OleMiss Tupelo 2021-2022 STUDENT HANDBOOK THE BEST THINGS I DID AS A THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI-TUPELO STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 2021-2022 STUDENT HANDBOOK MISSISSIPPI-TUPELO 10. M ade sure I knew who my academic advisor was and when this person was available. 9. Spoke to my instructors after class. Table of Contents 8. J oined an on-campus organization in order to network professionally. UM-Tupelo Staff .......................2 Testing Information ..................12 7. Kept up with my reading and assignments for each class. UM-Tupelo Academic Advisors .........2 Vehicle Registration and Parking .....13 6. Participated in the UM-Tupelo career preparation workshops to UM-Tupelo Faculty ....................3 Emergency Closings, Class Cancellations, improve resume writing and interview skills. UM-Booneville Staff ...................3 and Safety Procedures ...............13 5. Joined a study group. Division of Outreach-Oxford Staff ......4 Graduation ..........................14 4. Met with the financial aid advisor. UM-Oxford Campus Contacts ..........4 Computers, E-mail, and Such .........14 3. Dropped a class by the withdrawal deadline. Ordering Textbooks ...................4 UM-Tupelo Student Services ..........15 2. Added a class by the deadline. Office of the Registrar .................5 Student Organizations ...............15 1. Checked my Ole Miss e-mail account daily to stay informed. Academic Advising ...................5 Career Services ......................16 Web Registration .....................5 Library Services .....................17 Dropping and Adding Classes .........5 Counseling Center ...................17 Withdrawal from the University .......6 Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance ..........................17 Grade Points and GPA ................7 Writing Center Services ..............18 Requesting Your Transcript ............7 Student Disability Services ..........18 Class Attendance .....................7 Financial Aid .........................18 UM Course Forgiveness Policy ........7 Estimated Tuition/Fees ...............21 Holds .................................7 Satisfactory Academic Progress ......21 University Academic Honors ..........8 Ole Miss Athletics Information ........22 Academic Conduct ....................8 Glossary of Terms ....................22 2021-2022 Academic Calendar ........9 UM-Tupelo Campus Information ......12 1 WELCOME THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI–TUPELO OLE MISS-TUPELO STUDENTS! 1918 Briar Ridge Road, Tupelo, MS 38804 from UM-Tupelo Director Derek Markley olemiss.edu/tupelo | [email protected] Phone: (662) 844-5622, Toll-free: 1-888-846-5622 Welcome to the University of Mississippi. We’re glad you’ve chosen Ole Miss and our faculty and staff are here to help you reach your academic Office Hours:* Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. goals. UM-Tupelo will offer you courses at convenient times, opportunities UM-Tupelo Staff to get involved with student organizations, and academic support to assure that you succeed. Kristina Austin Communications Specialist [email protected] Our students at UM-Tupelo pursue degrees in a wide range of fields. Annie Baker Secretary II [email protected] We offer degrees in business, education, social work, accounting, liberal William Beckman Distance Learning Technician [email protected] studies, criminal justice, psychology, or multi-disciplinary studies. UM-Tupelo also offers graduate degrees in education and counseling. Dawn Bradley Operations Coordinator II [email protected] Our students take courses during the day and at night, in a traditional Carrie Cannon Staff Assistant II [email protected] classroom setting or via technology, and in a regular semester format or Melanie Clement Coordinator of Academic Support Services [email protected] during intensive intersessions that allow them to complete classes in just two weeks. Our goal is to find ways to help you get the classes you need in Marty Davis Distance Learning Technician [email protected] the format that works best for you. Mary Beth Hunter Distance Learning Technician [email protected] By becoming a student at Ole Miss you’ll be joining a state flagship Deidra Jackson Interim Writing Center Director [email protected] university that Forbes Magazine has ranked as a best buy in higher Derek Markley Executive Director [email protected] education. The best thing about attending UM-Tupelo is that you will finish your degree in a setting where you’ll get to know our faculty and staff. Angela Palmer Coordinator of Student Services [email protected] The size of our campus allows us to get to know you, your goals, and how Clara Rock Financial