Support System forChallenged

Doshisha, Challenged Assistance for the Right Education

System Brochure

Do,CAREIssued in April 2018

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Support System for Challenged StudentsWhat is the Support System for Challenged Students?

This system provides extensive support and assistance to students with disabilities to ensure that they can enjoy the full benefit of their university experience, including mainly support for access to academic programs under conditions equal to those for other students. Doshisha University focuses on fostering the personal and academic growth and independence of both students with disabilities and those who support them, with the expectation that the experiences gained from such interactive support will be passed onto the local community.

Office of Student Disability ServicesThe Off ice of Student Disabi l i ty Services is staffed with ful l-t ime coordinators and assists students with disabilities in their academic life on campus. Specific assistance includes mainly support provided by student staff members to facilitate access to academic services, such as computer-assisted translation (hereinafter called “PC translation”), note-taking, writing on behalf of challenged students, assistance for wheelchair users, and eating assistance, which are provided depending on the type and level of disability.Moreover, the Off ice of Student Disability Services has established partnerships and collaboration with various departments inside Doshisha University, as wel l as with other universities and external organizations and institutions, while promoting a wide variety of social activities, such as participating in various symposiums and providing PC translation services for academic meetings and conferences.

ChallengedIn the United States, people with disabilities are increasingly called “the challenged.” The aim of using this term is to give positive images of such people, such as “those who are given challenges by God” or “those who are capable of tackling challenges.”

Disabilities (“Shogai” in Japanese)Doshisha University expresses the Japanese term for disabilities without using the kanji character that means hazard.

Support for access to academic programsRefers to all kinds of support to ensure that students with disabilities can have access to all the academic programs they desire on an equal footing with other students.

Support staff (See page 4 for details.)

Staff members are always needed.For registration, feel free to contact the Office of Student Disability Services.

Support staff members conduct activities to assist students with disabilities. Our university students, as well as people outside the university, are registered as support staff members. Members are recruited and registered according to the types of support requested by students with disabilities, and conduct activities on a semester basis.

Definitions of terms

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Acronym for Doshisha, Challenged Assistance for the Right Education

I t means Dosh isha University’s support of challenged students to ensure both equal education opportunity, and care.

Holding and supporting these two meanings w i th both hands is the vision the Office of Student Disability Services aims at.

How to Receive Assistance* To facilitate a smooth start to college life in April, students should first make a

support request. Those who wish to use the support system are encouraged to consult the Offi ce of Student Disability Services as soon as possible once they are admitted to the University.

* Support for access to academic programs is available for all students to the extent possible.

Consult the Offi ce of Student Disability Services.If you want assistance (see p. 3), contact the Office of Student Disability Services in advance. Our coordinators will help you.* The Counseling Center is the contact for mental and developmental disabilities.

Register with the support system.The challenged student, Office of Student Disability Services, office of the relevant faculty/graduate school, and relevant departments discuss what kinds of assistance should be provided. When use of the support system is determined, registration with the Support System for Challenged Students is completed with submission of a “Support System Registration Card.”Note: Registration is required even when you do not need support for classes, such as

PC translation, but request only provision of information about jobs and recruitment targeting challenged students. Please come to the Offi ce of Student Disability Services after entering Doshisha.

Note: Present your disability certifi cate if you have one.

Reach an agreementSpecific details of support are determined by the University (the relevant Faculty, the Office of Student Disability Services, etc.) and the student (or h is/her guardian) to obtain suff ic ient agreement and common understanding, and provided by the University.

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Terms for support activities

Writing on behalf of a challenged student

Types and Outline of Support ActivitiesClassifi cation by the type of disability

Hearing disabilityPC translation, note-taking, sign language interpretation, UD Talk, video transcription, subtitling, providing consumables (loose-leaf binders, pens, etc.)● Lending devices

[Recording devices] IC recorder, tape recorder[PC-related items] Laptop computers for PC translation, UD Talk, fl ash memory[Other] Hearing loop, desktop penlight, remote support equipment (iPad, etc.)

