Student Life

STUDENT LIFE MISSION AND VISION

STUDENT LIFE MISSION STATEMENT: The Division of Student Life is comprised of the following areas: Campus Safety, Counseling, Dining Services, Diversity Initiatives, Fraternity and Sorority Life, New Student Orientation, Residential Life, Recreation and Wellness, Spiritual Life, and Student Activities and Intramural Sports. The Division of Student Life is committed to educating and empowering students of promise to build a welcoming and inclusive campus community.

We firmly believe that students play an integral role in the development of an engaging and dynamic educational community; this is the key to its longevity and success. Working with students in a co-curricular manner is our profession and our passion.

STUDENT LIFE VISION STATEMENT: The vision of Culver-Stockton College Student Life is to be known as a premier educational division engaging students of promise to be leaders of positive change.

CAMPUS SAFETY

The mission of the C-SC Campus Safety Department is to assist all members of the community in the safe and secure pursuit of a superb education by providing an environment that promotes individual responsibility and protects human rights. Staffed by a director with more than 10 years in law enforcement and four full-time safety officers, the C-SC Campus Safety Department covers our campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year. Each residence hall is locked at all times with only its residents having keys to the exterior doors. Maintaining a safe campus community requires the cooperation of all community members, which includes not propping doors, reporting suspicious persons or unsafe items, adhering to College policies, and openly communicating with Campus Safety staff. The Safety Office is located in the Gladys Crown Center. The Campus Safety phone number, 217-440-6394, diverts to the staff cell phone when the officers are patrolling the campus.

COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES

The College recognizes that a student’s emotional well-being has a profound impact on his/her ability to perform academically, adjust socially, and attain a high level of personal satisfaction in life. Students face many challenges that affect their ability to function optimally, including those related to adjustment to college, homesickness, study skills, time management, roommate conflicts, motivation, depression/thoughts of suicide, family, anxiety, alcohol or other drugs, eating disorders, relationships, and self-esteem. Students are also learning coping skills that are still being developed with life experience. Students desiring confidential assistance with these or related problems should contact the Director of Counseling and Wellness Services in Crown Center 205 or at 573-288-6441.

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE

The mission of Culver-Stockton College Fraternity and Sorority Life is to provide an active community that is dedicated to integrity, academic excellence, leadership development, character development, and service to our campus and community. Culver-Stockton College has three national sororities and six national fraternities, all with specific residence halls/houses located on campus. Involvement in Greek life is proven to enhancement of academic success, connection within the collegiate community, and persistence to graduation. Our Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life works in conjunction with the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) to provide oversight for the Greek community. In addition, the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life, a resident assistant, a faculty advisor, and an alumni advisor supervise each Greek house.

Sororities Chi Omega (Cason Hall) Sigma Kappa (Clough Hall) Sigma Sigma Sigma (Turley Hall)

Fraternities Alpha Phi Alpha (McDonald Hall) Alpha Tau Omega (Helsabeck Hall) Delta Upsilon (McDonald Hall) Kappa Alpha Psi (McDonald Hall) Lambda Chi Alpha (Gerlach Hall) Tau Kappa Epsilon (Zenge Hall)

C-SC ATHLETIC BANDS

“Thrill on the Hill” Marching Band and Pep Band, Ryan Christian ’03, Director

The mission of the C-SC athletic bands are to provide opportunities for students of all majors that want to play an instrument, build friendships and make memories through music that will bring our vision of creating an unforgettable college marching band and pep band experience to our campus! The athletic bands consist of a marching band in the fall and pep band in the spring that have performance opportunities at home football and basketball games along with various performances throughout the campus and community. Rehearsals are Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. Information can be found in the Campus Life section of the website.

IMMUNIZATIONS

All students must confirm immunity to measles, German measles, mumps, tetanus/diphtheria, meningitis, and tuberculosis screening. To meet the requirement, each student must have two doses of the MMR vaccine and a tetanus/diphtheria booster within the past 10 years. Meningitis A must be after the age of 16. Questions related to this immunization policy should be directed to the Counseling and Wellness Office (Crown Center 205). Students that do not have the vaccinations required will be given two weeks to get the vaccinations or will need to move out until the vaccinations are completed. In all cases, Residence Life will work with any student that communicates with the office.

The College recommends that all new students consider vaccination for hepatitis B. If a TB screening is positive, the student’s physician will recommend a treatment or screening protocol. Students and their families should consult with their family physician about these matters. All immunizations will be recorded with Med+Proctor, and the company will notify the Dean’s Office when verification is complete. Students will scan/upload their immunization forms to Med+Proctor, not directly to the College.

If a student has a medical or religious reason for not wanting to be vaccinated for any of the abovementioned, he/she needs to provide that information in writing for consideration for exemption to the Dean of Student Life, Angie Royal.

TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING POLICY Culver-Stockton College requires all new international students to get a tuberculosis (TB) skin test upon arrival, regardless of their responses on the TB screening questionnaire that all new students must answer. A negative TB skin test will require no further action. A positive TB test will require a minimum of an additional blood test, plus possible further action and treatment, according to a physician. All TB tests and treatment are at the student’s expense. Any student who has been out of the country within the past six months or has worked in a medical facility must also get a TB test prior to coming to campus.

HEALTH SERVICES

Both Hannibal Regional Hospital and Quincy Medical Group have clinics and physicians located in Canton. Blessing Health Services provides a walk-in clinic inside of the County Market grocery store (also in Canton) between 8am-8pm. Students are financially responsible for any health/medical services provided to them while enrolled as a student at Culver-Stockton College. The College strongly encourages students to have appropriate health/medical insurance coverage to meet their particular health/medical needs. Students are welcome to acquire health/medical insurance coverage through any provider of their choice. Students may contact the Counseling and Wellness Services Office to obtain other information about community medical services.