Office of Student Affairs


812-877-8919
jones@rose-hulman.edu

Academic Services

Academic facilities

Moench Hall, Olin Hall, Olin Advanced Learning Center and the Mildred and Frederick Crapo Hall are open during the following hours for classes, studying, meetings, etc.:

  • Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  • Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Rooms in these buildings may be reserved for club meetings, etc., by contacting the Registrar's Office and reserving a room for a specific time.

Learning Center

The Learning Center, located in the lower level of the Logan Library, offers academic assistance in the areas of chemistry, computer science, engineering, math, physics, and writing. Peer tutors - trained students supervised by professional staff - do the majority of tutoring at the Center, working one-on-one with students. Professors encourage students to participate in study sessions held at the Learning Center or bring in writing assignments before they are submitted.

The Learning Center has something to offer every Rose-Hulman student:

  • One-on-one peer tutoring
  • Peer editing
  • Quiet study areas
  • Organized study groups
  • Course files
  • Study skills improvement
  • Workshops/Review sessions
  • Student Testing

The Learning Center is open Monday through Friday during the 2nd - 9th hours, Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., and is closed Saturday. For additional information call 812-877-8876 or visit at the website.

Percopo Hall, a sophomore residence, is a partnership effort of the Learning Center and Office of Student Affairs. Percopo Hall is designed to provide a seamless living and learning environment for sophomores through the use of Sophomore Resident Tutors (Percopo and New Hall) and a graduate student. The Percopo Hall classroom is staffed by tutors Sunday through Thursday evenings from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.  Sophomore Resident Tutors are also available during their scheduled in-room office hours in Percopo and the New Hall.

Homework Hotline

The Rose-Hulman Homework Hotline, established in 1991, provides middle and high school students in Indiana with math and science homework help free of charge. Rose-Hulman students (freshman through seniors) are paid to serve as tutors for the program. The Homework Hotline phones are answered Sunday through Thursday in the evenings between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (EDT). Tutors have access to most state adopted math and science textbooks. Middle and high school students may call toll free 1-877-AskRose to receive math and science homework support, or students can submit homework questions and access reference materials from the website. For additional information about the Homework Hotline or to inquire about employment opportunities, contact 812-877-8319 or Susan Smith in the Learning Center.

Rose-Hulman Ventures

Rose-Hulman Ventures offers internships featuring hands-on projects in collaboration with companies where outcomes are both educational to students and value-added to companies. Located on the South Campus of Rose-Hulman, the program offers high-quality internships where students work on real technical problems defined by client companies with the benefit of flexible scheduling around class schedules. About 300 internships are offered each year to students of most majors and class standings.

Multidisciplinary teams of undergraduates are directed by full-time, Rose-Hulman Ventures project managers. Student interns are paid for their technical expertise while learning new skills, including design, prototyping and testing of new products or services. Interns work up to 10 hours per week during the academic year and 40 hours during the summer months. This unique experience makes students attractive to recruiters and more productive immediately after graduation. To apply for an internship, visit the RHV booth during a Career Fair or visit the Rose-Hulman Ventures website.

Oakley Observatory

The Oakley Observatory, located on the east side of campus, is a teaching and research observatory available for use by Rose-Hulman students, faculty and staff. The observatory houses eight telescopes mounted on computer controlled mounts. The telescopes can be used with CCD cameras for recording detailed astronomical images or with eyepieces for direct visual observing. The Rose-Hulman Astronomical Society uses the observatory for recreational observing, public star parties, and open houses for groups such as scout troops or elementary school classes. The Physics Department offers an area minor in Astronomy which requires laboratory and research work at the observatory. The Astronomy area minor is available to all Rose students. In addition to the campus observatory, Rose-Hulman owns and operates the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory in Australia. This observatory is also available for use by Rose students via the internet.

Technical Services Center

The Technical Services Center (TSC) incorporates several components of the Office of Instructional, Administrative & Information Technology, including Client Computer Services, Hardware Services, Software Projects, Help Desk, and Systems Administration. The TSC was formerly known as the Waters Computing Center, which was established in 1960 by a bequest from Mr. Waters (class of 1888). The academic and administrative computing systems are located in the TSC.

The Help Desk is the central point-of-contact for customers with computer, network or telecommunications-related questions and problems.  The Help Desk may be contacted by calling 812-877-8989, sending an e-mail to helpdesk@rose-hulman.edu, or by visiting the Help Desk office on the lower level of Crapo Hall. Extensive information concerning services, systems, and software documentation is available from the TSC web pages.

The TSC is dependent on student employees to successfully support the Rose-Hulman community. Students are hired as staff assistants, laptop assistants, and clerks. The TSC utilizes the services of the Financial Aid Office to locate and hire student workers.  In addition, the Help Desk may announce its intention to hire student workers for the upcoming academic year through an announcement in the IAIT newsletter "The Kernel," or via an e-mail to students.

The Help Desk offers two conference telephones to campus users for 24-hour check-out. Stop by the Help Desk to reserve or check-out one of these conference telephones.

