2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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The Highlands Campus Library is open from 7:45 a.m.
to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 4
p.m., Friday; and 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, excluding holidays.
Special hours are posted as needed. Libraries at the
DeSoto, Hardee, and Lake Placid sites are open when
the campus or center is in operation.
The Tutoring and Learning Center (TLC) - Our staff
welcomes you to the SFCC Tutoring and Learning Center
(TLC). The personnel, state of the art equipment, and
facilities support academic success by providing services
to all currently enrolled students and to those students
participating in approved programs.
The TLC is located on the first floor of the Learning
Resources Center (LRC), on the Highlands Campus. It
consists of the Open Lab, Mathematics Lab, and Writing/
English Lab.
The TLC maintains daytime and evening hours, Monday
through Friday. It is a welcoming place where you can study,
check e-mail, use computer assisted modules, work with
professional lab specialists and peer tutors, attend private
tutoring sessions, receive assistance from mathematics,
writing/English and reading faculty members, organize
study groups, or just find a helping hand.
This state-of-the-art facility has Internet accessible
computers, diagnostic learning tools, and educational
software that you can use at the TLC or, in some cases,
at home. You can come to the TLC to finish homework,
do Internet research, or improve your math, reading, and
writing skills.
The Open Lab is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday
through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. The
Math Lab and Writing/English Lab have more flexible
hours that change from term to term dependent on such
variables as student usage, student demand for services
and staffing availability. The operating hours are posted
each term outside of the respective labs. Every effort is
made to meet the current needs of our students in regards
to these operating hours.
SFCC also offers online tutoring to all students. To access
this resource, please follow the steps below. For any
challenges or questions, please contact your eLearning
Help Desk at onlinehelp@southflorida.edu or (863)
784-7017.
1. Launch your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Safari,
etc.);
2. Go to http://www.smarthinking.com/;
3. In the “Username” box, type your username (Panther
Den online e-mail address) smithj@online.southflorida.
edu; and
4. In the “Password” box, type in your password (original
default is: 1234).
eLearning - Located on the first floor of the LRC,
eLearning is available to assist you in enhancing
classroom presentations by helping you choose
appropriate technology and assist in creating a variety
of audio and visual materials, including video taping,
computer graphics, and digital photography. Requests
need to be made at least three weeks in advance, and you
are charged only for the materials used. eLearning also can
assist you with questions relating to SFCC student e-mail,
online course resources, online tutoring and academic
technology challenges.
PANTHER ATHLETICS - SFCC offers intercollegiate athletic
programs in women’s softball, women’s volleyball and
men’s baseball. SFCC is an National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA) affiliate participating as a Division I
community college in the Suncoast (Southern - Baseball)
Conference of Florida. Athletic scholarships are offered in
each of the college’s three sports.
The home facilities for Panther Athletics are Panther Gym
(volleyball) and Panther Field (baseball/softball). More
information regarding Panther Athletics can be found on our
SFCC Web site under “Athletics.”
STUDENT ACTIVITIES - You may participate in a variety
of college clubs and organizations, cultural events, games,
intercollegiate athletics, and other programs. Many of these
activities are supported by student activity fees. You are
encouraged to participate in the college’s decision-making
processes through active involvement in the Student
Government Association (SGA) as either a representative
from a club, academic division, or campus or as an SGA
appointee to a college-wide committee such as: the
curriculum committee, student judicial committee, or program
advisory committee. Information about various activities can
be found in the Student Handbook or from the SGA Office,
or at any campus or center.
SUPPORT SERVICES - SFCC provides a variety of support
services designed to reinforce your academic skills. These
services are further outlined in the Student Handbook which
may be obtained from Student Services in Building B or at
any campus or center.
STUDENT RIGHTS AND CODE OF CONDUCT - Your
student rights are ensured by Part 99 of Title 34 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) and Section 1002.22 Florida Statutes.
I. Primary Rights
A. Right to inspect and review your education records.
B. Right to seek to amend your education records.
C. Right to have some control over the disclosure of
information from your education records.
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