Post any questions you have regarding orientation to your program. Any and all questions are encouraged. To post a new question, click "Add a new discussion topic."
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Your academic records and course registration is managed in Sonis. This is also where you will complete course evaluations before receiving your final grades at the end of every term.
Step-by-step instructions for online course registration. Registration opens Monday, June 25. The registration process will be demonstrated in detail during the orientation webinars.
Our online bookstore is managed by MBS Direct. Use their website to access the lists of textbooks for your courses. Textbooks purchased through MBS Direct may be returned hassle-free if the books for the course change before the start of classes.
Dr. David Mellott, Dean of the Seminary
dmellott@lancasterseminary.edu
Rachel Gawn, Administrative Assistant to the Dean
717-290-8723
Each week a new module will become available to help orient you to the wide array of resources and services available to you as a Lancaster Seminary student. Complete all the activities within the specified period and be entered to win a special prize!
All new students are required to complete this activity with 80% proficiency by 11:55 p.m. on Friday, July 6.
It will remember your place if you have to stop before finishing the lesson. You may attempt the lesson up to two times and your highest score will count.
The second module of the Moodle Challenge; complete this activity with 80% proficiency to be eligible to win a Moodle Challenge prize! You are expected to complete this component by 11:55 p.m. on Friday, July 13. You may attempt the lesson up to two times and your highest score will count.
The third module of the Moodle Challenge; complete this activity with 80% proficiency to be eligible to win a Moodle Challenge prize! You are expected to complete this component by 11:55 p.m. on Friday, July 20. You may attempt the lesson up to two times and your highest score will count.
The final module of the Moodle Challenge; complete this activity with 80% proficiency to be eligible to win a Moodle Challenge prize! You are expected to complete this component by 11:55 p.m. on Friday, July 27. You may attempt the lesson up to two times and your highest score will count.
Sunday, July 29 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Monday, July 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Activities to be completed during on campus orientation will be made available on July 30.
The schedule of events for orientation on campus July 29 & 30.
Please remember:
The west parking lot is available to students after 4:00 p.m. Most buildings are locked after 5:00 p.m. See the Business Office section below for more information about parking tags, fob access to buildings, and room reservations.
A directory of local services, including shops and dining.
Forums are essential to online course participation. In order to become more familiar with how forums work, you are invited to practice in this forum. Create a new discussion topic to introduce yourself. Then, respond to at least one post made by someone else.
You are welcome to share whatever you are most comfortable sharing, or use this opening prompt:
What do you most hope to learn during your program at Lancaster Seminary?
Read this article and complete the assignment below.
Submit your feedback about orientation beginning at 4:30 p.m. on July 30, 2018.
Your answers will remain anonymous, but your participation in the evaluation is tracked.
