Niteline Fall 2011, From the Director

A warm welcome to you who are new part-time students and our continuing students as we work together to assist you in achieving your aim of earning a Villanova degree or certificate. Our returning students will notice some physical changes to the campus as the University pursues long range improvements that are part of the campus master plan. These changes started in summer 2011 and will continue for the next three years. The first phase from Bartley Hall up through the center of campus to the Connelly Center involves new walkways and landscaping as part of making the core campus primarily a pedestrian oriented campus.

The new Villanova website speaks of “Ignite Change. Go Nova.” To quote St. Augustine: “The degree to which you are concerned for the common good rather than for your own sake is the criterion by which you can judge how much progress you have made.” In his address to the University community, Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D., president, speaks of Villanovans as being people who want to and work to ignite change; that this is part of our Augustinian tradition that guides us as members of the Villanova community—an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Please go to the University homepage to learn more about what makes Villanova distinctive.

Although our office works to track all students in their progress toward graduation, it is important for each student to inform us as they are approaching their last semesters at Villanova. On the part-time division website at parttime.villanova.edu, under forms, there is a “prospective graduate” form which students must complete and submit to us prior to their last semester at Villanova. This form tells us how you want your name placed on your diploma; but more importantly it causes us to do a graduation audit of your progress and notify you of remaining degree requirements prior to the start of your last semester in case there are any misunderstandings. If you are in your senior year and nearing graduation please complete and send this form to us. In addition
to the web, there are paper copies in Vasey Hall 107.

My best wishes for success to all of our part-time, adult students as we enter this school year!

James Johnson
Director of Part-Time Studies Office