About William Jewell College

All meeting rooms, facilities and areas (indoor or outdoor) are scheduled via the intranet on Jewell Central.
Use of meeting space, facilities, areas on campus and display tables require advance reservation.
Telephone Services
Telephone service will be provided by William Jewell College. Each room will be equipped with a telephone
jack tied into the main campus system allowing every student to enjoy features not available on standard
telephone systems. If you do not have a telephone, you can go to the residence hall office and obtain one
from a Resident Assistant.
Long Distance Service
With your William Jewell College telephone, students will be eligible to sign up for long distance service with
Resicom, Inc. Students may register for long distance service and obtain authorization codes in Yates College
Union during Orientation Weekend or through the Office of Information Services throughout the year.
Resicom rates are very competitive with other long distance carriers. Students will also be able to continue to
use any long distance carrier of choice by dialing appropriate access codes.
Automated Switchboard
The switchboard operates 24 hours-a-day but is only staffed during business hours of the College (see below).
If outside callers use the switchboard and do NOT know the student extension, the operator can assist during
business hours. Outside of business hours, callers can only go through the switchboard if they know the
extension they are calling.
In 2005, campus extensions were assigned 7-digit Direct Inward Dial (DID) numbers that can be dialed from
off-campus and ring in individual rooms/offices without going through the switchboard. These numbers are
816-415-xxxx. The important note is that students must give this DID number to the people he/she wants to
be able to call them directly.
If the outside caller knows the extension, he/she can dial the room from a touch-tone phone. Students are
entitled to unlimited local calls. The Campus Operator will direct calls during the following hours:
- Monday—Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (except campus holidays)
Voicemail
Messages can be left in a voice mailbox if a student is unable to answer his or her calls. Each student has a
personal mailbox. Messages may be retrieved from any phone on- or off-campus. Please follow the
instructions below to set up and access your Voicemail.
Setting up your Voicemail
Each two-person room will have three mailboxes to set up. The first box is the greeting box. The second, third,
fourth and fifth boxes are the private mailboxes for the residents in the room. A fourth and fifth mailbox are
ONLY in rooms for 3 and 4 people.
On the greeting box, you will want to record a message telling callers how to leave messages for you and your
roommate(s). A typical greeting message will give the caller his or her options for leaving messages. As an
example the following may be recorded as a greeting message: “Hi, You have reached extension 1234. To
leave a message for Goofy, press 1. To leave a message for Daffy, press 2. To leave a message for Mickey,
press 3. To leave a message for Minnie, press 4.”
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