PC translation

Visual disabilityConverting lecture materials, examination questions, etc. into electronic data, making enlarged copies of such materials, Braille transcription, face-to-face reading, writing/reading on behalf of the challenged student, guiding (for moving around on campus), lecture assistance, allowing the use of Braille equipment or reading magnifiers, access to rooms for Braille books/reading out, special consideration in class (seating position in classrooms, etc.)● Lending devices

[Recording devices] IC recorder, tape recorder[PC-related items] PC for voice recognition[Other] Portable reading magnifier, portable Braille board, high-powered loupe,

monocular, desktop fl uorescent light

Braille dictionary

Motor disabilityWriting on behalf of challenged students, wheelchair assistance (for moving around on campus), toileting assistance, eating assistance, allowing entry by car and permission for parking, allowing access to a break room for stretching● Lending devices

[Recording devices] IC recorder, tape recorder[For assistance] Manual wheelchair, stretch mat, shower chair, desk for wheelchair,

stove, blanket, electric bed[PC-related items] Input-assisting instrument (cellphone type, stick type, ball type)

Internal disabilityGuiding (for moving around on campus)Allowing entry by car and permission for parking, allowing use of shower rooms on campusClass accommodations (seating position in classrooms, permission for entry/leaving during class, etc.)Lending devices (tablet terminals, etc.), others Parking for the disabled

* For students with disabilities not listed above, details of support will be determined depending on their needs.* The Counseling Center is the contact for mental and developmental disabilities.

PC translation: means communicating what is taught or occurring in class by typing on a computer.Note-taking: means communicating what is taught or occurs in class by writing notes.Text fi le editing: means editing scanned texts or documents.Video transcription, subtitling: means preparing transcripts of video materials used for classes and

adding subtitles to them.

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Activities by support staff members (Examples)

Support for challenged studentsPC translation, note-taking, sign language interpretation, video transcription, subtitling, wheelchair assistance, writing on behalf of challenged students, lecture assistance, etc.

◀ Note-taking

Organizing student seminars and workshops to improve skillsOrganizing introductory seminars and follow-up workshops for PC translation, note-taking, video transcription, subtitling, wheelchair assistance, writing on behalf of challenged students, Braille transcription, text editing, etc.

◀ Note-taking workshop

Planning/hosting various internal events or activities based on social partnershipsOrientation, welcome party for freshmen, middle- and end-of-semester sessions, Kambaikan Building summer festival, events cohosted or held in cooperation with external organizations, etc.

◀Welcome party for freshmen

You will be paid for your participation in support activities for challenged students.● �Rules for counting work hours vary depending on

the type of assistance provided.● �Doshisha University is responsible for completing

the procedures for enrollment of Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research, and Liability Insurance coupled with Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research to provide assurance for support staff members and user students.

(*) Payments for regular staff members are1,380 yen/hour for sign language interpretation1,058 yen/hour for PC translationPayment for other activities is the same as that for student staff members.

Types of support activitiesTypes of support activities Payments for student

staff membersSign language interpretation (*)

920 yen/hour

PC translation (*)Note-taking, writing on behalf of challenged studentsText file editingVideo transcription, subtitlingBraille translation, document enlargement, converting into electronic dataWheelchair assistance, eating assistanceGuiding, face-to-face reading, reading on behalf of challenged studentsTeaching at follow-up workshop, etc.

Why not work as a support staff member?At Doshisha University, many students provide assistance to challenged students as support staff members. Why not join the activities as a staff member?The Office of Student Disability Services is always seeking students who can put themselves in a challenged student’s shoes and engage in assistance activities with responsibility. If you are interested, feel free to visit the Office anytime. (See the back of this brochure for the office location, opening hours and website.)

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Users’ Voices

I was born completely deaf and receive the help of the Office of Student Disability Services every day. Support staff members for PC translation and note-taking assistance try hard to

communicate all the important points of each lecture for me. Some staff members even describe with good humor the atmosphere of the classroom when a teacher says something funny and students laugh at it. This helps me to not only understand well what is being taught in class but also makes me feel like I am naturally participating in a fun class. I became good friends with some of the staff members, including both those who are younger and older than me. I often eat out with them or visit their homes, which makes my campus life outside the classroom happy.

