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Career opportunities are everywhere. Encourage your student to explore them.

January is a time of new beginnings for most. At SMWC we’re beginning a new academic semester and students have new opportunities to explore their career interests, gain experience, and position themselves for future success! The Career Development Center (CDC) offers a wide-array of services and resources, specifically tailored to meet the needs of today’s students. But…no matter how many programs are offered, it won’t help your student if she doesn’t take advantage of the opportunities. So, whether she’s still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up or has a laser beam focus on her primary goal, the CDC staff can offer support and guidance.

Sign up today to receive emergency text alerts

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers a text alert subscription service through e2Campus that can send messages whenever there is an emergency or school closure due to weather to either a cell phone or an email account. We know that you want to know immediately should there be a threat on campus. This is the quickest way we can get that information to you. The subscription is free – the only cost is the charge your cell phone provider may charge you for receiving a text message.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, commonly known as FERPA or the Buckley Amendment, is a federal law enacted in 1974. FERPA grants parents of children under the age of 18 the right to access their children’s education record, to seek amendment of a record, to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information from the records, and the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.

Parents as Partners

The success of our students depend on the partnership we form with parents. At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods college, the staff is prepared to assist all students in a variety of ways that will allow each person to become effective leaders, competent students, and valued contributors to our local communities.  We ask that you join us in our efforts to provide support and encouragement to our students by becoming our partners.  Through our partnership we, in each of our roles, can support our students as they work their way through this college experience. The support and encouragement you give your daughter will play a key role in her success as she is presented with new challenges as she takes on a more active role in making decisions that will help her develop as a strong Woods Women.

The college experience is vastly different from the high school experience because the learning environment demands greater time management skills and a different way of thinking.  The same is true for the social aspect of the college experience.  It is imperative that all students become involved in activities on campus and each student should be encouraged to seek out the various services such as Study Abroad, Career Development, Campus Ministry and the Learning Resource Center.