Fall 2009
 
 
Welcome to the flavored version of the Summer Sizzler.
While your current focus may be on jet skiing, sand and sun, rock climbing, or even eating ice cream, the fall semester is just around the corner.
Take a look at what's new for Fall 2009.
 
A Flavorful Fall
  Welcome Week
  Registration
  Residence Life
  Campus Life
  Financial
  Commuters
  New Students
  For Parents



Need a place to STAY?

Renovated in 2002 by Associated Ladies for Milligan, the Taylor/Phillips House serves as a hospitality and reception house. (Click here for more info)

Family Weekend
Family Weekend is an opportunity for parents and siblings to see what college life is like, as well as to tour and explore the Tri-Cities area. On-campus events are planned throughout the weekend, but families are encouraged to do some sightseeing in the local area, as well. Family Weekend is February 12-14. (Click here for more info)
Homecoming 2009: October 23& 24

There's nothing like a weekend at Milligan to reconnect with old friends and to recapture the carefree enthusiasm of your college years. Homecoming is for everyone — alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends. Join us for a weekend that celebrates the people, events and places that make this community special.
(Click here for more info)

Hugs from Home

Associated Ladies for Milligan (ALM) is proud to offer to parents of incoming freshmen students the opportunity to purchase Hugs from Home gift packages. These creatively-themed gifts will be made and delivered to your student at his or her dorm four times a year. (Click here for more info)

 






Welcome! Welcome Back!

Everyone at the college is eagerly anticipating your arrival! Professors are simultaneously preparing syllabi and pulling out their hiking boots. Dorm councils are planning nights of fun and friendship. Coaches are putting together training schedules, shining up the fieldhouse floors and making sure the fields are smooth and green.

Fall is an exciting time at Milligan. Welcome Week activities are planned for first-year and transfer, traditional and non-traditional students.
(Click here for Welcome Week schedule)
When to arrive...

NEW residence hall students are expected to arrive Saturday, August 15, between 8 a.m. and 12 noon. The Student Orientation Staff will be on duty to “lend you a hand” moving into your room during these hours. Residence Life Staff will be on hand to register students for the Residence Halls and check out keys. Everyone should stop at the Welcome Center in the McMahan Student Center to receive important information, orientation packets, instructions, etc. We will have refreshing beverages located around the campus during the day on Saturday to prevent dehydration from exertion and humidity. Take advantage of these beverages. (New students should not arrive earlier than August 15.)

Returning students will check in Sunday, August 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. Students who arrive prior to their designated time will have a daily charge of $20 added to their student account. Additionally, any early arrival must be pre-approved by Residence Life (423.461.8735). Returning students who arrive earlier than this will NOT be permitted to stay in the residence halls unless they are involved in a school-related activity that requires them to arrive earlier and they have been approved by Residence Life. If the early arrival has not been pre-approved, students will not be allowed access to the halls. We want to encourage students and their families to make their plans around the approved arrival dates. The first board plan meal for students NOT involved with orientation will be dinner on August 18. Bring your student ID card.
 

What's HAPPENING for Summer 2009
  • New training room in fieldhouse
  • Renovated Wilson auditorium into a computer classroom with 40 laptops
  • Enlarged the media computer lab in Paxson Communications Center
  • New press box for softball
  • Improvement of visitor dugout for baseball
  • Improved Pardee lawn
  • Installed 6 new benches on campus grounds
  • Webb lobby –painted and new furniture ordered
  • Leveled and seeded area behind MSA for student activities
  • Work started on Wellness Center
  • Several new HVAC units in MSA and Hart

Click here for pictures of the HAPPENINGS for Summer 2009.

Music Auditions

To audition for Concert Choir and/or Women's Chorale, sign up for a time in Lower Seeger, front lobby. Auditions are Tuesday, August 18, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in Mrs. Elliot's studio (Seeger Chapel, Room 401).

Music Theory Placement test: Tuesday, 8/18 9:30-10:30 a.m.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Kellie Brown (orchestra and strings) 423.461.8978 or kbrown@milligan.edu
Mr. Rick Simerly (jazz and band) 423.461.8939 or rsimerly@milligan.edu
Dr. Charlotte Anderson (voice) 423.461.8793 or canderson@milligan.edu
Dr. David Hendricksen (choir) 423.461.8791 or dahendricksen@milligan.edu
Mrs. Rita Myers (music secretary) 423.461.8723 or rmyers@milligan.edu

Also, visit our website: www.milligan.edu/music

Buffalo Yearbook Portraits

Have your yearbook portrait taken during registration. Yearbook photos will be taken Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17 and 18, 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m. each day. When you're finished with registration, simply go to Derthick 108. There's no sitting fee for a yearbook portrait, but special packages will be available to purchase for $15. (You must order and pay for your photo packages when you have your photo taken.) Click here for order form.

