Common syllabus

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The Seattle University Writing Center supports SU students from all levels of writing expertise, voices, experiences, and writing practices to achieve their writing goals. We seek to provide an accessible, anti-oppressive, and collaborative space for learning and growth through one-on-one peer consultations. The peer consultants are also students who engage in intensive study and hands-on practice to provide thoughtful feedback and to share writing strategies. Consultations are available at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming, organizing, and developing rough draft to revising and editing in later drafts. The Writing Center offers appointments in various modalities: in-person and online, synchronous, and asynchronous. Please visit https://www.seattleu.edu/writingcenter/ to learn more about the Writing Center. You can schedule an appointment and select an available modality through https://seattleu.mywconline.com/ 

Learning Assistance Programs (LAP) provides peer tutoring, facilitated study groups, language conversation groups and learning strategy development through scheduled workshops and individual consultation sessions with a learning specialist. We offer these in various modalities (in-person, synchronous, and asynchronous), depending on university policy and LAP staff availability. Please visit our website https://www.seattleu.edu/learning-assistance/ or e-mail us at learningassistance@seattleu.edu for the most updated information about accessing services.

Research help is available to students at any stage in the research process. Students can schedule an in-person or virtual consultation with our team of Research Services Librarians and Student Peer Research Consultants (SPRCs) to get help finding and assessing sources, learn database search skills, and develop research topics.

To learn more about our services, chat online with a Librarian, or to book an in-person or virtual Consultation, check out our Ask a Librarian page (https://library.seattleu.edu/ask/).

The Math Lab offers one-on-one tutoring to students enrolled in lower division mathematics courses.

Please visit our website at https://www.seattleu.edu/science-engineering/academic-departments/department-of-mathematics/math-lab/  for more information.  

The English Language Learning Center (ELLC) offers free tutoring for all SU students who are multilingual speakers and for whom English is not their first/primary language. Experienced ELLC tutors can help you improve your English language skills and better understand American culture. We can help with any type of assignment: written essays, online discussions, oral presentations, interview practice, etc. For the schedule or to book a session please visit https://www.seattleu.edu/ellc/ellc-tutoring/ 

Is your technology giving you trouble with a remote or hybrid class? The library lends a variety of Chromebooks, webcams, headphones, short-term hotspots, etc. Learn more at https://library.seattleu.edu/collections/technology  

The SU Food Pantry provides free, supplementary food to all students, staff, and faculty with a current Seattle U ID card. The Pantry is located in Pavilion 150 and is part of a larger Food Security Initiative at Seattle University.

Learn more at https://www.seattleu.edu/life-at-seattle-u/health-wellness/wellness-and-health-promotion/food-support-initiatives/  

CAPS offers short-term, individual therapy and referral and consultation services for currently enrolled SU students. Clinical services are confidential, provided by licensed clinicians, and free of charge. Call (206) 296-6090 to schedule an appointment. For detailed information about current services and resources visit https://www.seattleu.edu/life-at-seattle-u/health-wellness/caps/  

TalkNow offers 24/7, on-demand, emotional support from a mental health professional to talk about anything at anytime, provided by TimelyCare. There are no out-of-pocket costs or insurance requirements. For more information about the service and registration visit https://www.seattleu.edu/life-at-seattle-u/health-wellness/timelycare/  

You can call or text 988 for 24/7 crisis support or can chat online at https://988lifeline.org/  

Seattle U has adopted a Campus Climate Incident Reporting & Response Protocol to support our commitment to providing an inclusive and nondiscriminatory campus community. If you have seen, heard, or experienced a harmful incident on the basis of one or more of your or another individual’s actual or perceived identities, you may report that incident. Any member of the University community can make a report. For more information or to file a report, please visit https://www.seattleu.edu/office-of-institutional-equity/campus-climate-incident-reporting-and-response/. 

Seattle University values diverse types of learners and is committed to ensuring that each student is afforded an equal opportunity to participate in learning experiences. Disability Services (DS) works with students with disabilities to provide reasonable accommodations to support their learning experiences. Disabilities include “invisible disabilities,” such as a learning disability, a chronic health problem, or a mental health condition. This could include any long-term effects of COVID, even after recovery (“long-COVID”), if a health care provider determines it is a chronic health problem.

If you have, or suspect you may have, a disability that may interfere with your performance as a student in this course and have not yet been assessed by DS, please contact DS staff at DS@seattleu.edu or (206) 296-5740. Disability-based accommodations to course expectations can be made only through this process and must be approved by DS before implemented in a course. I am committed to working with you, so please consider meeting with me to discuss the logistics of implementing any accommodations approved by DS.

It is the policy of Seattle University to reasonably accommodate students who, due to the observance of religious holidays, expect to be absent or endure a significant hardship during certain days of their academic course or program. Please see Policy on Religious Accommodations for Students posted at https://www.seattleu.edu/office-of-the-registrar/academic-policies/ 

https://www.seattleu.edu/office-of-the-registrar/academic-policies/  

Be sure that you understand the following university academic policies, posted on the Registrar’s website: 

• ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY 
• ACADEMIC GRADING GRIEVANCE POLICY

For those professional programs to which this policy applies:

• PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT POLICY 

SU reserves the right to change the delivery of instruction for courses without prior notice due to COVID-19 or other events.