Student Resources
Opening in fall 2017, this new state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot building offers a wealth of amenities. In addition to a variety of academic support services, the new space offers students community spaces, a multi-media lab, gaming spaces with access to all gaming platforms, a theater, group study rooms, classroom spaces, a vastly expanded archives, Help Desk staff, a Starbucks location, quiet study spaces, and tutoring, all supported by Wi-Fi throughout.
In addition to the services mentioned above, over 23 million book titles are available through the library in conjunction with its membership in Missouri’s statewide academic library consortium, MOBIUS. MOBIUS gives enrolled students physical and electronic access to public and academic library collections in Missouri, as well as access to the collections of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL). In order to take advantage of these resources, students must obtain a valid Lindenwood student ID.
The library subscribes to more than 90 online databases that are accessible through the library’s website. A number of the databases provide full-text access to research materials. In addition to the databases, the library has purchased supplementary electronic tools that easily facilitate navigation of these online resources. A valid student ID is also required to access the library's databases.
Additional services available through the Library and Academic Resources Center include
- Access to reference librarians in person, via email, by telephone, or chat.
- Computer lab.
- Laptop checkout for up to 24 hours.
- Hardcopy journal collections.
- An interlibrary loan service for any items not available at the Library and Academic Resources Center or through MOBIUS.
For current hours, students may contact the library at library@lindenwood.edu, by visiting www.lindenwood.edu/library, or calling 636-949-4820.
Located within the Office of Student and Academic Support Services (SASS) in the Library and Academic Resources Center, the Lindenwood University Writing Center, offers tutorial assistance to students working on written assignments. Students are highly encouraged to make appointments on the Writing Center website. By scheduling an appointment through the Writing Center website, students can meet with tutors who are prepared to help students from all disciplines create and revise assigned work. Common issues tutors address include organization, sentence clarity, development, grammar, and usage.
Peer tutoring from many academic areas is available to help students who need help understanding course material. Peer tutors are student workers available in SASS within the Library and Academic Resources Center. Tutoring for course topics requiring special equipment or models will take place in the appropriate academic buildings outside of SASS. An available tutor list identified by topic and location can be found on PC Common, an internal drive accessible to all Lindenwood students and faculty, in the Tutor Lists folder. Students may also contact SASS at sass@lindenwood.edu or call (636) 627-2543 with additional tutoring services questions. Students are also encouraged to ask their classroom professors about possible tutoring assistance.
Lindenwood also offers online tutoring from Smarthinking, which is available to any Lindenwood student. Online tutors are available to work with students 24 hours a day, depending upon the subject area. Tutors are available in many subjects including writing, math, accounting, statistics, finance, economics, biology, anatomy and physiology, physics, chemistry, and Spanish. Completed drafts of writing assignments may also be submitted to Smarthinking’s Essay Center for detailed, personalized feedback, typically within 24 hours. Students may access online tutoring through Canvas and the student portal.
Students who experience problems of any type are encouraged to visit the Office of Student and Academic Support Services (SASS). SASS assists students in the resolution of obstacles that impede academic progress. SASS staff can assist with inter-office facilitation, institutional guidance, academic mentoring, and dispute resolution. The associate vice president for student and academic support services also works as a liaison between students and other university offices and serves as the official university-student ombudsman. SASS is located in the Library and Academic Resources Center and can be contacted at sass@lindenwood.edu or at (636) 627-2543.
The Wellness Center offers students a number of useful services free of charge. Medical conditions, from flu-like symptoms and minor injuries to physical examinations and immunizations, can be treated by the onsite SSM nurse practitioners on duty. The Wellness Center also offers confidential individual and group counseling, along with some career counseling services and limited attention deficit evaluation services. Counseling is provided by Jessica Morris, staff therapist, and by full- and part-time graduate-level counseling interns, supervised by Dr. Joseph Cusumano, a licensed professional counselor, who also provides limited counseling services. Walk-ins are welcome for the purpose of making appointments. Appointments may also be made by calling 636-949-4525 or 636-949-4522. Counseling offices are located in The Wellness Center, on the third floor of Evans Commons.
The guiding philosophy of Lindenwood University is to make programs and facilities as accessible as possible to students with disabilities. The coordinator for campus accessibility services acts to ensure the accessibility of programs and assists and supports students with disabilities. Students who need assistance or accommodations for certified disabilities should contact the student support and accessibility coordinator at (636) 949-4510.
Students are encouraged to serve as their own advocates and to be responsible for obtaining special services offered by the university. If the coordinator is unable to satisfy a reasonable request, that request may then be directed to the office of the associate vice president for student and academic support services, located in the Library and Academic Resources Center.
Important messages including information about academic standing and financial aid are sent via the university's internal email system. Students will be held accountable for any information or due dates sent via the campus email system. Office 365 accounts are provided for all students and may be accessed from the Lindenwood homepage.
Students are entitled to print an allotted number of pages per term at no cost from any on-campus computer. Resident students may print up to 500 pages per term; commuter students may print up to 300 pages per term. Once the total number of allotted pages has been reached, students may opt to purchase additional printing capabilities through the student portal for $3 per 100 pages.