The Academic Support Center, located on the 2nd floor of the library, is open to all Morningside students.   The staff at the Academic Support Center at Morningside College helps students improve or strengthen their academics by providing free assistance in the following areas:

1. WRITING TECHNIQUES
Are you having problems with comma usage? Do you know how to document using MLA, APA, or Chicago style? Writing specialists are available to help students with the basics as well as help proficient writers who want assistance for particular writing assignments or projects. The specialists do not proofread, but they can help you see the strengths and weaknesses of your paper.

2. TUTORS (for current tutor availability click on schedule link below)
Staff and student tutors are available for students who want help in areas such as accounting, biology, chemistry, economics, history, math, science, religion, and sociology. Hours vary and are posted at the Academic Support Center, 2nd floor of the learning center.

Tutor Schedule

3. PLACE TO STUDY
Are you looking for a good place to study that has various resources at your disposal (dictionaries, internet, tutors, and coffee shop)? The Academic Support Center has both casual and private study areas.

For more information call (712) 274-5456

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Campus Ministries  

Campus Ministries at Morningside College seeks to support and develop the spiritual life of Morningside students, staff, and faculty.

Opportunities include interdenominational worship of various formats, weekly Bible studies, faith formation groups, mission trips, service projects, and other opportunities designed to help the Morningside community grow in faith.

The Campus Pastor is located in the Student Services office on second floor, Lewis Hall and is available to support students individually and in groups and as a resource for students, staff, and faculty.  Click here for our link to Morningside College Campus Ministries:  webs.morningside.edu/campusministries.

Kathy Olson
Campus Pastor/Director of Church Relations
olson@morningside.edu

(712) 274-5148

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Computer Services

Morningside College has been providing residential students with personal computers (PCs) since 1993. Since the fall of 2002, all new, full-time students have been issued notebook computers.

The campus-wide network connects every residence hall, lab, classroom, and office computer to the Internet and the World Wide Web. Students have continuous access to e-mail and the campus library's online resources (as well as catalogs of thousands of other libraries via the Internet).

Computer print stations equipped with laser printers are located in each residence hall and are accessible to all resident students 24 hours a day. The college's residence hall computing manager and student assistants maintain and service college-owned computers for all students living in the residence halls. This staff provides user support for all college-supplied software and hardware. Freshman orientation sessions introduce students to the capabilities of their new computers.

Computer Service Center
(712) 274-5544

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Counseling Services

Morningside College offers counseling for individuals and couples. Many college students experience homesickness, insecurities, test anxiety, roommate conflicts, depression, feeling overwhelmed, etc. Assistance is available through Morningside College's Counseling Services. Counselors utilize various tests such as: the Beck's Depression Inventory, the SASSI (a substance abuse screening test), the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey. 

Ulifeline web site provides Morningside College students with a free resource on drug information, mental health, and a screening diagnostic that allows students to be screened for depression, suicide, and several other disorders, including alcohol and drug dependence, eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder privately through their own computer.

Campus Blues is an excellent resource where students can read self-help articles about various topics from dealing with roommates to handling stress.

Student Health 101

A Student Health Magazine

Dr. Brenda Crawford, Personal Counselor

crawford@morningside.edu

(712) 274-5606

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Diversity Affairs

Morningside College is committed to supporting students in reaching their personal and professional goals.  Diversity is valued and nurtured through programs, activities, and curriculum that actively engage the entire college community.   

Sandi O'Brien serves as Director of Diversity Affairs.  Located on second floor of Lewis Hall in Student Services, Sandi's office is always open.  She works to provide a supportive environment on campus for students from diverse backgrounds as well as for the greater college community including all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. 

Sandi O'Brien

Director of Diversity Affairs

obrien@morningside.edu

(712) 274-5123

Food Services

Sodexho Cafeteria

Morningside College contracts with Sodexho Food Service to provide campus meals to residence hall students. Several meal plan packages are available. Students get a nutritionally balanced diet and varied menu in the main dining room in Olsen Student Center. Unlimited "seconds" are available!

There is also a food committee comprised of students who work to keep the food service first-rate.

