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The College as a Community
Stephens College admits students of any race, religion, geographic origin and the disabled to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the College. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability, or handicap, in administration of its educational policies; admission policies; scholarship and loan, athletic and other college-administered programs; or in its employment practices. Stephens complies with all Federal and Missouri State laws and regulations, guided by both the letter and the spirit of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Inquiries regarding compliance with these policies of non-discrimination may be directed to Stephens College, Columbia, MO 65215.

Mission of the College
Historically committed to meeting the changing needs of women, Stephens College engages students in an innovative educational experience focused on pre-professional fields and the performing arts and grounded in the liberal arts. Graduates of Stephens are career-ready women of distinction, connected through a supportive network of alumnae across the world, confident in themselves, and inspired by our tradition of the Ten Ideals as core values that enrich women's lives.

Ten Ideals
Inherent in the culture at Stephens College is the tradition of the Ten Ideals, which originated in 1921. Each year, 10 students whose activities represent the overall ideals of Stephens College are selected as personifications of individual Ideals.

The Ten Ideals are as follows:

1. Respect for our own dignity and for the dignity of others, embodied in a sense of social justice

2. Courage and persistence

3. Independence, autonomy and self-sufficiency

4. Support for others through the willingness to take and give criticism, acceptance and love

5. Sensitivity to the uniqueness and fragility of the natural world of which we are part

6. Responsibility for the consequences of our choices

7. Belief in our changing selves and in our right to change

8. Creativity in the spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of life

9. Intelligence that is informed and cultivated, critical yet tolerant

10. Leadership which empowers others

Stephens College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Where Is It?

Building Key

CF Columbia Foyer
FAC Facilities Building
HCC Helis Communication Center
H Hickman Hall
HSH Historic Senior Hall

HSL Hugh Stephens Library

LRW Lela Raney Wood Hall
PH Macklanburg Playhouse
SC Stamper Commons
VC Visitors Center
W Walter Hall

WHAT	WHO TO SEE	WHERE	PHONE
Absences Extended Absences	Faculty Member Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Academic Advising Information or Changes	Assigned Faculty Adviser Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Academic Policies Exceptions to Policies	Stephens College catalog for the academic year you entered Academic Standing Committee
Academic Resource Center Tutoring, Writing and Reading Skill Development	ARC Coordinator	Library	876-7142
Accommodations For Parents	Conference Coordinator	VC	876-7257
Activities (information for all activities)	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Admission Re-admission	Admission Office	LRW 222	876-7207
Alcohol/Drug Abuse	Health Services	SC (lower level)	876-7157
Alumnae Network Files	Career Services	SC 212	876-7101
Athletic Issues	Stamper Commons	SC 223	876-7212
Audiovisual Equipment	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 212	876-2339
Bills, College Payment, Questions	Accounting Office	LRW 214	876-7105
Books	Bookshelf	SC 219	876-7295
Calendar Campus events Master calendar	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Campus Security (security escort)	Security Office	Roblee	876-7299
Career Services	Career Services Specialist	SC 212	876-7101
Catering	Food Service Director	SC 102	876-7162
Change of Class Schedule Add/drop forms Withdrawal (from a class) forms	Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Chapel (information about)	Conferencing Office	VC	876-7257
Cheating	Instructor Program Chair Academic Standing Committee	SC 223	876-7212
Check Cashing (ID required)	Accounting Office	LRW 214	876-7105
Counseling Academic	Academic Adviser Academic Resource Center	HSL (lower level)	876-7499
Counseling Personal	Counseling Service	SC (lower level)	876-7157
Counseling Career	Career Development	SC 212	876-7101
Credit Evaluation Academic Transfer Students	Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Disability Assistance, Information	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Discipline Procedures	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Drugs	Health Services	SC (lower level)	876-7157
Emergencies	See Emergency Information
Emergency Loans	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Entertainment (Bands, performers, etc.)	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Family Crisis (Death, health, etc.)	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Final Examination Schedule	Revised Course Schedule (at Registrar’s Office)	LRW 248	876-7277
Financial Aid	Financial Aid Office	LRW 216	876-7106
Food Service	Food Service Director	SC 102	876-7162
Grades To question or change	Registrar Instructor Department Chair Academic Standing Committee	LRW 248	876-7277
Health Problems	Health Services	SC (lower level)	876-7157
Housing/Residence Halls	Residence Life Office	SC 222	876-7230
How to Get Involved	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Identification Cards (ID)	Accounting Office	LRW 214	876-7105
Leadership Training Workshops	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Legal Problems	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Loans for Education	Financial Aid Office	LRW 216	876-7106
Lost and Found	Vice President for Student Services	SC 223	876-7212
MMACU Cross-registering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Lincoln University, William Woods University, Westminster College	Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Mail/Postal Services	Post Office	SC 1st floor	876-7606
Majors Advice about or to declare a major Change of major	Faculty Adviser Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Minority Culture and Resource Center	MLKSU Vice President for Student Services	SC 223	876-7212
Money Orders	Post Office	SC 1st floor	876-7606
Notary Public	Accounting Office	LRW 214	876-7105
Office Supplies	Bookshelf	SC 219	876-7295
Organizations Student regulations, procedures for forming new ones	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Parking Regulations Issuing tickets and towing Payment of fines Appeal of fines	Accounting Office Campus Security Vice President for Student Services Office	LRW 214 Roblee SC 223	876-7105 876-7299 876-7212
Paychecks	Accounting Office	SA 102	876-7105
Photocopying	Student Services	SC 223	876-7212
Posters Regulations and approval for display	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Probation Academic Disciplinary	VP for Academic Affairs Vice President for Student Services Office	LRW 339 SC 223	876-7213 876-7212
Publications College Stephens Life	Marketing & Communications Office Editor of Stephens Life	LRW 306 HCC 115	876-7111 876-7254
Recreation Tennis Courts, Pool, Gym and Weight-conditioning Room	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Religious Activities	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Repairs	Facilities Building	FAC	876-7171
Reservation of Rooms Classrooms All other Spaces	Registrar’s Office Conferencing and Events	LRW 248 VC	876-7277 876-7257
Residence Halls	Residence Life	SC 222	876-7230
Résumés Advice Printing	Office of Career Development	SC 212	876-7101
Scholarships	Financial Aid Office	LRW 216	876-7106
Senior Checks	Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Sexual Harassment	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Sororities	Vice President for Student Services Office Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 223 SC 202	876-7212 876-2339
Student Activities	Student Leadership and Campus Programming Office	SC 202	876-2339
Student Employment College Work Study Stephens employment Off-campus employment	Career Development	SC 212	876-7101
Student Government Association Student Ombudsperson	Executive Officers	SC 202	876-2339
Study Abroad	Study Abroad Office	Dudley 117	876-7366
Tickets Macklanburg Playhouse Warehouse Theatre Dance Productions	Playhouse Box Office	PH	876-7119
Transcripts	Registrar’s Office	LRW 248	876-7277
Van Rental	Vice President for Student Services	SC 223	876-7212
Volunteering	Student Government Association	SC 202	876-2339
Withdrawal From college	Vice President for Student Services Office	SC 223	876-7212
Women’s Issues	Health Services	SC (lower level)	876-7157