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development, content management and design support; offers graphic design and printshop services. The Marketing and Communications Office also serves as a liaison betweenthe University and the media. Please refer all media inquiries to paula.damon@briarcliff.edu.McCOY ARNOLD CENTERThe McCoy Arnold Center offers an indoor facility for athletic and recreational needs ofstudents. The center contains a football locker room and storage area, weight room(primarily free weights), a wrestling practice facility, and an athletic training room.MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMSStark Student Center, Student Development Suite, 279-5512The Multicultural and International Student Programs office implements programs thateducate the student population and campus community regarding issues of culturalunderstanding and sensitivity that are relevant in a global society. The programs supportstudent learning, success, and retention through individual mentoring and advising forstudents of all cultures. The office also plans and coordinates the offerings and opportunitiesfor American students to study abroad. This office also serves the international populationat BCU.NEWMAN FLANAGAN CENTERThe Newman Flanagan Center offers an indoor facility for athletics and recreation. Thecenter has two basketball and volleyball courts, four badminton courts, one racquetballcourt, a jogging track, classrooms, and offices. All facilities are unavailable when anintercollegiate event is in progress.OFFICE OF THE REGISTRARNoonan Hall, G2, 712-279-5447The Registrar’s Office deals with class registration, grades, graduation, records and transfercredits. This office processes transcript requests and verifies enrollment. Official academictranscripts are sent from the Registrar’s Office upon written request and with clearancefrom student accounts. Transcript fee is $10.RETENTION SERVICESHeelan Hall, 153, 712-279-1770Retention Services: Though academic advisors are the initial contact for students, theCoordinator for Retention Services offers follow-up or additional support to BCU students asthey strive to succeed academically. The Office of Retention Services realizes there are avariety of factors that can affect a student’s academic performance; whether it is apersonal, academic or campus issue, the Office of Retention Services assists each student inovercoming such obstacles by connecting them with appropriate campus resources andappropriate BCU faculty and administration. This holistic approach empowers students toresolve personal problems and participate in creating their own BCU network, allowing eachstudent to perform at his/her full academic potential while creating a unique and successfulBCU experience.Though all students are welcome (and encouraged) to meet with the Coordinator forRetention Services, any student placed on academic probation are required to meet with theCoordinator.STUDENT ACTIVITIESStark Student Center, Student Development Suite, 712-279-5221Student Activities coordinates opportunities outside the classroom for students to learn,grow, and explore their interests socially, culturally, and recreationally. Programs are12
designed to stimulate meaningful contact among students, administrators, and faculty whichsupports the intellectual and social growth of students. Student Activities works inconjunction with the Campus Activities Board to bring new events to campus. Movies,speakers, dances, symphony tickets, and entertainers are examples of programs availablethrough this office. All students are enthusiastically invited to participate in campusprograms. It is an important part of college life!STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICESHeelan Hall 057, 712-279-5230Student Support Services (SSS) is funded by a government grant from the Department ofEducation that offers eligible students a variety of services designed to help them besuccessful in college and achieve graduation. In addition to tutoring, mentoring, financialand academic counseling, instruction is offered for student skill reinforcement. Limitedfinancial aid is available for freshmen and sophomores. SSS also serves students withdisabilities.UNIVERSITY RELATIONSNoonan Hall, 712-279-5408University Relations is responsible for fundraising and alumni relations. Scholarships, capitalproject funding, endowments and campaign initiatives are secured through gifts fromalumni, Trustees, individuals, businesses and foundations. Individuals and groups wishing tosolicit funds in the name of BCU must coordinate these with University Relations.WRITING CENTERBishop Mueller Library, 712-279-5449The Briar Cliff University Writing Center, located in the Bishop Mueller Library, is a place forall students to strengthen their academic development by building competency in thewriting process. The Writing Center is a place for students to engage and collaborate withtheir peers, to learn to diagnose error patterns in their writing, and to develop the skills towrite effectively in their personal and professional lives and within their own academicdisciplines. Our mission in the Writing Center is to support Briar Cliff’s community of writersby empowering those we serve to think critically and to write articulately as a part of anongoing process of self-awareness and self-expression. The Writing Center offers one-ononementoring, workshops, and various computer-based tutorials. Writing resources andmentors can be located at http://bcuwritingcenter.wordpress.com/.YMCA (BCU Health and Wellness Center)601 Riverview Drive, South Sioux City, NE 68776, 402-404-8439Briar Cliff University has an agreement with the Norm Waitt YMCA, making the Y Briar Cliff’sHealth and Wellness Center, approximately 10 minutes from campus. A multi-million dollarcomplex, the YMCA offers BCU students opportunities for swimming, weight lifting, a widevariety of exercise equipment, fitness classes, a gymnasium, among many others. For moreinformation, call 712-279-1707.13
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