CENTRE COLLEGE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT HANDBOOK A GUIDE TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CENTRE EXPERIENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS Meet our new President ............................................... 3 OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION Statement of Purpose, Mission Statement, Call Alert Center, Sexual Misconduct Policy, and Haven Statement of Community, The Centre Alma Mater: for Parents ................................................................. 40 Centre Dear ................................................................. 4 A Brief History of Centre College .............................. 5 FINANCIAL INFORMATION About the Family Engagement Program Staff .............. 6 Money Matters .................................................... 41-43 About The Centre Parent Fund Student Employment ................................................ 42 and The Parents Association ........................................ 7 Financial Aid ............................................................. 43 Pointers for Parents, Guardians, and Families ......... 8-11 Payments and Billing ................................................. 43 Centre College Bookstore .......................................... 11 Things to Bring and Not Bring .................................. 12 ACADEMIC INFORMATION Miscellaneous Matters ............................................... 13 Important Academic Dates & Deadlines ................... 44 Emergency and General Contact Information ........... 14 FAQ: Academics ........................................................ 45 The Communications Office and Social Media.......... 15 The Family Educational Right to Privacy Act ....... 46-47 Student Mail ............................................................. 16 The Registrar’s Office ................................................. 48 Diversity at Centre .................................................... 17 Study Abroad ............................................................ 49 How Can the Center for Career & Professional STUDENT LIFE INFORMATION Development Help Your Student.......................... 50-51 Student Life Office .................................................... 18 How the Library Staff Can Help Your Student .......... 52 Centre Dining Services (Sodexo) ............................... 19 Recommended Reading ............................................. 53 Extracurricular Activities ........................................... 20 ITS and the College Computer Network ................... 54 Religious Life at Centre ............................................. 21 Centre Slang ......................................................... 55-56 FAQ Residence Life .............................................. 22-24 Student Health and Counseling ........................... 25-26 Supporting Your Child’s Transition to College ........... 27 Greek Life: Fraternities and Sororities ................... 28-33 Bill of Student Rights ................................................ 34 Department of Public Safety ................................ 35-39 All information in this program is subject to change as policies and procedures are reviewed and revised on an on-going basis throughout the academic year. For questions about a specific area, contact that office or the Family Engagement Program. 1 MEET OUR NEW PRESIDENT Milton C. Moreland is the 21st President of Centre College. A native of Boise, Idaho, he earned his undergraduate degree in history with honors from the University of Memphis, where his mentor, Dr. Marcus Orr, introduced him to the joy of studying ancient texts, languages, and artifacts. Moreland wrote his honors thesis on the Nag Hammadi Library, a set of early Christian texts discovered in Egypt in 1945. He continued his study of archaeology, ancient history, and religion at the Claremont Graduate University in California, where he earned his MA and Ph.D. degrees. His scholarly work appears in leading journals and focuses on Roman archaeology and religious traditions in the Mediterranean region. Moreland has also edited several books, including Between Text and Artifact: Integrating Archaeology into Biblical Studies Teaching. Prior to joining the Centre community this year, Moreland served for 6 years as the Provost and chief academic officer at Rhodes College. He first joined the Rhodes campus community in 2003 and was promot- ed to associate and full professor, serving as the R.A. Webb Professor of Religious Studies, and Chair of the Archaeology Program. During that time, Moreland directed the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies, and was the founding director of the Lynne and Henry Turley Memphis Center. Outside of the classroom, his field work with students has involved travel to sites in Jordan, Turkey, Greece, and Germany, including collaboration with the Duke University Field School in Israel. Moreland was on the senior staff of the Sepphoris Regional Archaeological Project in Galilee for over 20 years. For more visit the website at https://www.centre.edu/our-new-president/ 3 CENTRE COLLEGE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Centre College is a small, independent, and selective educational community dedicated to study in the liberal arts as a means to develop the intellectual, personal, and moral potential of its students. Centre nurtures in its students the ability to think logically and critically, to work creatively, to analyze and compare values, and to write and speak with clarity and grace. It acquaints students with the range of accomplishments of the human mind and spirit in a variety of arts and theoretical disciplines. It enables students to choose and fulfill significant responsibilities in society. In short, Centre’s highest priority is to prepare its students for lives of learning, leadership, and service. A long and rich tradition of tolerance, freedom of enquiry, and community informs all aspects of college life. Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff, aided by its broadly conceived, nonsectarian, Judeo-Christian heritage. This tradition commits Centre to a belief in the unconditional value of each human being, to an appreciation of the differences among people, and to a recognition of the close connection between responsible self-development and community well-being. STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY ALMA MATER: CENTRE DEAR We pledge continuing efforts to build and strengthen Sung for the first time by the Centre College a community enriched by our differences and founded chorus at a chapel program in 1942. The words upon our common humanity. Centre respects the right were written by Rev. Elwood L. Haines of of all members of the community to express their Christ Church Cathedral of Louisville. The mu- individuality in a manner that is consistent with the sic was composed by Professor Richard Warner, dignity and welfare of others. Centre strives to create head of the College’s music department. an environment where differences are celebrated rather than discouraged, where individuals have the Centre dear, we offer thee opportunity to exchange ideas and share in the Love profound and praises free. richness of mutual experience. By valuing the Where thy walls of ivy rise God unseals our blinded eyes. individual’s total character over any single Where thy tree-lined pathways lure characteristic, Centre will maintain its unique Friendships spring etrnal sure. community. For thy gifts we offer thee, Centre dear, our loyalty. MISSION STATEMENT We thy sons and daughters, free First adopted by the Board of Trustees in 1999 and Through the truth revealed by thee, reaffirmed in 2015, the college’s mission stems from Strong in resolution rise the broader Statement of Purpose. Centre College’s To the future’s enterprise. mission is to prepare students for lives of learning, Duty is our beacon pure, leadership and service. Honor is our standard sure. For thy gifts we offer thee, Centre dear, our loyalty. 4 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CENTRE COLLEGE Centre has remained steadfast in its mission of providing superior education in the liberal arts tradition. Currently, Centre’s enrollment is approximately 1,300 students. Centre is among the smallest coeducational colleges in the United States to have a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter and the only private institution in Kentucky to do so. Centre’s image as a small school capable of startlingly large achievements was enhanced by its 1921 football victory over Harvard University, then ranked No.1. The New York Times later called Centre’s achievement “the greatest upset in the first half of the 20th century.” In 2000, Centre became the smallest college ever to host a national election debate. Vice presidential candidates Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney held their debate in Centre’s Norton Center for the Arts, the debate was quickly dubbed the “Thrill in the ’Ville.” In 2012, Centre hosted a second vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Centre College received its charter from the Kentucky Legislature on January 21, 1819. Classes began in the Centre set another national record when it achieved a Fall of 1820 in the first building of the College, Old Centre, with a faculty of two and a student body of five. 75.4 percent participation rate for alumni contributing to the college’s annual fund, a record that remains unbroken. Centre has led the nation in the percentage of alumni who make contributions to their college over the last 25 years. Centre notable alumni include two U.S. vice presidents (John Cabell Breckinridge-Class of 1838