Orientation: A university full of resources for your academic success
By LOK YI CHAN
Finding the right classroom, in the right building at the right time is a common difficulty many new BYU students encounter.
Another difficulty? Finding the right people and offices for help.
BYU does provide a lot of useful academic resources which can be found throughout campus. They are free and ready to help students anytime. Here are resources new students might find useful:
The BYU website (byu.edu) provides access to all college and department websites, as well as an academic calendar, campus map and tools to manage your college life.
Blackboard (blackboard.byu.edu) provides an online platform for student interaction and access to tools such as course materials, grades and communication, etc.
One Stop (onestop.byu.edu) covers everything from registering classes and paying tuition to buying an All-Sport Pass and finding a job. Checklists guide students on what they need to do and how to accomplish each item.
The Transfer Evaluation Office (D-148 ASB, 801-422-8522, transfer@byu.edu) oversees the application of transfer credit for BYU general education requirements, including college transfer credits, AP and IB credits. It also provides online transfer guides for other colleges and universities.
The Wilkinson Student Center (wilk.byu.edu) is where a lot of offices are located and big events are held. You can go there to eat, rest, study, serve, apply for a job, buy event tickets, ask questions and so much more.
The Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL, lib.byu.edu) was ranked third in the nation in 2007. It provides services from checking out materials and reserving a study room to generating bibliographies and helping you do your genealogy.
The University Advisement Center (2500 WSC, 801-422-3826) helps students who have open or undecided majors make decisions choosing majors, careers and classes.
Pre-professional Advisement (3328 WSC, 801-422-3044) provides pre-law, pre-health (including pre-med, pre-dental, etc.) and pre-management (MBA, MPA, etc.) consultation to students who plan to go into these areas.
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To find a tutor, contact the Center for Services and Learning in 2010 WSC. International Services (1351 WSC, 801-422-4695) helps international students adapt to BYU's life and provides services and advice related to issues such as immigration status,
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BYU Learning Suite in, Blackboard out
By Jimmy Hebda
New BYU online programs are replacing Blackboard for easier use and to facilitate learning among students.
BYU created new online Learning Suite tools that are currently available to students. Blackboard is being phased out as an online BYU resource, in favor of the newer and updated systems such as BYU Gradebook, BYU Syllabus Builder and BYU Mid-Course Evaluation. This process has been ongoing for the past year, and Blackboard will be removed completely by May 2012, according to the Information Technology Center.
Some BYU students were unaware of the changes but were looking forward to the new resources.
Cindy Gonzalez, a sophomore majoring in business human resources, said she is in favor of changing Blackboard.
“I would be for a new updated system,” Gonzalez said. “As long as it has your grades, assignments and presentations compatible on one program, I would be all for it.”
Other students agreed Blackboard is outdated and welcome a new online resource that would be convenient for classes and easy to use.
Russel Ellsworth, a sophomore open major, said he has had compatibility problems with Blackboard in the past.
“Blackboard seemed like it was usually out of date,” Ellsworth said. “It got the job done, but it seemed old. It’s like looking at an old textbook. It would usually not work with my Internet browsers.”
The new programs encompass everything Blackboard has, said Liz Vera, an employee at BYU Information Technology Center. She said there are six main components of the new BYU Learning Suite: Syllabus Builder, Learning Outcomes, Flash Cards, Digital Dialog, Mid-Course Evaluations and Gradebook. Each has its own tools and capabilities integrated to make communication between campus, faculty and students more efficient. For example, Syllabus Builder updates automatically each semester. A syllabus can be shared online or exported as a PDF or Word document.
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