E-MAIL ACCOUNTS

It is important to activate (www.wiu.edu/guava) and check your WIU email regularly.

Financial Aid information, mid-term and semester grades, registration information, billing statements are all sent to your email. Faculty and Advisors will also contact you through this email address.

Keep your WIU e-mail account separate from your personal email.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT & SCHOLARSHIPS

Regular Student Employment Sodexo/Food Services Employment Off-Campus Employment Federal work-Studyhttp://www.wiu.edu/student_services/student_employment/types.php

CPEP Scholarships C&I Scholarships Scholarship Office Otherhttp://www.wiu.edu/coehs/cpep/scholarships/index.php

TIPS FOR SUCCESS If emergencies arise and you must miss

class: Leave a message for your professors Get notes from someone you trust in your

class Contact Student Development and

Orientation (SDO) Go to class, be prepared: read and

participate in discussions. Talk to your professors, go to office hours or

by appointment. Be aware of important dates: last day to add

a class, last day to drop a class, when tests are scheduled/papers due.

Ask questions!

ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Student Development Office (SDO) serves as an emergency contact for students experiencing immediate health, emergency, or personal problems that may affect their academic performance. They will serve as a contact resource for a student in extreme/emergency cases when the student is unable to make contact with a faculty member

SDO acts as a liaison between students, family members, faculty, University personnel, and community agencies in crisis situations.

Students are responsible for notifying their instructors via O.A.R.S. when they will be absent from classes in accordance with the instructor's guidelines for attendance. https://www.wiu.edu/OARS/index.sphp

CAMPUS RESOURCES Tutoring, its FREE, sign up!

http://www.wiu.edu/advising/tutoring/index.php Labs for basic skills (math, writing, etc.) Go to the Library. Make an appointment at Beu Health Center if

you are ill. Career Services are available, it is never too

early to plan for your future. Be familiar with campus computer labs and their

locations. Go West – know the bus routes and times. Spencer Student Recreation Center Veterans Resources available Counseling Center Disability Resource Center Self Management (stress, anxiety, time)

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE) & UNIV 100

The First Year Experience (FYE) is a comprehensive approach to ensure first year students make a successful transition to college.

All freshmen are required to enroll in one FYE course fall semester along with UNIV 100.

When viewing Course Search on the STARS system, FYE courses will be designated with a “Y” indicator ( can only take ONE).

You will work with your advisor to select an appropriate FYE course.

STARS

Student/Alumni Records System Account

Allows you to register online. Check your grades. Billing information. Financial Aid information. Student Degree Plans. WARD (Western’s Audit of Graduation

Requirements for Degree). Request transcripts and much more!

Student Degree Plan

All students along with their advisors will create a Student Degree Plan. This plan will include general education and major requirements.

This plan along with the WARD (Western’s Audit of Requirements for Degrees) Report is used in advising sessions to ensure that students complete all courses required for graduation.

Both the Student Degree Plan and WARD are available on STARS.