(Hearing disability, 2nd year in the Faculty of Life and Medical ScienceTypes of support: PC translation, note-taking, transcription, etc.)

W hen I was admitted to Doshisha University, I was worried about the new environment, in terms of moving around, facilities, and several other aspects. However, thanks to the

thorough consultation and talks with the coordinator and other staff members, I was able to start my campus life with sufficient support best suited to me, feeling safe and relieved.I am always accompanied by a support staff member when I move around during break time and while sitting at a desk for wheelchair users during class. This situation probably makes it difficult for me to make friends. However, I have plenty of opportunities to communicate with many support staff members of various ages and faculties. It is fun and meaningful to hear their interesting stories. Moreover, through receiving support and exchanges with other students with disabilities, I have begun to think about what disabilities really are, which has allowed me to face my own disabilities. I am really grateful to the support staff members for giving me such opportunities and trying faithfully to respond to my needs.

(Motor disability, 2nd year in the Faculty of EconomicsType of support: assistance with movement)

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Voices of Student Support Staff Members

I registered as a support staff member in the fall of my first year, with the aim of doing whatever I could do when I had the time. Having decided not to bear too much burden, I chose only

wheelchair assistance and writing on behalf of challenged students. Both wheelchair assistance and writing require no special skills, but I am still required to take flexible action, which I think is a meaningful experience just like other types of assistance activities. I have also made new friends through the support activities, which makes my campus life very enjoyable.(2nd year in the Faculty of Letters Support activities involved: wheelchair assistance, writing on behalf of

challenged students)

I learned about this support system in the university brochure before entering Doshisha and became interested in working as a staff member. After registering as a staff member, I was

impressed by how thoroughly the support system is designed, while at the same time I realized for the first time the insufficiency of the environment under which students with disabilities receive education. Many members of the Office of Student Disability Services are friendly and I became good friends with them regardless of their faculties and ages. I love the open atmosphere of the Office. I can learn many things that I would not have noticed if I had lived an ordinary campus life. I think this experience makes my campus life additionally meaningful.

(1st year in the Faculty of Life and Medical Science Support activities involved: PC translation)

A fter registering as a support staff member, I joined a workshop to experience vision loss for the first time.

Before the workshop, I had only a vague idea, along the lines of “how inconvenient it would be not to be able to see.” At the workshop, I remembered an eye doctor I know saying that people with low vision and vision loss do not often come to the hospital. He said that was because they think that what they perceive is the world they live in. For the blind and those with low vision, the world is what they see and feel, and this is true. Through the experience of vision loss, I think I understood what it was like not to be able to see. I realized that I was just assuming, without thinking deeply, that it must be inconvenient to have no or low vision. I have thought about what I can do for such people. I figured that I can assist them when they are in trouble and change my behavior so as not to get in the way in their world.

(Report by a support staff member who joined a workshop)

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Do, CAREDo, CAREDoshisha, Challenged Assistance for the Right EducationDo, CAREDo, CAREDo, CAREDo, CAREDoshisha, Challenged Assistance for the Right EducationDo, CAREAnnual Schedule for the Support System for Challenged StudentsWelcome to the world of challenged learning

■ �Start of spring semester, convocation ceremony

■ �Orientation

▲ Convocation ceremony

■ �Spring semester examination

■ �Start of fall semester

▲ End-of-the-fall-semester session

■ �Christmas Candle Light Service

■ �Fall semester examination

■ �Commencement

■ �Pre-spring semester interview■ �Guidance on the Support System for Challenged Students and introductory seminar

■ �Staff registration for spring semester, and meeting between user students and support staff members

■ �Lunchtime sign language (Spring semester; April to July)■ �Welcome party for freshmen■ �Faculty member training■ �Follow-up workshops (Spring semester, May to July)■ �Middle-of-spring-semester session*■ �Faculty member training

■ �End-of-the-spring-semester session*

■ �College open day

■ �Interdisciplinary course “�Study on Barriers in Supporting/Supported Relationships”

