Navigating the Springfield College Bookstore: Hours, Resources, and More
Springfield College offers a variety of resources and services to support its students, faculty, and staff. Among these is the SC Bookstore, a central hub for textbooks, supplies, and other essentials. This article provides a comprehensive guide to the Springfield College Bookstore, including information on hours, available resources, and related services.
Location and Offerings
The SC Bookstore is located on the lower level of the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union. It serves as a convenient location for students to purchase textbooks, clothing, gifts, residence hall supplies, gift cards, and other necessities. In addition to academic materials, the bookstore also offers merchandise for those looking to show their Springfield College pride.
NOVA's six campus bookstores carry everything you need including textbooks, school supplies, snacks, beverages, clothing, graduation regalia and more.
Textbook Information
Textbook Acquisition
Students at NOVA may receive physical books conveniently packaged and provided on a rental basis. Digital materials may also be delivered directly within Canvas. Costs are applied as a course charge.
Textbook Returns and Refunds
A full refund will be given in the original form of payment for Textbooks and Access Cards during the first week of your class. You need to provide the original receipt and a copy of your class schedule showing the start date. The bookstore does not provide return shipping labels, and damaged returns will not be refunded. It is recommended to use a method of shipping that can be tracked.
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Textbooks and access cards must be in original condition and not exposed. Shrink-wrapped books must be returned with all items unused, and not activated. There are no refunds on unwrapped loose-leaf books.
Digital Content Textbooks that were received electronically follow the same policy and they must not have been activated to be eligible for a refund. Some publishers are making textbooks available in an electronic format, but the bookstore does not control the terms of the electronic format or the length of access.
Electronic Textbook Considerations
If your course allows open-book exams, you will not be able to use your electronic text, printouts of the electronic text or copies of the pages of a hardback textbook during the exam. Access to an eBook may expire after a period of time.
Ordering Textbooks Online
Ordering NOVA Online books and other course materials for NOVA distance courses is easy. Just go to the NOVA Bookstore. Note: NOVA Online course sections begin with an "E". A complete list of course materials appear in your course syllabus.
Textbook Buyback
Textbook buyback will be available if the bookstore is open to customers. Students will need to bring the textbooks with a valid NOVA ID card to any bookstore location for the current value and sell back. Textbooks purchased during the last week of classes or during exams fall under last date for returns and/or the 2 day returns policy or may be sold back under the buyback policy.
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Accessing Library Resources
Babson Library serves as the student’s gateway to information services in today’s rapidly changing world. The library serves the students, faculty, and staff of Springfield College and the College’s regional campuses. It houses a rich collection of print and nonprint materials, as well as featuring high-quality digital resources.
Online Resources
The latest information about Babson Library, its resources, and services are available on the library’s Web page at www.springfieldcollege.edu/library. The site also features access to the library’s electronic resources, its online catalog, contact information, request forms, electronic reserves, archival and special collections, and information about the library’s staff and other services.
Library Hours and Contact Information
Information about library hours is available by phone at (413) 748-3315, and is also posted at the entrance to the library.
Employment Opportunities
The library hires many student employees each year and welcomes applications from all students.
Additional Campus Resources
Academic Affairs
The Division of Academic Affairs provides support services for faculty members and the Faculty Senate, coordinates the student academic progress process, academic appeals, and annual commencement ceremonies.
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Learning Support Services
Learning Support Services coordinates academic accommodations and support services to students who have documented disabilities. Springfield College is committed to providing equal educational opportunity and full participation in college programs and activities for persons with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided for persons with documented disabilities on the basis of need.
AmeriCorps
Richard B. AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 85,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members can serve part-time, completing 900 hours as an academic coach, literacy tutor, or school counselor, or full-time, completing 1,700 hours as an academic support specialist. Members are selected and placed based on previous experience, academic program, and applicable skills. AmeriCorps members receive a living allowance and, upon completion of the program, an Education Award that can be used for future tuition or to pay back qualified student loans. Applications and more information are available at springfieldcollege.edu/americorps. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Dining Services
The College operates a complete dining and snack service available for cash and meal plan customers. Undergraduate students living in a non-apartment style residence hall must have, at minimum, the 14 Meal Plan. Various options are available with a weekly meal allowance (to be used at the Fresh Food Company), and a declining balance of Dining Dollars (which may be used at any of the dining facilities on campus).