Main Dining Room Hours:

Monday - Friday:
    Hot Breakfast 7:00 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
    Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Dinner 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

    Friday Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday:
    Brunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Dinner 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Also featuring a "Grab and Go" sack lunch program available in the dining room from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Monday through Friday.

Buck's Snack Bar

Buckingham's Snack Bar (Buck's), in the lower level of Olsen Student Center, serves meals and snacks on weekdays. "Food Bucks" may be purchased at the Business Office (1st Floor, Lewis Hall).  This includes Bucks charged to student accounts as well as those purchased by cash or check. 

Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

           Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
           Closed Saturday and Sunday

Phone is (712) 274-5177 or 274-5301

Click here for the link to the Sodexho Web site www.morningsidedining.com

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Services for Students with Disabilities

Morningside College will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants for enrollment, enrolled students, applicants for employment, or employees.   Morningside College will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines, with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required, to provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities. For more information regarding services for students with disabilities, visit the Services for Students with Disabilities web site or contact:

Dr. Mary Leida, Dean for Advising/Associate Dean of Students

leidam@morningside.edu

(712) 274-5252

Morningside College offers a comprehensive program for students who have a learning disability or Attention Deficit Disorder. For more information regarding the Focus Program, visit the Focus web page.

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Student Health

For all students taking nine hours or more, health services are available in the lower level of the Olsen Student Center. There is no charge to visit either the registered nurse or the physician/nurse practitioner on duty.

Any student taking 9 or more hours -- we must have your immunization records on file.

Student Health Center Director:   Carol Garvey, R.N., B.A.
Physicians:   Janice Galli, D.O. and Michael Jennings, M.D.
Nurse Practitioner:   Tracey Pick

Doctors' Hours:  Tuesday & Friday 8:00 - 8:50 a.m.
Nurse Practitioner Hours:  Monday 12-12:50 p.m.

Health Center Hours:
7:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday
7:45 - 11:30 a.m. every Friday.

Carol Garvey, Health Center Director

garvey@morningside.edu
(712) 274-5178  (Messages are checked weekly in the summer)
FAX: (712) 274-5414
3609 Peters Avenue, Box 546
Sioux City, IA 51106

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Student Post Office

The Student Post Office is located in the lower level of the Olsen Student Center across from the Bookstore.   All students with 12 or more hours will be assigned a post office box on campus and encouraged to check it daily.   The box number and combination will be distributed when you arrive on campus for Orientation. If you lose your post office box information, stop by the Post Office during open hours or stop by Student Services on the 2nd floor of Lewis Hall to get your box number and combination information.

If you need to know the address before you arrive to campus, the following address will get all mail to you:

3609 Peters Avenue

Sioux City, IA 51106

Once you arrive to campus, you will simply add your box number to the address listed above.

Mail can be received and sent from the Student Post Office.   Packages can be received, but can only be sent from the College Mailroom, located in the lower level of Lewis Hall.

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Phone Information

Your phone will have a single ring when your call is coming from on campus.   Your phone will have a double ring when your call is coming from off campus.

All phones, including yours, have voice mail capability.   If your phone rings 4 times, it will automatically switch to voice mail and the person calling may leave a message.

If the phone beeps while you are on the phone, it means that you have another incoming call.   Press the HOLD button, hold down the switch hook (hangs up phone), and your phone will ring again.   Release the switch hook and say hello.   To switch back to your previous call press the HOLD button again.

In order to check your messages:

a. If the red light is lit on your phone, you have a message! GO TO STEP 1.

b. After 11:00 pm or on weekends, if the red light is NOT on, but you know that you have messages.... dial 5795 and wait for the recording and GO TO STEP 2.

c. If you'd like to receive notification of your messages after 11:00 pm, contact Julie Bamrick by calling 5182 or 0.

      1.   You may access your message by picking up the receiver and pressing the CALL BK button (located in the row above the numbers).

      2.   AS SOON as you hear the Morningside recording you may enter your access code.... Your code is 9_ _ _ _ (the last four digits of your phone #).  

Make sure that you enter 9 before the digits of your phone # or it won't work!!!

If you have phone questions or concerns about phones, you may call our campus operator during the day at 274-5182 or by pressing 0 from an on-campus phone.

Our phones have many options and capabilities. Please use our instruction card to explore your options.

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