Academic Facilities
ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER
The Academic Support Center is a peer tutoring service which is provided by the College for the benefit of the entire Assumption College community. It is in the D’Alzon Library on the second floor, 508-767-7170.
It is supervised by the Director and staffed by students and qualified professionals who have been selected for their abilities as tutors in areas such as math, economics, statistics, accounting, quantitative methods, science, writing, and foreign languages. Students with special needs, including learning disabilities, are encouraged to call the Director at 508-767-7311. Small group tutorials in study skills are also available. Online tutoring is available in writing, math, accounting, statistics, biology, and chemistry. Go to www.etutoring.org for online tutoring.
The Academic Support Center is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Sunday evenings 6:00–10:00 p.m. during the Fall and Spring semesters.
BOOKSTORE
The Assumption College Bookstore is located on the second floor of the Hagan Campus Center. The Bookstore provides the college community with textbooks, general trade and reference books, school supplies, clothing, gift items, and drinks and snacks.
The Bookstore hours are posted during each semester. For the convenience of Graduate and Continuing & Career Education students, in addition to the regular hours, the Bookstore is open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the first two weeks of each Fall and Spring semester, and during the first week of each Summer session. MasterCard, Discover, and Visa are accepted. Books can be ordered online at http://bookstore.assumption.edu.
CAREER SERVICES
The Office of Career Services, located in La Maison Francaise, Suite 205, offers a number of programs and resources to assist students matriculated into a graduate degree program with career planning and developing effective job search campaigns. The Career Services resource center houses career and job search resources, fee-based career assessment testing, and other career-related programs. Job postings can be accessed on the Student Development and Counseling Center web site at www.assumption.edu/stulife/StuDev/jobs/default.php. As an alumnus or alumna of one of Assumption’s graduate degree programs, you are welcome to use the Office of Career Services over the lifetime of your career.
The Office of Career Services can be reached at 508-767-7542, or at gradccecareers@assumption.edu.
EMMANUEL d'ALZON LIBRARY
The Emmanuel d’Alzon Library is located on the quad behind the Hagan Campus Center. Fully handicap accessible, it has a seating capacity of 350 using a wide variety of arrangements, including three group study rooms.
The steadily growing collection consists of more than 200,000 volumes and the library subscribes to more than 1,125 journals. Electronic resources include more than 800 e-journals and over 80 databases. Our access to other resources is facilitated by our participation in local, regional, and national library networks.
The library is normally open as follows:
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
Schedule changes are recorded on the Library’s voice mail (508) 767-7271.
In order to use the Library, a student must have a current, valid student I.D. available from Public Safety. The Library’s automated system is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.assumption.edu/dept/library.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER
The facility houses public access labs and technology-rich classrooms with over 150 computers as well as help staff. Equipment and software are available for standard applications and free laser printing.
The Information Technology Center is normally open as follows:
Monday-Thursday 7:00am-Midnight
Friday 8:30am-6:00pm
Saturday Noon-6:00pm
Sunday Noon-6:00pm
For questions regarding College computers, Assumption email accounts and Assumption Blackboard accounts, students may call the Help Desk at (508) 767-7060.
MEDIA CENTER
The Media Center provides audio-visual services to the College community and is located in the DiPasquale Building, 508-767-7215. The Media Center houses a television studio which is used for a wide variety of academic disciplines including: psychology, communication skills, history, foreign languages, speech, counseling techniques, and television production. The media center also has video editing systems that can be utilized for DVD authoring and duplication. A Polycom videoconferencing system is also available for academic use.
The Media Center is normally open as follows:
Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 4:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
Students may review their academic records by appointment. Those wishing to obtain transcripts of their academic records should apply in writing or in person to the Registrar’s Office (Alumni Hall). The fee for transcripts is $4. Call 508-767-5024 to order a transcript. Official transcripts are withheld only if a student has not met all financial obligations to the college. Grades will be mailed as soon as possible after each marking period. Grades will not be released over the phone.