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Student Success Portal Open Office Hours

April 18, 2018

Have questions or ideas about the Student Success Portal, powered by Starfish? Want to walk through the process of adding filters to access specific information? Need help setting up your profile or clearing a flag? Want to learn how to set up online office hours to streamline appointment scheduling with students? Join members of the Student Success Team on Fridays any time between noon and 1:30 p.m. CDT for assistance.

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Congratulations to Freshman Writing Award Winner Cheyenne Davis and Honorable Mention Anna Rickard

Davis Wins Freshman Writing Award

April 18, 2018

Students, faculty, staff, and the administration celebrated outstanding student writers at the Freshman Writing Award ceremony and luncheon. The first-place winner was freshman Cheyenne Davis for her essay, “Webster Groves: A Community of Gardeners." Anna Rickard received honorable mention for her essay “Recovery and Resistance: An Analysis of Survivors’ Role in Remastering Trauma.” This year winners were awarded educational grants to be used for textbooks or any academic expense of their choice.

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Attention Undergraduate Advisors, Not Yet Registered System Flag to Launch April 20

April 09, 2018

On Friday, April 20, the Student Success Portal will disseminate a Not Yet Registered system flag for Webster Groves undergraduate students who have not yet registered for Fall 2018 classes by Thursday, April 19. When the flag launches, advisors for Webster Groves undergraduate students should expect to receive emails from the Student Success Portal.

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Best Practices for Students Regarding Preparing for Final Exams

April 05, 2018

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) understands how stressful preparing for finals can be—for faculty members as well as students! Finals can carry great weight and make a big difference in the overall grade. The ARC recommends the following tips to students preparing for final exams and encourages faculty members to share this information with their students.

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New Processes for Incomplete Grades

March 08, 2018

As faculty members prepare to submit grades, we encourage faculty members and academic advisors to review the guidance regarding Incompletes and ensure that Incompletes are only being used in appropriate situations. Spring 1, 2018, grades are due Friday, March 16. Click through to review some new processes regarding incomplete grades.

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ARC Spring Break 2018 Hours

March 07, 2018

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will be open during Spring Break 2018 (March 12-16). Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to use the ARC during the week to work, study, and access assistance. Click through for Testing Center, Tutoring Center, and Writing Center hours.

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Student Success Portal Spring Midterm Survey Launches March 9

March 05, 2018

The Spring 2018 Midterm Progress Survey will launch via the Student Success Portal on Friday, March 9, 2018. This survey will be distributed to all 16-week U.S. on-ground and online courses and will be available for faculty to complete during a 10-day window that will close on Monday, March 19, 2018.

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Walk-in Faculty Workshop: Teaching via WebNet+

February 27, 2018

Did you know that WebNet+ credit hour production has more than tripled since its formalized beginning in Fall 2015? Did you know that WebNet+ has connected courses between Webster Groves, Leiden, and Geneva while also including a cohort of 19 online students for a fully immersive, 21st-century learning experience? Faculty and staff are invited to a workshop on March 7 to see what it’s like to teach a WebNet+ course.

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Check out the resources and opportunities the ARC has to offer

Tutoring Programs and Recent Academic Resource Center News

February 12, 2018

As the semester is well underway, students may be presenting a need for additional subject-matter assistance. The Webster University Peer Tutoring Program at the Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides a pool of capable tutors who can work one-on-one with students to help them achieve greater confidence, independence, and success as learners.

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Faculty and staff from across disciplines will present or speak during roundtables and poster sessions on the opening day of the Teaching Festival.

Teaching Festival Preview: Global Learning, WebNet+, Inclusive Teaching and more

February 09, 2018

Before Monday's poster session and Academic Resource Center open house, faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the first sessions of the 2018 Teaching Festival, including presentations and discussions on global learning, teaching in the WebNet+ format and inclusive teaching. The session on global online curricula will be available via WebEx.

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Teaching Festival Preview: Poster sessions, reception, open house in ARC

February 08, 2018

After the panels and roundtables on Monday during the first day of the Teaching Festival, stop by the Academic Resource Center for refreshments, the annual poster session, and to learn about the Academic Resource Center’s work to support student success. Poster presentations by faculty, students and academic partners will be part of this open house in the ARC from 3-5 p.m.

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Interact with faculty, staff and students and hear the latest on approaches to engaged learning at sessions from Feb. 12-16.

RSVP for the 2018 Teaching Festival

February 06, 2018

Now is the time to RSVP for next week's annual Webster University Teaching Festival. The entire Webster community is invited to participate, with several sessions to be broadcast via WebEx. This year’s festival includes workshops, poster presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions by Webster faculty, students and staff on the theme "Teaching Toolkit for Engaged Learning." Find out the latest tools, research and happenings and interact with colleagues and classmates at any session Feb. 12-16.

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Academic Resource Center Open House and New Brochures

January 30, 2018

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) has announced an open house Monday, Feb. 12, 3-5 p.m., in conjunction with the Teaching Festival’s poster session. The ARC is also excited to share the availability of a new brochure that includes the Top 10 Reasons You Should Use the ARC and features ARC services, including Academic Accommodations, Academic Counseling, Assistive Technology, the Testing Center, the Tutoring Program, and the Writing Center/Online Writing Center.

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Connect Your Students to Academic Counseling

January 30, 2018

This week is an ideal time to revisit academic counseling and how it can help students. Academic Counseling is a service provided by the Academic Resource Center to all Webster University students across the worldwide Webster University community. Learn about all the services academic counseling provides on a one-on-one basis to students.

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Teaching Festival Schedule Feb. 12-16

January 26, 2018

The entire campus community is invited to participate in Webster’s yearly Teaching Festival, to be held Feb. 12-16. This year’s Teaching Festival will feature workshops, poster presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions by Webster faculty, students, and staff on the theme “Teaching Toolkit for Engaged Learning.”

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