Summer NEWSletter
Summer Schedule for Altus Classes (Course schedule is subject to change.)
Registration will run from May 5 - May 23.
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Summer Schedule for Online Classes
Over 70 online courses available, please click here to view the selection .
Student Incentives - Summer Giveaway
If WBU - Altus registrations hit 60 students, we'll put every students' name into a drawing for a Creative Zen V Plus 4 GB Multimedia Device. Click here for details!
IQ Web Online Registration Process
Online registration is now available to all students. Once a student has an initial consultation with an advisor, registration for courses may take place using IQ Web. Or you may continue to register through our office.
Ultimate responsibility for course selection rests with you (the student) to ensure courses conform to advisement, and are not repeat courses. TA, Financial Aid, and the VA will not pay for duplicate or non-applicable courses. Students will be able to pay their account balance in full or select a three payment option. Student balances can be paid at any time using IQ Web.
Please call our office 481-5243 for additional information.
Financial Aid
#1. The 2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available. Submit your FAFSA online for 08-09 academic year at http://www.fafsa.gov and enter the WBU school code 003663. You will need an electronic pin number, if you do not already have one you can obtain a new pin at www.pin.ed.gov.
#2. Submit WBU's application for financial aid. Click here to find the 08-09 general application. Print off the forms to fill out and submit to the Altus Campus Financial Aid Office. Please ensure you submit the entire Institutional Application for Financial Aid and the Verification Worksheet. You do not need to submit the Texas Core Residency form. All required forms can also be collected from the campus.
#3. DEADLINES for all students should be by May 15th, or no later than 6-8 weeks prior to Fall registration. Don't be caught by applying late.
#4. All financial aid students MUST have an award letter before using financial aid at registration. All students MUST have an admission letter from the University to be eligible for Financial Aid. Please see a counselor for further clarification.
Graduation
Our annual graduation ceremony will be held on May 30, 2008 at the Freedom Community Center, at 10am in the morning. Our commencement speaker will be Dr. Jeff Moore, from First Baptist Altus. Please join with us in celebration of our student's great accomplishment. Appetizers and cake will be provided after the ceremony.
Book Buy Back
WBU - Altus Campus will hold a Book Buy Back on June 2 - June 4. Bring in any new or used college textbooks. If your textbook appears on our resale list, you will be issued payment on the spot. Resale prices will be dictated according to our price sheet. Tell your friends because the buy back isn't limited to WBU texts.
Coming Soon...
An Altus Centennial Scholar will be announced in celebration of the launch of WBU's centennial.
Computer Lab Availability
The WBU computer lab is open M-Th from 8am-5pm and on F from 8am-12pm. Students can use the computer lab for research, utilizing the online resource center, the IQ Web system as well as having their examinations proctored. We've recently updated all of the available computers with flat screen monitors and faster modems. The lab is located in the Education Center. Please contact the office for more information.
Student Email Accounts
A Wayland e-mail account has been created for all currently enrolled students, and this e-mail account is now available for your use. You can get to your e-mail by accessing the following link from your Internet browser anywhere in the world: http://email.wbu.edu.
Your WBU e-mail will be used for all official e-mail communications from Wayland Baptist University, including but not limited to emergency communications, assignments and communications from instructors (both local and on Virtual Campus) financial issues, and bookstore buy-backs. Accounts must be accessed at least once every 60 days to remain valid and your account remains free even after you graduate.
Please click here for additional information on gaining access to your e-mail account.
Dean's List
Congratulations to Maurice Lewis, selected to the Dean's List for Winter term 07-08.
Dean's Corner
It’s been all over the news. The raid in Texas on the polygamist group known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A mystery call of reported abuse. Discoveries of teenaged wives of middle-aged men. Mothers separated from children. A media circus. Lots of destroyed lives.
This event makes me wonder . . . Are we abusive polygamists? Oh, not literally married to multiple partners, but are our lives in chaos because of choices we’ve made to be committed to multiple things. Certainly, life is a balancing act between family, work, school, friends, and the like. But do we focus so much on achieving a short-term promotion that we lose sight of the long-term needs a college degree can provide? Do we strive so hard to earn A’s to brag about a GPA on a resume that we lose our families in the process?
If our first commitment isn’t to God, then all these things will ultimately fall into shambles. Jesus said we cannot serve both God and money. His brother James later wrote that double-minded men flounder like someone tossed about by waves in the sea. Jesus promised that if we seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, all these things would be ok. So, are you faithful to the one who is faithful in all things?
| Altus Campus | |
| Billman Education Center | Email: wbualtus@wbu.edu |
| 104 South 7th Street, Room 139 | Phone: (580) 481-5243 |
| Altus AFB, OK 73523 | Fax: (580) 379-4374 |