Graduate Facilities and Services
Information Technology. A computer network on each Walla Walla University campus supports a wide variety of software applications for the faculty, staff, and students. Each WWU campus has general purpose PC Labs available for registered students' use free of charge.
Disability Support Services. Walla Walla University is committed to providing educational opportunities and inclusion to all qualified students with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended, and Washington State laws. The Disability Support Services (DSS) office is here to advise and assist with student’s disability-related needs, determine eligibility for various support services, and arrange academic adjustments and other accommodations.
Examples of accommodations are: exam accommodations, books and other print material in alternate format, use of auxiliary aids and technology, note-taking assistance, accessible housing and other services.
To request accommodations, which are made with the student on an individual basis, students should arrange an appointment with the Assistant Director of Disability Support Services at dss@wallawalla.edu, or phone (509) 527-2366. Additional information may be found at www.wallawalla.edu/dss
WWU LIBRARIES
Faculty librarians, library research consultants, library staff, and student assistants seek to inspire excellence in thought by bringing people and information together in innovative ways at the WWU Libraries including Peterson Memorial Library (library.wallawalla.edu) on the College Place campus, the MSW focused library on the Billings campus, the School of Nursing Library on the Portland campus, and our distance learning students. Librarians and other professional staff are available to facilitate student success by helping students learn information literacy concepts, connect to reference and research support, and access academic sources.
LEARN. EXPANDING INFORMATION LITERACY. Many of our graduate programs hold introductory seminars to familiarize students with professional and academic research tools available to them as a Walla Walla University student. Graduate students have the option to practice research as inquiry and searching as exploration by connecting one-on-one with librarians through consultations on their particular research needs.
CONNECT. RESEARCH AND REFERENCE ASSISTANCE. Librarians, library staff, and library student assistants seek to facilitate student success through assistance in finding articles and other resources for papers, speeches, and other assignments through Research Guides, face-to-face interactions, chat and email reference, and the LibAnswers Knowledge Base. More in-depth research consultation with faculty librarians is also available in face-to-face or virtual settings.
ACCESS. RESOURCES AND RESEARCH CENTRAL. Research Central, WWU’s online discovery system, connects students and faculty on all campuses to the WWU Libraries’ collections. The combined WWU libraries contain over 490,000 items, including books, eBooks, print and online journals, videos, DVDs, and streaming video.
Over 100 full-text databases provide access to thousands of journal articles, academic videos, and reference resources. Subscriptions for many of the library's databases are made possible by membership in library consortia such as the Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE) and the Orbis Cascade Alliance (Alliance).
Journal article, reference, and streaming media databases are available from both the Peterson and Montana libraries’ webpages. Additionally, a full list of titles can be accessed through the LibGuides portal. Databases include such key resources as Academic Search Full-Text Premier, ERIC, Medline, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, SocINDEX full-text, Communications and Mass Media Complete, and Science Digest. These databases can be accessed from any on-campus computer. Current students and faculty have off-campus access to the libraries’ online resources through their university login.
Summit Borrowing is available for students, faculty, and staff through the College Place or Portland campus. This service is made possible through membership in the Orbis Cascade Alliance. Summit Borrowing offers direct access to over 28 million items, including books, sound recordings, and films from academic libraries throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Requests for Summit items may be made directly online through Research Central. Materials may be picked-up at the Peterson Memorial Library or the Portland School of Nursing Library. Delivery time is typically five to seven business days. Presently, the Summit service is not available to the Billings, Montana MSW site.
Interlibrary Loan. For those items not available in the university’s collections or Summit, yet needed for either course work or faculty research, the university libraries offer an interlibrary loan service for resources available at other libraries within the United States. Requested materials generally arrive within two weeks. Students on all campuses may utilize the interlibrary loan service.
Study Spaces. Study spaces are available on every campus. Peterson Memorial Library offers online room reservations, accessible through the library’s website, for a number of its study areas.
VETERANS BENEFITS
Walla Walla University is an approved training institution for veterans eligible for educational benefits. The required course load is seven hours per quarter in order to maintain eligibility to receive maximum benefits. If you have questions about veterans’ policies, please contact the Veterans Administration coordinator in the Academic Records Office (509) 527-2811.
Walla Walla University in accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection (e), adopts the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA. WWU will not prevent the student’s enrollment, assess a late penalty fee, require student to secure alternative or additional funding, deny access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills.
ACADEMIC FACILITIES
Marine Laboratory. Walla Walla University owns and operates the Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory, adjoining Deception Pass State Park, and Anacortes, Washington. This facility occupies 40 acres of beach and timberland, and includes three laboratory buildings, a cafeteria, assembly hall, shop, and 27 cabins for student and staff housing.
Rigby Hall. The facilities of the Department of Biological Sciences in Rigby Hall include staff and graduate student offices, classrooms, and teaching laboratories. Also available are controlled-environment chambers, radioisotope laboratory, animal house and greenhouse, photographic darkroom, woodshop, student lounge, and computer lab.
Smith Hall. Facilities of the School of Education and Psychology include offices for staff and graduate assistants, classrooms with Internet and campus network access, laboratories for testing, a curriculum library, and a student lounge. A child development center provides students with an opportunity to work with young children in a preschool setting.
Kretschmar Hall and Chan Shun Pavilion. The facilities of Kretschmar Hall features numerous classrooms, labs, and offices including offices for the communication and languages, physics, math, and computer science departments. Two computer labs are located in Kretschmar Hall, open late for student use. The Chan Shun Pavilion is home to the School of Engineering. Here undergraduate students have access to equipment in engineering labs to gain valuable experience.
Winter Education Complex. (WEC) The Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology is located on the 2nd floor of the Winter Educational Complex (WEC) on the main campus of Walla Walla University. These facilities include faculty offices, a wireless student lounge, smart classrooms, ITV conference rooms, as well as clinical testing rooms in which to observe practice skills. Together these amenities create a cutting edge teaching-learning environment.
Montana. The Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology maintains an additional campuses in Billings, MT. Each facility includes faculty offices, a student lounge, classrooms, library, ITV conferencing, and wireless internet throughout.