Policy for responsible computer use

All RHIT computing resources and facilities (computers and file servers, internet access, internal network access, printing services, public lab computers, etc.) are shared among all faculty, staff and students.  Individual users are expected to ensure that their activity does not preempt or hinder another user's activity.  Furthermore, all use must be responsible (ethical and legal), based on criteria outlined in "Policy for Responsible Use of Rose-Hulman Computing Facilities" that can be accessed on the TSC website.

Instructional Services

The Instructional Services Office assists the Rose-Hulman community with audio/visual services. The office, which is located in Moench Hall, Room DL204, provides AV equipment to classrooms and loans equipment to groups as needed. It also provides repair and maintenance services. The classroom touch panels, LCD projectors, screens, computer interfaces, and sound systems are all maintained by the Instructional Services Office. A valid Rose-Hulman ID card is required at the time the equipment is loaned out. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Item Quantity Available
Hard Drive Camera

 10
Mini-DV Camera

 2
VHS Camera

 2
12 MP Digital Camera

 2
6.1 MP Digital Camera

 4
Handheld Digital Recorder 2
Handheld Cassette Recorder

 2
Portable Computer Projector

 4
Portable Tripod Screen

 4

NOTE: Tripods are available for the first six cameras listed. Students are responsible for the purchase of all media

A valid Rose-Hulman ID card is required at the time the equipment is loaned out.

Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

John A. Logan Library

The Logan Library provides quality resources, spacious study space, excellent service, convenient hours, and friendly, helpful staff to support Rose-Hulman's curriculum. We promote life-long learning to help you learn, share, and succeed.

The Logan Library provides access to high quality information resources.

The library collections primarily focus on technical information supporting the engineering, science, and mathematics curricula. These collections include over 75,700 e-books, 25,600 printed books, 29,300 e-journals, 14,500 volumes of bound journals, and 24 e-databases. The library also offers a variety of newspapers, magazines, and casual reading materials for your reading pleasure.

The Logan Library provides access to spacious study space in an inviting, learning environment.

The Logan Library, which was fully renovated in 2010, is located in the heart of Rose-Hulman's campus. It provides an inviting, learning environment that includes open areas for both collaborative work and quiet study. There are research tables, conference rooms, private study rooms with whiteboards, and a small café. Wi-Fi access, electrical outlets, and seating are plentiful. Copiers, printers, and the entire Digital Resource Center are at your service.

The Logan Library provides excellent service.

Information access: Library catalog, WorldCat, Databases A-Z, eJournals A-Z, course reserves, etc.

The Logan Library provides convenient hours of service.

The Logan Library online (http://www.rose-hulman.edu/Library/) is always open!

The physical library is open:

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Monday through Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The Logan's Café is open Sunday - Thursday from 3 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Library hours will vary during the summer, academic breaks, and holidays.

The Logan Libary has friendly, helpful staff.  Library assistance is available in the library, via email, telephone, MS Communicator, and web site chat widgets.

Circulation/Reserves

877-8366 (Jan Jerrell)

Interlibrary Loan

877-8462 (Amy Harshbarger)

Reference

877-8697 (Bernadette Ewen, Library Director)
877-8199 (Rich Bernier)

Digital Resource Center (DRC)

The purpose of the DRC is to provide the Rose-Hulman community with multimedia production resources. These resources include presentation preparation, video and audio digitizing, video and audio format conversions, graphic and text scanning, and other technologies such as bulk CD, DVD, and USB duplication.

Housed on the main floor of the Logan Library, the DRC has the software, equipment, and consulting services to assist you. The DRC staff will be glad to discuss how to make your presentation sharper or how to edit video and images to convey the message that you want.  The DRC will also assist you with customized packaging, menu creation and labels for your DVD/CD/USB projects.

Come by and visit to see how the DRC can help meet your multimedia needs or survey the DRC website to learn more.

The DRC is available whenever the Library is open (see Logan Library hours). For personal assistance, please contact  Alan Ward (812-877-8265) to set up a meeting time.

Instructional Services

Instructional Services is the Audio and Visual department for the campus. The classroom touch panels, LCD projectors, screens, computer interfaces, and sound systems are all maintained by Instructional Services. Located in DL204, Instructional Services also offers the checkout of the following equipment on a case-by-case basis:

Item

Quantity Available

Hard Drive Camera

10

Mini-DV Camera

2

VHS Camera

2

12 MP Digital Camera

2

Canon EOS Rebel XS SLR Digital Camera

2

Handheld Digital Recorder

2

Handheld Cassette Recorder

2

Portable Computer Projector

4

Portable Tripod Screen

4

NOTE: Tripods are available for the first six cameras listed. Students are responsible for the purchase of all media

A valid Rose-Hulman ID card is required at the time the equipment is loaned out. Requests for equipment reservations can be e-mailed to stevendc@rose-hulman.edu or call Dave Stevenson x8035.

Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.