Cheney Hall: The Fresh Food Company provides “all you care to eat” dining for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Union Station: On the lower level of the Richard B. Dunkin’ Donuts: On the lower level of the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union offers a full-service Dunkin’ Donuts experience. Provisions On Demand (PODs): On the main level of the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union, PODs offers almost everything typically available in any convenience store.
Athletics Program
The athletics program is an integrated part of the College’s total curriculum. Athletics interacts with academics-they are co-curricular, not extracurricular. Unlike at many institutions, coaches at Springfield College do more than coach. As faculty members and academic advisors, they also teach in the classroom and their “classrooms” extend to the playing fields and beyond. The influence of this great teaching/coaching tradition has had a powerful impact: approximately 200 of the College’s graduates hold intercollegiate head coaching positions.
Business Office
The Business Office at Springfield College manages tuition, housing fees, meal and dining plans, student health insurance, and payment plans. Location: Richard B.
International Center
The mission of the International Center at Springfield College is to foster the international character of the institution by promoting, supporting and developing a wide range of international and intercultural opportunities for all members of the Springfield College community. The International Center provides support services for international students at Springfield College. Students are provided with an orientation program, opportunities to actively participate in the International Student Organization, and peer and faculty advisors. As an integral component of our undergraduate curriculum, Springfield College offers students opportunities to study abroad. Students may elect to attend one of our partner universities or to arrange study at another institution. Each partner university for study abroad is unique and offers Springfield College students an opportunity to select courses that may satisfy major, minor, electives, or courses that will fulfill the General Education curriculum at Springfield College. Students who wish to participate in a semester of study abroad at a partner university must have an overall GPA of 3.0, full-time undergraduate enrollment, and an excellent citizenship record.
Office of Financial Aid
The Office of Financial Aid has complete information on grants, loans, state scholarships, and part-time employment on campus. A financial aid award is not automatically renewed.
Instructional Labs
The instructional labs CR1 and CR2 in Babson Library feature overhead presentation technology; the Davis Hypermedia Lab in Visual Arts Center has high power PCs with CD sound, laser disk players, zip drives, scanners, and overhead presentation technology as well as a connection to the College cable television network with VHS and video projector playback facilities. Location: Richard B.
Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs serves as the advocacy center for all students, regardless of race or ethnicity. Through the involvement of the African-, Latino/a-, Asian-, and Native-American alumni/ea and off-campus community agencies, a comprehensive network of support is offered which provides meaningful and enriching experience to all students at the College and to underrepresented students, in particular. In addition, the Center promotes and encourages racial and ethnic programs on campus in an effort to promote cultural pluralism.
Department of Public Safety
The Department of Public Safety is comprised of campus police officers and security guards whose primary responsibility is to protect life and property, and to prevent and detect crime. The department is charged with the enforcement of federal, state, and municipal laws and ordinances, as well as College rules and regulations. The office is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An escort service is provided upon request to any on-campus location or College-owned housing. Call boxes are located at the rear of Abbey Hall and in Lot 10 between the Physical Education Complex and the Linkletter Natatorium. These phones connect with the Department of Public Safety by opening the cover and pushing the “emergency” button. There is a blue box at the entrance to Lot 2 on Wilbraham Avenue; simply opening the door activates this box. There are blue emergency call boxes with blue lights above them. One is located on Portsmouth Street, near Lot 5 and another is attached to the field shed at Blake Track. Pushing the “emergency” button activates these. There are two emergency poles located on the campus. One is near Lot 1 and Babson Library. The other is located at 45 Island Pond Road on the south side of the Brennan Center. While it is the goal of the Department of Public Safety to provide a safe and secure environment for the campus community, there can be no guarantee of a community free of crime. Students in violation of the Student Code of Conduct may be adjudicated both through the internal judicial proceeding and through a legal proceeding with public safety. If a student is arrested by the Department of Public Safety or by another law enforcement department, then it is expected that the student will attend the appropriate legal proceedings.
