October 12, 2018
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) will host an information table in the University Center Commons from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and Tuesday, Nov. 6. Academic Counselors will be available to provide students with effective student success tips and guidance on popular academic counseling topics.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, students
October 12, 2018
The Fall Midterm Progress Survey will launch via the Student Success Portal on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. This survey will be distributed to all Fall semester-long U.S. domestic courses, on-ground and online, and will be available for faculty to complete during a 10-day window that will close on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Progress Surveys make reporting the academic progress of students easy and efficient by allowing faculty members to raise early alerts (Flags) for items and to provide positive feedback (Kudos) to students.
tags: academics, faculty, webster life, webster today, student success portal, academic resource center
October 08, 2018
The Accessibility Committee and the Academic Resource Center (ARC) are providing weekly disability and accessibility tips this month for Disability Awareness Month. Tip 2: Provide intentional inclusion. One way to accommodate individuals with disabilities is to intentionally create a place for them and provide a way for them to be included. To make individuals with disabilities feel welcome, try adding an accessibility statement to the bottom of your next event flyer.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, accessibility, academic resource center, students, webster life, webster today
October 03, 2018
Effective Wednesday, Oct. 3, Kristin Cobos will move into the full-time position of Writing Center and Online Writing Center Coordinator in the Academic Resource Center (ARC). Cobos will be meeting with many departments and individuals as part of her on-boarding and training process. Carolyn I. Brown, who previously filled the role, is now the Assistant Director of the ARC.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, online learning, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, writing center
October 01, 2018
The Accessibility Committee and the Academic Resource Center (ARC) are providing weekly disability and accessibility tips this month for Disability Awareness Month. Tip 1: One in five Americans is a person with a disability, and not all disabilities are visible. A person may be born with a disability, may acquire a disability through an accident or illness, or may acquire a disability as result of aging. Please be aware that people may have a hidden disability.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster life, accessibility, academic resource center, webster today
September 21, 2018
As the semester is well underway, students may be presenting a need for additional subject-matter assistance. The Webster University 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. This program is free of charge and serves all students who are currently enrolled in courses at Webster University. Individual peer tutoring is available by appointment for both short-term "catch-up" assistance and ongoing support.
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September 14, 2018
Deadline extended for current Starfish Early Term Progress Survey. Due to recent access issues to the Student Success Portal, powered by Starfish, the Early Term Progress Survey – Fall and Fall 1, 2018, which was set to expire at 11 p.m. CST on Monday, Sept. 17, has been extended to 11 p.m. CST on Friday, Sept. 21.
tags: academics, college of arts and sciences, college of fine arts, employee news, school of business and technology, school of communications, school of education, webster today, advising, academic resource center, academic affairs, student success portal
September 11, 2018
Chanelle (Nellie) Hopmann will join Webster University and the Academic Resource Center (ARC) Sept. 14, as the interim Academic ADA Coordinator.
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September 10, 2018
Academic Counseling is a service provided by the Academic Resource Center to all Webster University students across the worldwide Webster University community. It involves individual one-on-one sessions for students who would like to develop better organizational and learning strategies. The sessions can include one-time events or ongoing academic counseling and mentoring services.
tags: academics, webster today, faculty, academic resource center, students, academic affairs
September 05, 2018
Academic Integrity Week will be held the week of Sept. 10-14, 2018, from 3-4 p.m. in the Academic Resource Center. Students can attend a variety of workshops. Refreshments will be served at each session. The ARC writing coaches are available at any time to answer questions and give tips on achieving academic integrity.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, sudents
August 31, 2018
The Fall and Fall 1 Early Term Progress Survey will launch via the Student Success Portal on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. This survey will be distributed to all Fall and Fall 1 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, Sept. 17, 2018.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster today, advising, academic resource center, academic affairs, student success portal
August 17, 2018
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is ready for you this fall! Please reach out to us with any questions you have and/or assistance you need personally or for your students. Not sure how the ARC can help you and your students? Our 10 Facts to Know about the Academic Resource Center is a quick-access guide to all the support it can offer.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, global, academic resource center, students, writing center, home page, webster life, webster today
July 26, 2018
All faculty are invited to attend our third annual Faculty Networking Event and Resource Fair on Friday, Aug. 31, where Webster professional staff can learn of Webster’s many resources available and to socialize! The event will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the East Academic Building, Edward Jones Commons.
tags: employee news, faculty, webster today, academic resource center
July 24, 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. All graduate and undergraduate Summer session courses should be assigned a grade by Friday, Aug. 3, and undergraduate second five-week session courses should be assigned a grade by Friday, Aug.10. Click through to review some new processes regarding incomplete grades.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, academic affairs, advising
July 16, 2018
The Academic Resource Center and academic partners throughout campus are gearing up for the Summer TAP (Transitions and Academic Prep) program to be held July 18-27, 2018. TAP is a free residential program for conditionally admitted Transitions students who are new to Webster. During the 10-day program, TAP students live on campus, take a two-credit college course, and participate in campus workshops and activities, including the faculty "lunch and learn," to help them transition to university life.
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