Student Handbook: Letter from the Vice President of Student Life

Dear Marywood Students:

Welcome!

On behalf of the faculty, administration and staff, it's a pleasure to greet you as the 2011-2012 Academic Year begins. Please read this edition of the Calendar/Student Handbook with particular attention to the varied learning and leadership development opportunities available across campus. As you goals and plans are refined for the year, further developing your many talents, skills and interests by assuming responsibility for some aspect of life outside of the class should be a priority.  When you are engaged and involved in University life, your learning will be enhanced and the quality of student life improved as you become better prepared for your career and roles of service and leadership in your future communities. A commitment now to participate actively in a few of the array of clubs and organizations, athletic teams, departmental organizations and honor societies, performance and publication groups and the like detailed in the following pages should lead to an even higher quality total learning experience.

The expectations shared by all members of this community are stated clearly in The Calendar/Student Handbook.  The policies and regulations should be read carefully.  All students -- undergraduate and graduate, full and part-time -- are expected to know, understand and follow these guidelines.  They have been developed collaboratively to assure that all behavior influences the community possitively and enables students, faculty and staff to achieve their individual goals.

Information about current cultural, social, athletic and other programs of interest on and off-campus is updated regularly.  MU2DO also is a good source to check regularly for campus activities as well as those in the city and across the region.

Best wishes for a challenging year of Learning and Leading On!

Sincerely,

Raymond P. Heath, Ph. D.
Vice President for Student Life