ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements made at all sessions will be limited to those of general interest to all guests and will be made by the conference staff.
ASSISTANCE
Our staff and student workers are eager to help you and are identified with applicable attire. For general conference questions, please ask someone wearing a staff shirt or call 740.283.6801.
For nighttime on-campus needs, contact your housing host. Student hosts are available on the main floor of each residence hall.
CONFESSIONS
We do our best to schedule confessors during each conference, but lines may be long when confession is available. If you are unable to receive the sacrament during a conference, you are encouraged to go to confession at your home parish.
FACULTIES FOR PRIESTS
The Diocese of Steubenville has granted faculties to hear confessions for all priest guests who hold faculties and are in good standing in their home dioceses, and have submitted a Letter of Good Standing to prove such. A copy of the letter is on file at the Christ the King Chapel office.
FIRST AID AND SECURITY
The University provides emergency first-aid care on the upper floor of the J. C. Williams Center during conference hours. Please follow the signs or locate a staff member for directions. In case of a life-threatening emergency, call (9)-911 from a campus phone or 911 from a cell phone. Please note that some campus phones require dialing “9” to access an outside line. In case of an emergency that is not life-threatening, call Security at 740.283.6911 (or at Extension 6911 from a campus phone), the University operator (0), or locate a staff member. The general number for security is 740.283.6333.
INTERNET ACCESS
“Access to the university’s wireless network is available to all conference guests. Please follow these steps:
1. Connect to the “FUSGuest” wireless network.
2. Open your web browser. In the address bar, type franciscan.edu, then press <Enter>.
3. Read the Terms of Use, enter your e-mail address, and check the “I agree to the Terms of Use” check box. Then, click “Accept.”
If you experience any trouble, call ITS User Support Services at 740. 284.HELP (4357).”
KEYS
Please keep your room locked when you are not in it. At the conclusion of the conference, please return your key to the lobby of your residence hall. There is a $50 charge for lost keys.
LOST AND FOUND
The Lost and Found is located at the J. C. Williams Center Information Desk throughout the scheduled conference. Items in the Lost and Found must be claimed within two weeks of the close of the conference. After that time, return of lost items is not guaranteed. If you realize after the conference that you have lost something, please call 740.283.3771.
MEALS
If you have purchased a meal plan, your name badge will be necessary for admission into Antonian Hall for all meals. If you have not purchased a meal plan, consider visiting the Pub (J.C. Williams Center) and Cupertino’s Café (J.C. Williams Center) for a hot meal. See “Retail Hours” under the “Information” button for the hours of operations respectively.
MEDIA
Members of the media, please contact Lisa Ferguson or Tom Sofio in the Marketing and Communications Department, 740. 283.6450, before conducting interviews or publishing reports. No commercial use of conference activities may be made without authorization.
NAME BADGE
The name badge you received serves as your conference pass, which allows you to attend the sessions. Please wear your name badge each day of the conference.
PARKING
Our staff will help you find parking upon arrival. We ask that you not park in spaces reserved for service vehicles or residence directors or in marked fire lanes. Use of handicapped parking spaces requires proper license plates and/or hang tags.
PHONES
Please silence your cell phones during ALL sessions. This includes Liturgy, Main Sessions, and Workshop Sessions. House phones (for internal use only) are located in the J.C. Williams Center at the Information Desk.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Video or audio recordings may NOT be made of liturgies, speakers, or music. This material is copyrighted and subject to all copyright laws. Flash photography is not allowed during liturgy in the Diocese of Steubenville. Portions of this conference are being photographed and recorded in video and audio format. By attending this conference, you give Franciscan University your consent to use these images and recordings without restriction in publications, advertisements, videos, websites, web-streaming video, and other uses.
REGISTRATION
The Registration Office is ready to serve you: opening day, noon to 8:00 pm, and the following day, 8:00 am to noon, in the St. Joseph Center Seminar Room. To contact registration staff, please call 740.283.6315. The Registration Office is closed on Sundays.
SALE OF BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS
The sale of any books, pamphlets, CDs, artwork, etc. is permitted only through the Franciscan University Bookstore. Please contact the Bookstore at 740. 283.6271 for more information.
To learn more about the items available in the Bookstore, please visit its website at franciscan.edu/bookstore or send questions to bookstore@franciscan.edu.
SMOKING
The Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace Act prohibits smoking in all buildings/tents on the campus of Franciscan University and in areas adjacent to building entrances. Smoking is also prohibited outdoors within 30 feet of all building entrances and open windows where smoke may enter a building and in any other designated outdoor nonsmoking area. Please respect those around you by complying with these mandates. Ohio State Law also prohibits the purchase, possession, and use of tobacco products by anyone under the age of 18. Please help us by obeying this law.
