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NSU Fall 2019 Student Resources & Services

Access NSU technology accounts, email, Brightspace, SDePay, Starfish, Smarthinking, course withdrawals, books, ID cards, important dates, disability services, and reasonable accommodations for students.

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NSU Fall 2019 Student Resources & Services

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  1. Ronald Brownie • Director • Carly Bierman Mary Bostian • Program Assistant Program Assistant • Krikac Admin 102 & 116 • Office: 605.626.2568 Fax: 605.626.2542 online@northern.edu

  2. Welcome toFall 2019Student orientation

  3. Technology Accounts • NSU Email – If NSU is home institution • D2L – Same account across Board of Regent System

  4. Self Service Banner • Search for Class Sections • Register for Class Sections • Class Schedule • Attendance Confirmation • View Account Balance • Make Payments • View Grades

  5. Email NSU email is the OFFICIAL communication media between NSU and Students • Notifications • NSU News and Events • Communicate with Professors and Campus Resources ** Online students should communicate with their professors through D2L **

  6. BRIGHTSPACE [d2l] • Syllabus • Assignments • Tests/Quizzes • Grades • Professor/Classmate communication • Professors are not online 24/7. Please reference course syllabus for response time.

  7. SDePay • View via Self Service Banner • Set up payment plans • Pay online via electronic checking • Pay on campus with cash or check • See Important Dates for deadlines

  8. Starfish Early alert system Starfish is an early alert software program that allows faculty to send academic status updates to students. Starfish can be accessed through D2L. • Flags • Attendance (including “No shows”) • Participation • Low Scores • Missing Assignments • Behavior Concerns • Email Notification

  9. Smarthinking Smarthinking is a 24-hour online tutoring service. Links in BrightSpace.

  10. Drops To drop a course is to officially remove oneself from a course and its academic requirements. • Formal Drop • Via Self Service Banner or Online & Continuing Education Office • Drop Deadline • See Important Dates Non-Attendance does NOT imply a student’s intention to drop a course. Grades will reflect participation.

  11. Withdrawals To withdraw means a student is dropping all courses and removing themselves from the institution completely. • Student Withdrawal • Administrative Withdrawal • Withdrawal Deadline • See Important Dates

  12. Books & Materials Books and materials for your course(s) are available for purchase from the NSU Wolf Shoppe(in person or online). • Buy • Rent • Reserve College Prep Program (CPP) and SDEAF grant recipients, please contact the Bookstore directly (605.626.2655) and ask for Carol Schumacher. ** Students who choose to purchase books elsewhere do so at their own risk. **

  13. ID Cards ID cards grant: • Access to Library resources • Free or Reduced Admission to NSU Events • Discounts at various Aberdeen establishments If requesting your ID card via email, send copy of government issued photo ID and a portrait (head and shoulders) to online@northern.edu.

  14. Important Dates • August 26th, 2019 • First day of class • September 5th, 2019 • Last day to drop and receive a full refund • September 6th, 2019 • Payment DUE • Withdrawal “W” grade assigned for dropped courses – NO REFUND • November 8th, 2019 • Last day to drop courses or withdraw from term

  15. Disability services Doris Stusiak, Director of NSU Disability Services Northern State University 1200 S. Jay St. Aberdeen, SD 57401 Contact information Office: 605.626.2371 doris.stusiak@northern.edu Located in Student Center 240 Disability Services for high school students are coordinated through the student’s high school.

  16. Types of disabilities* • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Emotional Disturbance • Hearing Impairment/Deafness • Intellectual Disability • AOD Recovery • Orthopedic Impairment • Specific Learning Disability • Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury • Visual Impairment including Blindness * Some students have multiple disabilities.

  17. accommodations • Reasonable accommodations will be made, as necessary, to prevent discrimination against qualified applicants or SWD. • Accommodations may not affect substance of educational programs or compromise educational standards. • Accommodations should be designed to provide SWD opportunity comparable to that of any other student to participate in university programs [equal access].

  18. reasonable accommodationsExamples • Accessible classroom/location/furniture • Early syllabus • Document conversion [Braille, large print, electronic, raised lettering] • Priority registration • Readers and/or scribes • Note takers and/or taped lectures • Testing accommodations [extended time, quiet testing area] • Interpreters • Referral services to campus, community, and state agencies • Learning disabilities consultation and strategy instruction ** This list is NOT all-inclusive.

  19. NSU Contact information Admissions 605.626.2544 Finance Office 605.626.2566 Help Desk help@northern.edu 605.626.2283 Online & Continuing Education online@northern.edu 605.626.2568 University College 605.626.2633 • Starfish Early Alert • Student Support • Tutoring Services

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