Aid Advisor [email protected] to best help you earn a degree. I believe that our faculty and staff are our Lindsey Sanford Coordinator of Admissions [email protected] greatest asset. They’re committed to providing you with a great education and the support necessary to succeed. Chris Tollison Admissions Counselor [email protected] UM-Tupelo offers a fantastic opportunity for students and community Jon Weeks Facilities Manager [email protected] members to get to know Ole Miss without making the trip to Oxford. We’re committed to student success, providing financial aid to make your degree UM-Tupelo Academic Advisors more affordable, and bringing the resources of a world-class institution to Tupelo. Accountancy Krandale Cager [email protected] Most importantly, the faculty and staff of UM-Tupelo are committed to Business Krandale Cager [email protected] helping you reach your goals. Your personal, educational, and professional Criminal Justice and Law Studies Brian Ezell [email protected] goals are important to you. They’re important to us too and we’d like to Education Aretha Nabors [email protected] help you reach them. Just give us a call and we’ll help you learn what Ole Miss can do for you. Multi-Disciplinary Studies Melanie Clement [email protected] IMC Patricia Overstreet Miller [email protected] Welcome to Ole Miss Liberal Arts Ann Margaret Compton [email protected] Derek Markley Executive Director, University of Mississippi-Tupelo Law Studies & Social Work Brian Ezell [email protected] * Office hours may vary. Please call ahead to confirm staff availability. 2 UM-Tupelo Faculty Aleta A. Crawford Instructional Asst. Prof. of Management [email protected] Svjetlana Curcic Assoc. Prof. of Special Education [email protected] Bud Hamilton Instructional Assoc. Prof. of Management [email protected] Shari Holt Instructional Asst. Prof. of English [email protected] Jeff Johnson Lecturer in Criminal Justice [email protected] Deidra Jackson Instructor of Writing & Rhetoric [email protected] Lynn Kugele Instructional Asst. Prof. of Finance [email protected] Howard Lawrence Clinical Prof. of Accountancy [email protected] Ivonne Liebenberg Instructional Asst. Prof. of Finance [email protected] Christopher Luse Instructional Asst. Prof. of History [email protected] Jan Mays Clinical Asst. Prof. of Elem. Ed. [email protected] Alida Moore Lecturer in English [email protected] Patty Overstreet-Miller Instructional Asst. Prof. of IMC [email protected] Jamison Posey Instructional Asst. Prof. of MIS [email protected] Elizabeth M. Prewitt Clinical Asst. Prof. of Elem. Ed. [email protected] Shane Robbins Instructor in Social Work [email protected] Zach Webb Clinical Asst. Prof. of Accountancy [email protected] The University of Mississippi-Booneville Northeast Mississippi Community College UM Tupelo staff dressed 101 Cunningham Boulevard, Booneville, MS 38829 in Rebel Red on National Physical address: 105 Hargett Hall on the NEMCC campus Wear Red Day olemiss.edu/booneville | [email protected] Phone: (662) 720-7781, Fax: (662) 720-7163 The University of Mississippi-Booneville site works in cooperation with the UM-Tupelo campus to provide junior- and senior-level courses in business, elementary education, criminal justice, liberal arts, and graduate level education. Students who live and work in the northern-most parts of Northeast Mississippi can take advantage of enrolling in many of their required courses at UM-Booneville. UM-Booneville Staff Tamulia Salters Associate Director of Admissions [email protected] Kim Gray Coordinator of Student Services [email protected] George Farris Distance Learning Technician [email protected] The University of Mississippi-Tupelo and Booneville campuses are operated by the University of Mississippi Division of Outreach “Pop In” to celebrate 2021 graduates 3 Jackson Avenue Center Ordering Textbooks 1111 West Jackson Avenue, Oxford, Mississippi 38655 (662) 915-7283 | outreach.olemiss.edu The Ole Miss Bookstore, operated by Barnes & Noble, is now responsible for online sales and delivery of textbooks for the UM-Tupelo campus. For more information, please Division of Outreach-Oxford Staff contact the Ole Miss Bookstore at (662) 915-5899 or e-mail [email protected] Tony Ammeter [email protected] Order Online Associate Provost for Outreach and Continuing Education Order books online at olemissregionalcampus.bncollege.com or click on the Jo Stark [email protected] “Order Textbooks” link under “Current Student” tab of the UM-Tupelo website at Manager, Student Support Services www.olemiss.edu/tupelo You must create an account before you order your textbooks. (You will do this the first time only; please remember your user id and password for future access.) Choose “Login/Sign UM-Oxford