(�including classes to experience disabilities)

■ �Challenged Camp* (3 days and 2 nights)■ �Pre-fall semester interview■ �Staff registration for fall semester, and meeting between user students and support staff members

■ �Intake interview (Career Center)■ �Lunchtime sign language (Fall semester; October to January)■ �Follow-up workshops (Fall semester, October to December) ■ �Middle-of-fall-semester session*■ �Job-hunting guidance for challenged students■ �Christmas service Sign language translation

■ �End-of-the-fall-semester session* Party

■ �Intensive course in preparation for new semester

* Challenged Camp: The aim of this camp is to help each member grow both physically and mentally by understanding various disabilities and realizing his/her own mental barriers through experiencing disabilities. The participants are expected to make good use of this experience in their life in society in the future.

* Middle-/end-of-semester sessions: These sessions are held in the middle and at the end of each semester, at which challenged students using the support system, support staff members, and relevant parties get together and frankly give opinions on improving the system.

▲End-of-the-spring-semester session

▲ Interdisciplinary course

▲ Challenged Camp

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Support for Career Development and Job-hunting

Year 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year

Semester Spring Summer break Fall Spring Summer break Fall Spring Summer break Fall Spring Summer break Fall

Objective

Program (curricular)

Program (extra-curricular)

Aims

Interview

Career Center (Imadegawa Campus) Career Center (Kyotanabe Campus)TEL.（075）251―3310　FAX.（075）251―3067 TEL.（0774）65―7016　FAX.（0774）65―7017ji-shsk8@mail.doshisha.ac.jp ji-shsk8@mail.doshisha.ac.jpMuromachi Campus, Kambaikan Building, 2nd fl oor Shigyokan Building, 1st fl oor

Besides supporting students in job-hunting, the Career Center off ers various programs from the early stages, with the aim of helping them enjoy a meaningful campus life and cultivate their own career perspectives along with a view of life. To ensure that every student will become one of “those who use their abilities in society as conscience dictates,” representing our founding spirit, the Center supports each student, focusing on his/her personal characteristics through individual counseling, keeping in mind a statement of Jo Niijima, “Every single person must be respected.”

Individual counselingCounseling on future careers is available from the early years. Feel free to visit the Career Center. Experienced staff members will off er counseling.

Support for career development (for early-year students) Support in job-hunting1) Career experience program2) Career discovery seminar3) Internship4) Other

The Career Center recommends enrollment in the Career Development Support Category courses in the general and liberal arts courses, which are linked to regular curricular courses, with the aim of enhancing their effects in cultivating career perspectives.

1) Holding guidance meetings related to job-hunting2) Holding various seminars3) Offering counseling on job-hunting4) Introducing companies and institutions5) Providing various kinds of information (inside and

outside Doshisha)

Detailed information on seminars, etc. is provided on “e-career” (https://career.doshisha.ac.jp/campusweb/). If you need support regarding participation, consult the Career Center in advance. Support may not be available depending on the situation.

Programs off ered by the Career Center

To get acclimated to university

lifeTo cultivate views on life/career, develop sense of self-effi cacy Preparation for job-hunting — Job-hunting activities

— Follow-up after receiving job off ers

Enrollment in Career

Development Category courses

Enrollment in Career Development Category

courses

Enrollment in Career

Development Category courses

Internship

Carrier experience program

Self-discovery seminar, career discovery seminar

Carrier experience program

Self-discovery seminar, career discovery seminar

Carrier experience program

Job study, industry study, company study, Job-hunting guidance for

students with disabilities

Starting follow-up

for students who have

received job off ers

Talks by students who have

received job off ers

To communicate

support outlines and policies

To encourage participation in various communities To develop a professional consciousness (shift from support receiver to service provider)

Meeting with students with disabilities

After consultations on future career, etc., advisors in charge of challenged students provide personal counseling.