SENIOR EXAM: REQUIRED

Graduating students are required (see catalog) to complete a major exam in their declared area of study before receiving a diploma. For December graduates the date is November 19 at 3 p.m., in Wilson Auditorium and Derthick Computer Lab. For May and August graduates, the date is March 25 at 3 p.m., in Wilson Auditorium and Derthick Computer Lab. Put this date, time, and place on your calendar NOW; do not schedule anything else for these times. (Pizza will be provided!)
 
JUNIOR EXAM: REQUIRED

All returning juniors are required to complete the MAPP and CAAP exams on Monday, August 17, 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m., in Hyder Auditorium. Please arrive by 8:15 a.m. Attendance is required and no exceptions will be granted. Completion of these tests is required for fall term registration. The MAPP and CAAP exams assess students in the areas of writing, critical thinking, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The college uses the results of these exams to evaluate and improve our general education curriculum. For more information, contact the Director of Testing, Cindy Wymer at 423.461.8415. (Pizza will be provided!)
Vehicles on campus

The use of a vehicle on campus is a privilege extended to the college community. Each motorized vehicle must be registered by the Student Development Office at the time you register for classes or in the Student Development Office after registration. Please have the following information when you register: license tag/plate number, color, make, model, and year of your vehicle(s). There is a $100 fine for not registering a vehicle or not displaying a sticker.

Each vehicle driven/parked on campus must be registered. Operators of these vehicles are expected to learn and follow the driving/parking policies on campus (outlined in the Student Handbook). Violators of these policies are subjecting themselves to significant fines and loss of vehicle privileges. Fines range from $20 to $100 and must be paid within seven days in the Student Development Office or an additional fine of $10 will be added and the fine will be placed on the student's account. Receiving more than ten tickets can result in the loss of driving privileges on campus.
Post Office information

The Post Office will be open Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., to allow students to rent a post office box. Students may also reserve a box online. Click here for renting a PO Box online. The cost of a box is $28 a year, plus a $2 deposit per key. There is a two key limit. All mail and packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service should be addressed to:

Student's Name
P.O. Box #
Milligan College, TN 37682

Please use your post office box number on all of your mail instead of a residence hall room to avoid confusion in delivery. Packages sent U.P.S. or other ground service should be addressed to: Student's Name, Student's Residence Hall and Room Number, Milligan College Physical Plant, 130 Richardson Road, Milligan College, TN 37682.
Immunizations & Health Insurance

Milligan College recommends that all students be covered by health insurance while enrolled. If you are already covered by a group policy, you must furnish the name of the company and policy information on the Health and Immunization Record. You must complete and sign the front page of the form and have a physician complete and sign the back page indicating the dates of the required two doses of the MMR vaccine. International students must also meet the TB testing requirements. The other vaccines are recommended. Housing will not be assigned until this information is submitted to Health Services.
Spiritual Formation

In addition to academic endeavors, all undergraduate students must participate in 150 spiritual formation programs in order to graduate. Formerly, students were required to attend all chapel and convocation programs every semester. Now, students can choose to participate in a variety of activities according to their interest and schedule. A calendar of spiritual formation programs, including chapel services, convocations, lectures, campus ministry programs and community events qualifying for this program, will be provided each semester.
More complete details can be obtained from our website at milligan.edu and will be provided during fall orientation and registration.

Food Service

Milligan College is offering a continuous service meal plan for students in the fall. The meal plan allows students to trade 15 meals per semester at the Student Center Snack Bar, more commonly called “The Grill”.

Students may also purchase a “Snack Bar Plus (SBP)” account. This account is available to all students. Residential students can add a SBP account to their standard meal plan on or before registration. This account allows students to grab a quick snack or meal at their convenience with the ease of using a prepaid credit line. The SBP account provides a $50 meal credit line at the grill for an additional charge of $40 to your meal plan. This 20% bonus credit is only available with meal plans purchased on or before registration. Additionally, if students want to add to their credit line, they may do so at anytime after registration either in the cafeteria or the grill with a 10% bonus credit. Snack bar plus accounts do expire at the end of the academic year (May)
Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act

Information relative to the Federal “Student Right to Know Campus Security Act” (Public Law 101-542), Federal “Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act” and Tennessee “College and University Security Information Act” is available in the Office of the Vice President for Student Development. This information includes campus crime statistics, Campus Security policies and procedures, and a drug-free campus policy statement.
 
 
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