Academic Advisor
Students are assigned faculty advisors to help develop their academic programs, plan for graduate study and give personal guidance during college. The relationship between students and faculty is stressed in all aspects of Gordon’s program. Faculty advisors can be a valuable resource in helping students to adjust to the demands of college and work through academic and career decisions.
Academic Success Center (ASC)
General Support. The Academic Success Center, located on the fourth floor of the Jenks Library, is open during the academic year as an academic resource for Gordon students. The Center provides a Writing Center with trained tutors; weekly small-group review sessions with a peer tutor for large core courses; individual tutors to help with study skills, math, foreign language, English language learners and other subject areas as needed; special academic advising; and time management assistance. Study skills workshops are offered periodically during the year and are available to all students. Students are encouraged to develop self-awareness as learners and to investigate new strategies and techniques for effective performance. Professional staff are available for concerns that affect a student’s general academic progress and for concerns relating to disabilities. For more information, please see the ASC website at http://www.gordon.edu/asc.
Disabilities Support. Gordon College is committed to providing equivalent access to its educational programs, activities and services for students with disabilities. Academic accommodations are arranged through the Academic Success Center (ASC) for students who qualify for such services. The Academic Success Center works interactively with students and faculty to coordinate accommodation needs. Students with documented disabilities who intend to request services should send current documentation clearly supporting academic accommodations to the Academic Success Center at asc@gordon.edu. For specific information about documentation guidelines or procedures for obtaining accommodations, please see the ASC website at http://www.gordon.edu/academicaccessibility or send an email to asc@gordon.edu. A statement of Gordon’s disability policy can be found in Appendix C: Statement of Provision for Students with Disabilities of this catalog.
The Gallery at the Barrington Center for the Arts
The Department of Art operates a professional-level art gallery featuring contemporary art by local and national artists in all media: painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, design, and new media. The gallery program is integral to our teaching and reflects a commitment by the faculty to model high standards for our students. Student senior-thesis exhibits reach for this same level of excellence and are often the highlight of the exhibition year.
Jenks Library
Named for James and Evelyn Jenks, generous supporters of Gordon College, Jenks Library is the campus gateway to information resources and services. It houses nearly 200,000 items, including books, 280 journals in hard copy, DVDs, videos, CDs, music scores, rare books and curriculum materials. In addition, the library provides access to over 80 online databases, over 60,000 online journal titles, and 70,000 e-books. These resources, combined with a strong service program, make it an essential part of teaching and learning at Gordon College.
The library’s website at www.gordon.edu/library is the starting point for library research at Gordon. The online catalog, electronic resources, course reserves and interlibrary loan services are all available on the library’s website.
Jenks Library is a member of NOBLE (North of Boston Library Exchange) and the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). These and other partnerships provide the Gordon community with access to a wide array of library information resources. Jenks Library is also a selective depository for U.S. government documents.
The library is open over 100 hours a week, and librarians are available seven days a week to assist students in the use of library resources and in the development of strong analytical and information-seeking skills. Each year the library purchases new materials that support the Gordon College curriculum. In addition to information resources and services, the library provides space for quiet study as well as group-study rooms for collaborative learning.
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