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Kyotanabe Campus Center for Christian Culture Tel: 0774-65-7370 Email: jt-kirib@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Imadegawa Campus Center for Christian Culture Tel: 075-251-3320 Email: ji-kirib@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Structure of the Support for Challenged StudentsFour centers of the Organization for Student Support Services (Student Support Services Center, Health Center, Counseling Center, Career Center) provide support appropriate for each situation through mutual cooperation and sharing information. Collaboration with the faculties/graduate schools relevant to the user students is also promoted to provide eff ective support. Moreover, the Offi ce of Student Disability Services works to establish ties and share information with public institutions and local communities for the purpose of supporting the disabled.

Introduction to Braille translation Introduction to sign languageFull year

Introduction to Braille translation Applied Braille translationSign language lesson — introduction — Sign language lesson — application — Before the start of each semester, directly visit the Center for Christian Culture offi ce to apply.Open programs cover diverse fi elds.For information on latest available programs, see the Center for Christian Culture website.http://www.christian-center.jp/openprogram/

Full year

“Study on Barriers in Supporting/Supported Relationships—To Create an Inclusive Society—”Course title

Based on the actual circumstances/situations of the challenged students studying with other students at Doshisha, the course aims to help both students with disabilities and those who support them grow autonomously through understanding the reality with regard to challenged students’ fair access to academic programs, with “communication” and “barrier” set as keywords.

Outline

Intensive course in summerTime

Place Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus

Center for Christian Culture open programs

Interdisciplinary Courses (For registration schedule and other details, see Program Guide, Registration Guide, and syllabus.)

Counseling Center

Schooling supportFaculty/Graduate SchoolAssistant Dean/Chair 　(Student Affairs, Academic Affairs)Counselor in faculty officeFaculty/Department supervisorsSeminar instructors

Support for international studentsInternational CenterCenter for Japanese Language and Culture

Off-campus●External organizationsJapan Student Services Organization (JASSO) PEPNet-JapanLighthouseCenter for Hearing and Speech DisabilitiesMedical institutionsHello WorkOther universities, educational institutionsExternal NPOs, etc.

●Local communityParents/guardiansAdministrative organs, local governmentsSocial welfare councilsHealth centersPolice, fire departmentShops, boarding houses, etc. Mental supportMental support

Challenged students

Organization for Student Support ServicesOrganization for Student Support Services

Mutual cooperation Student Health Center

Support related to maintenance/promotion of health

Support related to maintenance/

Career Center

Support for career development/job-huntingdevelopment/job-hunting

Support for student lifeStudent Support Services CenterOffice of Student Disability Services

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On April 1, 2016, the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities came into eff ect.

● Do you know about the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities?

This act aims to create an inclusive society with mutual respect for one another's personality regardless of the presence or absence of a disability.

This act prohibits unfair discriminatory treatment and mandates the provision of reasonable accommodation with the goal of creating a society of coexistence regardless of the presence or absence of a disability.

● Who is considered a “person with a disability”?A “Person with a disability” defined in this Act does not only mean a person who has a disability

certifi cate, but also a person with a physical disability, a person with an intellectual disability, a person with a mental disability (including developmental disabilities), and other persons with disabilities aff ecting the functions of the body or mind, and who are in a state of facing substantial limitations in their daily or social life because of their disability or a social barrier.

● What is “prohibition of unfair discriminatory treatment”?The Act prohibits the national government, local public entities, and business entities such as

companies and stores (* including universities), from discriminating against a person with a disability on the basis of the disability without good reason. This is called “prohibition of unfair discriminatory treatment.”

● What is “provision of reasonable accommodation”?Because of social barriers, daily life can be challenging for persons with disabilities.If a person with a disability expresses the genuine willingness (Note) to eliminate the social barrier, the

national government, local public entities, and business entities such as companies and stores must (or shall endeavor to, in the case of business entities) provide reasonable accommodation to implement the elimination of the social barrier so long as the burden associated with the relevant implementation is not disproportionate.

This is called “provision of reasonable accommodation.”

Note: Includes various means and methods of communication such as language (including sign language), Braille, large print, written communication, signals using physical objects and gestures, and touch. Their willingness may be expressed through an interpreter, the person’s family member, a supporter, a helper, an attorney, or a person who assists the person’s communication.

