Student Handbook - San Diego Mesa College
Student Handbook - San Diego Mesa College
Student Handbook - San Diego Mesa College
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18<br />
COLLEGE PROGRAMS & SERVICES<br />
INFORMATION AND<br />
SWITCHBOARD<br />
K-203; 619-388-2600<br />
• General campus information<br />
• Help with locating specific areas<br />
• General events and activities<br />
• Directs incoming phone calls<br />
Office hours: M-F 8 am–5 pm<br />
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS<br />
PROGRAM<br />
MV-10; 619-388-2717<br />
The International <strong>Student</strong> Office<br />
coordinates the application and registration<br />
process for students with F-1 visas and<br />
provides services for students abroad to<br />
ensure a successful American educational<br />
experience at <strong>Mesa</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
• Educational, personal, and immigration<br />
advising<br />
• Issuance of I-20<br />
Office hours: Call for International <strong>Student</strong><br />
Advisor walk-in hours; Residency and<br />
International <strong>Student</strong> admissions,<br />
M-Th 8 am–6 pm, F 8:00 am–12 pm;<br />
Closed on Fridays June/July.<br />
International <strong>Student</strong> Advisor:<br />
Adrienne Aeria Dines<br />
International <strong>Student</strong> Asst.: Debbie Powell<br />
Admissions and Records Director:<br />
Ivonne Alvarez<br />
Residency, International <strong>Student</strong> Admissions<br />
Assts: Ebony Tyree<br />
LRC: LIBRARY,<br />
AUDIOVISUAL DEPARTMENT<br />
& THE CENTER FOR<br />
INDEPENDENT LEARNING<br />
The four-story Learning Resource Center<br />
(LRC) consists of the Library (Floors 1-3);<br />
the Audiovisual Department (Floor 4); and<br />
the Center for Independent Learning<br />
(Floor 4). The office of the Dean of<br />
Learning Resources and Technology is<br />
located on the fourth floor.<br />
Hours: M-Th 7 am–10 pm, F 7 am–5 pm,<br />
closed Sat & Sun<br />
Hours summer session: M-Th 7 am–<br />
10 pm, F 7 am–5 pm; closed Sat, Sun<br />
Library<br />
LRC, Floors 1-3; 619-388-2695<br />
www.sdmesa.edu/library<br />
The library offers a wide variety of print<br />
and computerized sources of information,<br />
and its staff assists students in accessing<br />
and utilizing these resources. There<br />
are also facilities for large and small<br />
group study, individual study, and library<br />
instruction for <strong>Mesa</strong> <strong>College</strong> classes.<br />
The library’s resources and facilities<br />
include:<br />
• Reference and circulating books;<br />
periodicals; pamphlets; Course Reserve<br />
Collection<br />
• Internet access<br />
• Online books, magazines, journals and<br />
newspapers<br />
• Career Collection (college catalogs and<br />
information on jobs, colleges and careers)<br />
• Photocopiers and printers (includes a<br />
page charge)<br />
• Add-value stations for copier/printing<br />
services<br />
• WiFi Connectivity<br />
• LRC Café Commons<br />
• Microfiche/microfilm readers and<br />
reader/printers<br />
Dean: Bill Craft<br />
Department Chair: Jean Smith<br />
Supervisor, Library and Audio Visual Services:<br />
Charlotta Robertson<br />
Audiovisual Services<br />
LRC, Fourth Floor; 619-388-2690<br />
The Audiovisual Department provides<br />
faculty with audiovisual equipment and<br />
materials for classroom use. It also offers<br />
guidance and production assistance to<br />
students who are preparing audiovisual<br />
materials for classroom presentations.<br />
With their instructor’s permission,<br />
students may also use the Audiovisual<br />
Department’s materials and equipment in<br />
their classroom.<br />
The Audiovisual Department’s<br />
resources, services and facilities include:<br />
• Videotapes, DVDs and CDs<br />
• Audiovisual equipment<br />
• Preview and practice booths<br />
• Production of posters from flyers<br />
(includes charges for materials)<br />
<strong>Mesa</strong> <strong>College</strong> each year welcomes non-immigrant F-1 visa students who meet eligibility requirements. Assistance is offered through<br />
the International <strong>Student</strong> Admissions Office.