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to the College. In class they present knowledgeable, up-to-date material
pertinent to their disciplines and strive to engage students with that
material. Out of class they make themselves available for student inquiries,
individual instruction, and directed research. We believe personal attention
to your individual academic concerns and needs is an essential factor
in the effectiveness of our teaching and in the continuance of a healthy,
inquisitive, intellectual environment.
While the faculty in general will be concerned with your scholastic
progress, you will be assigned one faculty member in particular to be your
advisor. This person will work with you in planning your course schedules
and in evaluating your progress toward your degree.
Because of its size, Birmingham-Southern enjoys a small faculty-student
ratio. That, combined with a genuine concern on the part of the faculty
for the total—intellectual and personal—welfare of our students, creates
an atmosphere in which many advisor-advisee relationships become ones
of friendly understanding and mutual respect. Especially during your first
year we encourage you to consult freely and frequently with your advisor in
adapting to all aspects of campus life.
Library and Information Services
The Charles Andrew Rush Learning Center / N.E. Miles Library is a
center for scholarship on campus. In support of the educational mission
and values of Birmingham-Southern College, the Library is committed to
serving the intellectual and creative needs of the college community. The
Library strives to provide access to high quality information resources,
to educate its patrons, and to provide a space that is conducive to study,
research and learning.
The facility houses a collection of more than 267,000 volumes selected
to support instruction and research at the College. In addition to books
and periodicals, the collections include online databases, e-books and
e-journals, audio and video recordings, government documents, microfilm,
and microfiche. The Library is a partial government documents depository.
Special collections house the College archives, Methodist archives, and rare
books. Digitized collections include BSC yearbooks dating back to 1907,
as well as a number of student publications. The Library’s online catalog,
databases, and many other resources may be accessed from on or off
campus via the Internet.
The Library offers a range of teaching and learning environments.
Conference rooms, seminar rooms, research carrels, an auditorium with
video and computer projection facilities, an electronic classroom, a learning
technology center, and a screening room are among the facilities for
individual and group study, research, and instruction. Copying and printing
services are also available. Computer workstations are provided for the use
of library patrons, and wireless Internet access is available throughout the
building.
