Student guide
This guide has been created to help you navigate your journey here at SEU.
You may have come SEU with an idea of strategies, skills, organizational systems, and a support network that worked for you. As you step into a new season of life, you may need to also learn new skills to help you succeed. Like a navigational system, you sometimes need to “reroute” to reach your desired destination. As you figure out who you are and who you are becoming, there are a plethora of resources and people here at SEU to come alongside you.
Being successful in college is about more than passing classes — although of course this is an important part of it. College is about thriving through self-discovery, exploring our worldview, becoming a life-long learner, and identifying the skills we have and the skills we need to live out our Divine Design.
Of all things you can be at SEU, alone is not one of them. These teams are here to walk alongside and support you during your academic, social, and spiritual journey.
Academic Center for Enrichment (ACE)
Study strategies, tutoring, and in-person & online workshops
ace@seu.edu
Office of Academic & Auxiliary Services
Accommodations for students with disabilities
ADAservices@seu.edu
Academic planning and knowing what classes to take
advising@seu.edu
Managing your meal plan and Fire Funds
campuscard@seu.edu
Resources for finding internships and employment as well as career planning resources like resume building and mock interviews
careerservices@seu.edu
Community Standards & Responsibilities
Provides mentorship and information on our Community Standards
studentconduct@seu.edu
On-campus mental health counseling services
healthservices@seu.edu
Department of Spiritual Formation
Offers guidance for your spiritual life and opportunities to get involved
dsf@seu.edu
Medical care right here on campus, provided through Lakeland Regional Health
healthservices@seu.edu
Help with questions about housing assignments
studenthousing@seu.edu
Help with computer, internet, and account issues
helpdesk@seu.edu
Class registration and transferring credits to SEU
registrar@seu.edu
Residence Life
Campus life resources and events
reslife@seu.edu
Here to help with financial clearance and paying your bill
sfs@seu.edu
Opportunities for students to participate in a variety of campus discussions
sga@seu.edu
Student Outreach & Support (SOS)
Space for students to talk through personal concerns and be directed to applicable resources
sos@seu.edu
Help with questions about Title IX and sexual misconduct
titleix@seu.edu
*SEU main campus in Lakeland
Whether you use Google Calendar, a paper planner, or one of many apps, start the semester off by writing down all of your assignments.
Don’t be afraid to go to their office hours or send an email if you’re struggling.
It can be helpful to have an initial conversation and schedule a time to check in a few weeks into the semester. This gives you a chance to get used to living together and note things you would like to talk through.
You are a human being, not a human doing. As you settle into your routine, take note of times when you can stop to rest and have fun.
Whether it’s budgeting your Fire Funds to get you to the end of the semester or planning out when you will get your Spiritual Formation credits, think ahead and see how you can be kind to your future self.
Email is the official form of communication at SEU. Make sure you are checking your email, MyFire course announcements, and other forms of communication regularly.
Remain curious as you start to develop your professional identity. Explore options through Career Services and your Divine Design courses.
Give yourself grace as you become someone you’ve never been before. College is new to you, and it’s okay to be a learner and not know everything along the way.
While college is a time to engage in academics, it’s also a season to transition from a high schooler to a college student, then from a college student to an adult.
Along the way, we’ll help you grow in all areas of being so you can walk across the graduation stage not just career-ready, but life ready!
In your college journey, there comes a layer of responsibility to have awareness of and care for your own well-being. This is not an easy task, be sure to offer yourself grace as you compassionately navigate tending to all areas of your life.
On average, students spend 15 hours in the classroom. How you spend the other 153 hours in a week will begin to fill this time based on your personal values, faith, and lived experiences.
While college is a time to engage in academics, it’s also a season of growth. We’ll help you grow in multiple ways, so you can walk across the graduation stage not just career-ready, but life ready!
Campus Resources: Career Services
Campus Resources: Department of Spiritual Formation (DSF)
Student Resources:
TimelyCare (Virtual; all undergraduate students)
Counseling Center (main campus)
Student Outreach & Support (main campus)
Campus Resources: First Year Experience (FYE ), Student Government Association (SGA), Multicultural Affairs (MCA), Campus Wide Events (CWE)
Campus Resources: Academic Center for Enrichment (ACE), Brainfuse (free online tutoring in located within MyFire)
Campus Resources: Student Financial Services (SFS)
Campus Resources: Crunch Fitness, Student Activities Center (SAC), Intramurals, Health Services
Go to sleep! Students of all ages should make an effort to prioritize their sleep. Good sleep habits can improve both your grades and quality of life. Here are just a few ideas:
Lakeland Campus Events Calendar
Academic Calendar
Athletic Calendar
Music Performance Calendar
@seuniversity
University-based content
@weareseu
Student-focused content
@sga_seu
Student Government Association
@seu_fye
First-Year Experience
@seuchapel
Spiritual Formation updates
Campus Safety Alerts
Members of the SEU community are able to receive emergency text alerts concerning crises on or near the campus as part of the SEU Alert system.
If you have an academic concern, please follow this procedure.
The full complaint and appeal policy can be found in the SEU Catalog.
STEP 1: Fill out your own expectations
Upon move-in, each student will be given a worksheet to process through and note their preferences for community living. You will think through things such as when guests can come over, what is shared, scent preferences, lights out times, and noise level (among other things).
STEP 2: Schedule a meeting with your entire suite before Add/Drop
Each suitemate will share the individual responses they wrote on their Roommate Expectation Questionnaire. Together you will decide what will go in your collaborative Roommate Agreement. The Roommate Agreement will serve as your guidelines for living together for the semester.
STEP 3: Turn in your completed roommate agreement to your resident assistant
A hard copy of the completed Roommate Agreement will be turned in to the Resident Assistant the week of Add/Drop. All roommates will have agreed on and signed the document.
Purpose: To help students resolve conflict with dignity and grace in order to increase self-sufficiency, promote resiliency, and build sustainable relationships.
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