Navigating the SystemNavigating the System

Understanding campus Understanding campus resources available to you!resources available to you!

Why learn about ‘Navigating Why learn about ‘Navigating the System?’the System?’

In this module, you will learn how to navigate academic and In this module, you will learn how to navigate academic and non-academic resources. This means you will be able to non-academic resources. This means you will be able to locate campus offices that will help your transition into locate campus offices that will help your transition into college and assist you with areas of concern.college and assist you with areas of concern.

You will also understand academic roles and relationships. You will also understand academic roles and relationships. This means you will learn who to see if you are having This means you will learn who to see if you are having trouble in a course, who to meet for advising and what roles trouble in a course, who to meet for advising and what roles deans and chairs play in your academic life.deans and chairs play in your academic life.

This information is important because it will assist you in This information is important because it will assist you in advocating for yourself as well as where to go and who to advocating for yourself as well as where to go and who to see.see.

People in the know:People in the know:Academic AffairsAcademic Affairs

ProfessorsProfessors E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD

home webpage. Speak with them regarding course materials, your home webpage. Speak with them regarding course materials, your interests, major options and career goals.interests, major options and career goals.

Department ChairsDepartment Chairs E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD

home webpage. Department Chairs manage academic departments and home webpage. Department Chairs manage academic departments and make decisions about degree completion, exceptional circumstances, make decisions about degree completion, exceptional circumstances, alternative course options, degree requirements and career options. alternative course options, degree requirements and career options. Chairs sign change of major forms.Chairs sign change of major forms.

Deans (including Associate/Assistant Deans)Deans (including Associate/Assistant Deans) E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD E-mail and office locations can be found in the Directory on the UMD

home webpage. Deans manage the colleges and approve degree home webpage. Deans manage the colleges and approve degree completion and exceptional circumstances. Speak with them regarding completion and exceptional circumstances. Speak with them regarding issues with courses and departments.issues with courses and departments.

People in the know (cont)People in the know (cont)

Your Academic AdvisorYour Academic Advisor See him or her early in the registration process See him or her early in the registration process

about choosing courses, planning for future about choosing courses, planning for future semesters, course progress and career/major semesters, course progress and career/major options.options.

Visit the Academic Advising Center website to Visit the Academic Advising Center website to view your degree map and steps on how to view your degree map and steps on how to make the most of your advising session.make the most of your advising session.

http://www.umassd.edu/acadvising/degreemaps/http://www.umassd.edu/acadvising/degreemaps/

Departments in the know:Departments in the know:Student Affairs ResourcesStudent Affairs Resources

Counseling: Auditorium annexCounseling: Auditorium annex assists students experiencing personal difficulties, test anxiety and stress.assists students experiencing personal difficulties, test anxiety and stress.

Housing –Oak Glenn residence hallsHousing –Oak Glenn residence halls addresses housing issues, roommate problemsaddresses housing issues, roommate problems

SAIL – Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership – campus center, second floorSAIL – Student Activities, Involvement and Leadership – campus center, second floor provides access to clubs and organizations as well as UMD activitiesprovides access to clubs and organizations as well as UMD activities

Women’s Resource Center – Campus Center second floorWomen’s Resource Center – Campus Center second floor provides resources to create an education atmosphere rich in visible role models and free of provides resources to create an education atmosphere rich in visible role models and free of

sexual bias and inequities and makes information available on lectures and events on campus sexual bias and inequities and makes information available on lectures and events on campus and nearby communities.and nearby communities.

Career Development Center – Campus Center, lower levelCareer Development Center – Campus Center, lower level provides information about our career options, career interests and internship opportunities.provides information about our career options, career interests and internship opportunities.

Access and Success – Woodland CommonsAccess and Success – Woodland Commons assists students who need accommodations for learning or physical disabilities.assists students who need accommodations for learning or physical disabilities.

Departments in the know Departments in the know (cont)(cont)

Administration ResourcesAdministration Resources University Enrollment Center – First Floor, Foster AdminUniversity Enrollment Center – First Floor, Foster Admin

receives housing deposits, tuition payments and disburses receives housing deposits, tuition payments and disburses financial aid refunds, and registers students for summer financial aid refunds, and registers students for summer courses.courses.

Registrar – First Floor, Foster AdminRegistrar – First Floor, Foster Admin receives and provides transcripts, keeps university records, receives and provides transcripts, keeps university records,

veteran affairs, readmits students to the university.veteran affairs, readmits students to the university.

Financial Aid – First Floor, Foster AdminFinancial Aid – First Floor, Foster Admin answers questions regarding your financial aid process, awards, answers questions regarding your financial aid process, awards,

loans as well as satisfactory academic progress for financial aid.loans as well as satisfactory academic progress for financial aid.

Bursar – Second Floor, Foster AdminBursar – Second Floor, Foster Admin answers questions about tuition payments and bill disputes and answers questions about tuition payments and bill disputes and

is responsible for University tuition billing, is responsible for University tuition billing,

Departments in the know Departments in the know (cont)(cont)

Academic Resources Academic Resources The Academic Advising Center – First Floor, Foster AdminThe Academic Advising Center – First Floor, Foster Admin

advises Arts & Sciences undeclared students, Liberal Arts and Business advises Arts & Sciences undeclared students, Liberal Arts and Business students to 45 credits, assists students with academic success, students students to 45 credits, assists students with academic success, students in transition and students changing majors. Faculty from nearly every in transition and students changing majors. Faculty from nearly every college are available during the week to assist students with questions in college are available during the week to assist students with questions in a particular major.a particular major.

Academic Resource CenterAcademic Resource CenterTutoring Services—Various Locations on CampusTutoring Services—Various Locations on Campus

Math and Business Center – LARTS (Liberal Arts bldg.), lower levelMath and Business Center – LARTS (Liberal Arts bldg.), lower level Writing and Reading Center – LARTS, second floorWriting and Reading Center – LARTS, second floor Science and Engineering Center – Second floor SENG bldg, second floor Science and Engineering Center – Second floor SENG bldg, second floor

(Science & Eng.)(Science & Eng.)

Library – directly across the quad from the campus centerLibrary – directly across the quad from the campus center

For a virtual tour of all the departments in this presentation visit: For a virtual tour of all the departments in this presentation visit: http://www.umassd.edu/vtour/http://www.umassd.edu/vtour/

Possible Activities:Possible Activities:

Locate the 3 resources that you will use the Locate the 3 resources that you will use the most.most.

Visit the SAIL website to locate a club you Visit the SAIL website to locate a club you may be interested in, write a brief may be interested in, write a brief paragraph as to why this club interests you.paragraph as to why this club interests you.

Identify your department chair and your Identify your department chair and your academic advisor (typically assigned academic advisor (typically assigned around the 3around the 3rdrd week of September) and week of September) and note his/her location on the campus map.note his/her location on the campus map.