Student Handbook 2018

opportunities through international course-related travel international travel and cultural immersion.Suchopportunitiesarecoordinatedwithacademiccourseworkcompletedatthe maincampusinBluefield. Thecollegeiscommitted toglobaleducationandhasestablished anexchangeprogramwith Jiangsu Second Normal University in Nanjing, China, whereby Bluefield College faculty and students engage in cultural exchange with China in May. Then every fall Chinese students and faculty participate in the Bluefield College academic environment. Similar opportunitiesareavailableinThailandatMahidolUniversityinBangkokaswellas“global” activitiesinUnitedStagesurbansettingssuchasChicago.Currentinformationcanbefound underSTUDYABROADontheBluefieldCollegewebsite. Go on, GET OUT THERE! Studentswith documented disabilities are eligible to receive services and accommodations based on specific needs. To receive services at Bluefield College, students must provide relevant documentation that supports their disability. Accommodations aremadeonan individual basisandareforthepurposeofprovidingequal access to educational opportunities as specified in the guidelines of the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA) andRehabilitationAct of1973. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 define a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working. Professional Fraternities BluefieldCollegeoffersseveralcoeducationalorganizationswiththepurposeofpromoting professional competencyandachievement withinaspecificacademic field.Theygenerally limit theirmembership toqualified studentswhoareenrolled inaparticulardegreeprogram andwhohaveobtained adeterminedminimumacademic achievement level. Eta Beta Rho is a national Hebrew studies honor society founded in 1960 by the National Association of Professors of Hebrew. The Nun chapter at Bluefield College was chartered inMarch 1995. The purpose of Eta Beta Rho is to recognize outstanding attainments in the study of Hebrew language and literature, to stimulate study and research in this field, and to promote an understanding and appreciation of the culture of Israel. kappa Phi is an international recognized student led organization that unifies students of various visual arts. The Eta Zeta Chapter of Bluefield College, chartered in the spring of 2008, seeks to better and enhance campus, community, world, and self, through visual arts. This is accomplished by doing wall murals, teaching lessons, and volunteering member talents to local area shelters andorganizations. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Office: Rish Hall, lower level (4220) This definition also includes a person with a record of disability or a person perceived as having a disability.

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