(Excerpt from the Cabinet Offi ce brochure “Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities Goes into Eff ect!”)

Kyotanabe Campus1F: Office of Student Disability Services

Student Support Service Center

Counseling Center on 1st floor

Doshisha UniversityKyotanabe Hall

Student Health Center

Career Center on 1st floor

Office for Center for Christian Culture

Seishinkan

ShionkanBuilding

Chishinkan Building(TC3)

All-Purpose Auditorium(Hello Hall)

Kochikan Building

Hoshinkan BuildingChomeikan Building

Shishinkan Building

Chigenkan Building

Rikagakukan Building

Sokokan Building

Kohakukan Building

Kotobakan

Hikarikan

Mukokukan Building(MK)

Rohm Memorial HallIT & Media Center

ChishokanSouth Building

Laboratory fornatural sciences

( )

( )( )( )

ChishokanNorth Building

TrainingPlant AnnexEngineering

Training PlantEngineering LabStudies Building

Chishokan SouthBuilding

Laboratory forelectricity

Keidokan Building(KD)

Shoshinkan Building(TS)

Chishinkan Building(TC1)

LearnedMemorial Library

Shigyokan Building

Korinkan Building

Chishinkan Building(TC2)

Welfare Building

Kyotanabe BekkanBuilding

LodgeLodge

Lodge

South Gate Main Gate North Gate

YutokukanWest Building

YutokukanEast Building

Nichiryokan

( )

Imadegawa Campus

Shokokuji Temple

Gate for Cars Main GateImadegawa Street

Karasum

a Street

Shimmachi Campus

Muromachi Campus

Karasuma Campus

Imadegawa Campus

North Gate

West Gate

East Gate

Chapel

1F: Center for Christian Culture Office1F: Office of Student Disability Services Counseling Center in Student Support Services Center2F: Career Center Student Health Center

1F: Office of Student Disability Services branch office

ShimmachiBekkanBuilding

Keisuikan Building

StudentUnion

IkushinkanBuilding

Shikokan Building

Hakuenkan Building

Ryoshinkan Building

Library

MeitokukanBuilding (M)

FusokanBuilding

HarrisScience Hall

ShiseikanBuilding (S)

Guest House

Amherst House

KeimeikanBuilding

KoenkanBuilding

TaishinkanBuilding

Divinity Hall

KofukanBuilding (K) Chienkan

BuildingYushukanBuilding

ClarkeMemorial Hall

TokushokanBuilding

Kobukan Building

NeiseikanBuilding (N)

ShingikanBuilding

ShoeikanBuilding

Kambaikan Building

Jinshinkan Building (Z)

Rinkokan Building (R)

Lodge

Lodge

Lodge

Main Gate

Sign language translation or PC translation at Convocation CeremonyFor students with hearing disabilities and their family members, sign language translation and PC translation services are available at the convocation ceremony. For students with visual disabilities and their family members, a Braille ceremony bulletin can be prepared if requested. To use these services, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services by early March.

The Office of Student Disability Services is staffed with full-time coordinators and assists students with disabilities in their academic life on campus. Feel free to visit us.

Contacts/inquiries about the Support System for Challenged Students

Offi ce of Student Disability Services, Student Support Services Center

Offi cial website: http://challenged.doshisha.ac.jp/

■Kyotanabe Campus, Seishinkan Building, 1st fl oor1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe-shi 610-0394Tel: 0774-65-7411/Fax: 0774-65-7024Email: jt-care@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

■Imadegawa Muromachi Campus, Kambaikan Building, 1st fl oor103 Gosho Hachiman-cho, Kamidachiuri-nishi-iru, Karasuma-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0023Tel: 075-251-3273/Fax: 075-251-3099Email: jt-care@mail.doshisha.ac.jp■Imadegawa Campus, Taishinkan Building, 1st fl oorTel: 075-251-3261/Fax: 075-251-3299

■ Offi ce hours: 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays (closed from 11:30 to 12:30)* Offi ce hours during breaks may be diff erent. Please check the website or bulletin boards.