications handled in Central Records Office. Students and faculty members may contact the CRO at asktheCRO@nvcc.edu

4. Student Support Services • Dr. Marilyn Deppe, Coordinator, CA 113: Oversees Veteran’s Office, Welcome Center, Smarter Track Implementation, Special Projects and Professional Development • Veteran’s Office • Mr. RomySarmiento • Ms. Audra Morris • Jason Hunter, VetSuccess Counselor • Veteran’s Office, CA 114, 703-323-3145

5. Financial Aid • Financial Aid Office: CA 113, Phone (703) 323-3556 VTDD (703) 323-3744, anfinaidhelp@nvcc.edu • Mr. Raphael Soberano, Campus Financial Aid Manager, rsoberano@nvcc.edu • Grants, College Work Study, Loans, Scholarships • http://www.nvcc.edu/finance/ • Ms. Joan Zanders, College Financial Aid Director • College Financial Aid Office: (703) 323-3199

6. Counseling • Ms. Jessie Zahorian, Interim Coordinator of Counseling • CA 112, 703-323-3200 • Academic Advising, undeclared students • Referrals for students needing personal counseling • College Success Skills classes • Mental health referrals and crisis intervention counseling (Access Hope) • Career and Transfer Career Center • Summer faculty advising is done in the Center for Academic Assistance, CG 224

7. Student Success • Mr. Wes Hillyard, Coordinator, CA 112, (703) 764-6010 • GPS for Success initiative • Seven advising specialists • High school outreach • Student Orientation

8. Student Life • CF 230, (703) 323-3147 • Many student organizations on campus • Social, cultural and educational events throughout the year. • Student Government Association • Mr. Tom DiCato, Program Manager • Ms. Jessica Gardner, Advisor

9. Athletics and Intramurals • Men’s Basketball • Women’s Basketball • Men’s Soccer • Men’s Lacrosse • Women’s Volleyball • Coed Ice Hockey • Contact: Mr. Brian Anweiler, Director of College-Wide Student Activities, 703-845-6206

10. International Students • NOVA Office of International Student Services, Mr. Stephen Bennett, 703-323-3423, oiss@nvcc.edu • Annandale Campus International Student Center, CA 113, 703-323-2272, Dr. Michael Tucker, Coordinator

11. Disability Services: CA Bldg, 112 • Counseling Office, CA 112 • Students may receive accommodations for documented disabilities • 703-323-3200 • Ms. Susie Ko • Ms. Vicky White • Ms. Tracy Bell

12. Career and Transfer CenterCA 105 • Career counseling, job referral • Employer visits to campus • Transfer information and assistance • Transfer workshops, fairs and visits • Transfer: 703-323-3211 • Transfer Counselor: Ms. Jennifer Nelson • Career: 703-323-3144 • Career Counselors • Mr. Marius Jones and Ms. Stephanie Allen

13. Annandale Campus Pathway Office, CA 211 • College/university transition program targeted to at-risk students • Partnership includes NOVA, George Mason and most local school districts • Ms. Kerin Hilker-Balkissoon, Director • Ms. Fran Troy, Coordinator, campus programs • 703-323-3359, pathway@nvcc.edu

14. Providing Accommodationsfor Students with Disabilities

15. WHY PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS • In Post-Secondary Education: No qualified individual with a disability, on the basis of a disability, may be • Excluded from participation in, • Denied benefits of, or • Otherwise be subjected to discrimination Under any program, services, or activity which • Is operated by a public entity (ADA) or • Which receives or benefits from federal financial assistance (504)

16. What ADA 504 & 508 does: • Provides equal access in facilities, materials, information, opportunity, and activities What ADA 504 & 508 does not do: • Guarantee success. Students are evaluated based on performance • Give students with accommodations an “unfair advantage”

17. Student Responsibilities • Provide appropriate documentation • Inform Disability Services staff of accommodation needs • Talk with professors about classroom accommodations, as needed • Inform the Disability Services staff of barriers to a successful education • Follow through with appointments • Receive new MOA each semester

18. Faculty Responsibilities • Provide accommodations or modifications listed on the Memorandum of Accommodations (MOA) • Contact the Disability Support Services with any questions on how to use the MOA or accommodate the student • Contact the DSS who issued the MOA if there are questions about a specific accommodation. There may be times where an alternative accommodation is acceptable

19. COMMON AUXILIARY AIDS/SERVICES • Interpreters • Use of a tape recorder/Echo Pen for lectures • Use of Assistive Technology • Use of a comprehensive syllabus • Examination Modifications (e.g., extended time, oral exams, testing in a quiet environment) • Preferential Seating • Use of Reader/Scribe • The college is not required to provide: • Personal assistants • Individual personal tutors/academic coaches • Personal assistive technology • The college does not and will not make accommodations that would alter the essential components and/or academic integrity of any course

20. Myths and Facts • Students get to ask for what accommodations he/she wants? No, the MOA is generated based on medical documentation, testing, and other assessment tools to determine which accommodations the student is eligible in accordance with ADA and college policies. • Faculty do not have to provide copies of PowerPoints because it is his/her intellectual property. If a student has this accommodation listed on the MOA, it must be provided if the PowerPoints were used in lecture. As an employee of the College and as educators we cannot cite intellectual property to “withhold” accommodations.

21. Myths and Facts cont. • Student states that he/she gets to turn in homework assignments late because he/she is allowed extra time. False statement. No student is given extra time for homework or projects as an accommodation. Students are only allowed extra time for in-class assignments and test/quizzes. Students are given a syllabus, therefore they know when all assignments are due. However, a case by case determination can be made by the instructor for consideration for all students (i.e. student is in an accident & provides documentation).

22. FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION • Webpage that provides resources and information on working with students with disabilities. http://www.nvcc.edu/depts/disability/ faculty.htm • Contact your campus DSS counselor • NOVA Information for students: http://www.nvcc.edu/faculty-and-staff/novacares/faq.html • To receive more information about the civil rights of students with disabilities in education institutions, you may contact us at : Customer Service Team Office for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. 20202-1100 Phone: 1-800-421-3481 TDD: 1- 877-521-2172 Email: ocr@ed.gov Web site: www.ed.gov/ocr