Registrar
The registrar is dedicated to supporting the College’s mission and its Humanics philosophy, and to serving the academic goals of its students. The Office of the Registrar serves as the centralized source for complete, current, and accurate academic information relevant to Springfield College. Academic policies and regulations are managed by the registrar. The office is also responsible for, but not limited to, certifying students’ degree completions; preparing class schedules; coordinating student course enrollment; providing official student transcripts, degree and enrollment verifications; and compiling and maintaining grade reports and records. Academic life at Springfield College is governed by a series of policies and regulations that ensure consistency and permit fairness to all students. These policies are under the auspices of the Division of Academic Affairs and can be found in the Springfield College undergraduate and graduate catalogs. Location: Richard B.
YMCA Relations
Springfield College and the YMCA enjoy a relationship that began in 1885 when graduates from the School for Christian Workers went on to serve in YMCAs. Today, Springfield College remains true to its heritage, and many Springfield College graduates choose to work for the YMCA. The Office of YMCA Relations offers the YMCA professional studies program to uniquely prepare students for careers in the YMCA. Leadership and Professional Development: The focus of the YMCA Club is leadership/professional development, community service, and wellness programs.
Graduation Information
Participating students can find details regarding their graduation application, the graduating student survey, ordering their cap and gown, and/or ordering their class rings or graduation announcements on the My Graduation Information page in PrideNET (PrideNET > My Profile - Student > My Graduation Information.).Commencement Rehearsal: There will not be a rehearsal for commencement. Graduates will be given instructions during the pre-ceremony line-up on the morning of their commencement ceremony.Professional Conduct and Attire:The commencement ceremony is a formal academic event. Graduates are expected to dress and behave in a professional manner during the ceremonies. The College reserves the right to request that unacceptable attire be removed, or to exclude from the ceremony any prospective graduate who does not meet acceptable standards of dress or conduct from participating.The following honors/awards have been approved by the Commencement Committee and may be worn at the ceremonies: Sashes/Stoles:White sashes worn by student marshals at the graduate and undergraduate ceremoniesSash worn by senior class officers, the student trustee, and seniors who were on the Student Government Association Executive BoardKente Cloth Graduation Stole worn by members of the Black Student UnionPeach Sash worn by the Executive Board members of the Springfield College Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language and Hearing AssociationMaroon Stole worn by seniors who were student-athletes for at least two years including their senior yearSash worn by Cultural Connections leaders and Student AmbassadorsCords:Phi Alpha double-knotted blue and gold honor cords worn by Master of Social Work graduating students inducted into the Phi Alpha International Social Work Honor SocietyGreen and Silver cords awarded to Physician Assistant majors inducted into the Phi Alpha honor societyBlue and white honor cords worn by graduate students in rehabilitation who have been inducted into Chi Sigma IotaGold and green cords worn by accounting, business management, health care management, and marketing majors who have been inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta Honor SocietyRed and green honor cords for biology majors inducted into the Tri Beta Honor SocietyRed and black honor cords awarded to English majors and minors inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta Honor SocietyPurple cords issued to seniors inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor SocietyTeal and gold honor cord for students inducted into Delta Phi Tau National Physical Therapy Honor SocietyGreen honor cords awarded to students of distinction in the Department of Physical Education and Health Education based on GPA, professional membership, and serviceBlue and platinum cords issued to seniors in Psychology inducted into the Psi Chi Honor SocietyRed, white and blue cords issued to veteransRoyal blue and gold honor cords worn by graduating students inducted into the Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society, which recognizes high-achieving college students with disabilitiesMedallions:Medallions presented to three graduating seniors in athletic training: Senior Scholar, Senior Service, and All-AroundMedallions awarded to seniors in the Department of Visual and Performing ArtsMedallions awarded to Honors Program graduatesHonors medal awarded by the Department of Health Sciences to six seniors each yearPins:Pin awarded to students inducted into Delta Phi Tau National Physical Therapy Honor SocietyPins issued to seniors who have been involved in New Student Orientation and Pre-CampSafety Issues: Graduates should be aware that participation at the commencement ceremonies will require participants to climb stairs to the stage while wearing academic regalia. In order to ensure their safety, candidates for degrees should choose sensible footwear for the ceremony. High heels, flip-flops, and other unstable shoes are not recommended for this event.Pictures: A professional photographer will take a photo of each graduate during the ceremony.
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