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Navigating the Journey. Navigating the Journey. The Depot / Student Financial Services Team 55 / Technology Support Registrar’s Office. The Depot. The Depot. National leader in student services The Depot is the one-stop shop Financial Aid Billing Registrar Residence Life - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Navigating the Journey
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Navigating the Journey• The Depot / Student Financial Services
• Team 55 / Technology Support
• Registrar’s Office
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The Depot
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The Depot• National leader in student services
• The Depot is the one-stop shop– Financial Aid– Billing– Registrar– Residence Life– Dining Services– Student IDs– Parking Permits– Notary Public
Contact us:• 1-888-588-6083• [email protected]• acu.edu/thedepot
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• Students can view account information on The Depot link in myACU
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Students view bill and add parents as
authorized users here!
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Dining Services
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Dining Services
•11 food locations across campus• Accept cash, debit and credit
•Meal Plans, Bean Bucks, and Campus Cash
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Dining Services• The Bean is open all day from 7am-11pm• Full-time nutritionist on staff• http://acu.campusdish.com :view menus & nutrition info• Students in a residence hall:
– All-Access 7 or– All-Access 5
• 5 Guest Meals per semester
• Update MP through 5th day of classes
• Update on The Depot link
• Gluten free menu options
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Campus Cash vs. Bean BucksCampus Cash• Students purchase through
The Depot link
• Used for food and merchandise purchases
• Balance rolls forward each semester
• Students get back 100% of balance at any time
Bean Bucks• Comes with all meal plans
• Used for food purchases only
• Balance rolls forward from fall to spring
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Residence Life • Residence hall and roommate assignments– Notified through ACU email
• Roommate changes– Deadline: Friday, July 1st – Email: [email protected]
• Move-in weekend– Saturday, August 17th, 8am to 6pm– Sunday, August 18th, 1pm to 5pm
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Student Financial Services
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Student Financial Services
• Financial Aid – Receive and verify FAFSAs– Award scholarships and grants– Certify and process loans– Receive and apply outside scholarships
• Billing– Produce the statement– Monitor payment plans
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Student Financial Services• Complete the FAFSA– www.fafsa.gov
• Carefully read award letters
• Communication from us…– Is sent to the student’s ACU email– Is critical– Is time sensitive– Needs action
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SFS ChecklistFederal Direct Loan– Accepted on students myACU account– Complete Entrance Counseling and MPN
requirement at www.studentloans.govMeet Financial Settlement by August 7th – Pay Account Balance– Wildcat Pay Plan– Additional Loans• PLUS at www.studentloans.gov• CAL at www.hhloans.com
– Combination
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Student Financial Services• Payment Options– Pay in full by August 7th OR– Set up payment plan by August 7th
• Payment plans – one time $50 enrollment fee– installments due on the 1st of each month
• Fall 2013 Wildcat Pay Plans– 6 month—First payment July 1st – 5 month—First payment August 1st – 4 month—5% at down payment with first installment September 1st
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Wildcat Pay Portalwww.acu.edu/payingyourbill
• Students may make parent(s) authorized user• View eBills• View real-time account details• Make payments– Credit Card (through Paypath)– ACH (electronic payment from checking/savings)
• Enroll in a Wildcat Pay Plan
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Federal College Work Study and Student Employment
• Explore opportunities at acu.edu/jobs• Students can get a job without work study eligibility• Must apply on your own• Work Study award of $3000 is estimate• Students are paid – twice a month– Earnings paid directly to student • NOT paid to student account
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Team55 Student Technology Support
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Team55 - Student Technology Support• Location - Learning Commons– (325) 674-5555 or x5555– [email protected]– http://team55.acu.edu– Social Media –
• Twitter: @acuteam55• Facebook.com/acuteam55
• 8AM-7PM on M-R8AM-5PM on Friday
• Available via phone, chat, email, and walk-up
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Registrar’s Office
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Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act - 1976
The primary rights afforded to the student are:– The right to inspect and review their education
records.
– The right to have some control over the disclosure of information from the records.
– The right for the student to retain control of access to education records.
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Student Grades• Mid-term grades– Students will need to view these through myACU– They are graded as S, U and NP grades
• Final Grades– These are also viewed by students through myACU– Only for students in their freshman year at ACU, a
paper grade report is sent to the student at their home address
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Enrollment Verification• Primarily for insurance purposes
• Certificates can be obtained by the student from The Depot link on myACU
• Verification for each semester begins two weeks before the first day of class
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Dropping / WithdrawingDropping a Course– Day 1-5: “drop”; no transcript record, does not
count against “block”– Beginning Day 6: “withdraw”; student uses
withdrawal form, ‘W’ on transcript, counts against “block”
– No drop/withdrawal after week 12; student earns grade
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Withdrawing from the UniversityWhat does this entail?– Dropping of all classes and leaving ACU
– Student receives W grades
– Student can contact The Depot
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Academic Development Center
Services Include:• Undeclared Student Advising• Academic Coaching• Discovery Program• Academic Counseling and Skills• University Testing Center
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Wrap-Up
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SOS Program• An early alert program to anonymously refer
struggling students.
• Referrals come from faculty, staff, parents, and other students.
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SOS Program• SOS will contact every student referred.
• Contact: www.acu.edu/sos or [email protected]
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A Few Things to Remember• Be aware of the calendar.
• Remind your student about ACU email.
• Students who are responsible for their own business learn problem solving skills that are very important.
• ACU is a great place for students to make mistakes.
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Presentation Takeaways1) Got questions? Contact The Depot.– 1-888-588-6083– [email protected]
2) Become an authorized user in Wildcat Pay!
3) We want to partner with you!– Must have authorization from student– Submit FERPA Release Form
4) Parent session info online– www.acu.edu/parentsession
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Presentation Takeaways
• Thank you for being with us
• Please complete your Parent Passport Evaluation– You can turn it in here – there is a box available– Or at Passport check-out, located in the Learning
Commons
• Have a safe trip home!
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Questions?