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It is important to activate
(www.wiu.edu/guava) and check your WIU
email regularly.
Financial Aid information, mid-term and
semester grades, registration information,
billing statements are all sent to your email.
Faculty and Advisors will also contact you
through this email address.
Keep your WIU e-mail account separate from
your personal email.
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Regular Student Employment
Sodexo/Food Services Employment
Off-Campus Employment
Federal work-Study
http://www.wiu.edu/student_services/student_employment/types.php
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CPEP Scholarships
C&I Scholarships
Scholarship Office
Other
http://www.wiu.edu/coehs/cpep/scholarships/index.php
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If emergencies arise and you must miss class:
Leave a message for your professors
 Get notes from someone you trust in your class
 Contact Student Development and Orientation (SDO)
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Go to class, be prepared: read and participate in
discussions.
Talk to your professors, go to office hours or by
appointment.
Be aware of important dates: last day to add a
class, last day to drop a class, when tests are
scheduled/papers due.
Ask questions!
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Student Development Office (SDO) serves as an emergency contact
for students experiencing immediate health, emergency, or
personal problems that may affect their academic performance.
They will serve as a contact resource for a student in
extreme/emergency cases when the student is unable to make
contact with a faculty member
SDO acts as a liaison between students, family members, faculty,
University personnel, and community agencies in crisis situations.
Students are responsible for notifying their instructors via
O.A.R.S. when they will be absent from classes in accordance with
the instructor's guidelines for attendance.
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https://www.wiu.edu/OARS/index.sphp
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Tutoring, its FREE, sign up!
 http://www.wiu.edu/advising/tutoring/index.php
Labs for basic skills (math, writing, etc.)
Go to the Library.
Make an appointment at Beu Health Center if you are ill.
Career Services are available, it is never too early to plan
for your future.
Be familiar with campus computer labs and their
locations.
Go West – know the bus routes and times.
Spencer Student Recreation Center
Veterans Resources available
Counseling Center
Disability Resource Center
Self Management (stress, anxiety, time)
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The First Year Experience (FYE) is a
comprehensive approach to ensure first year
students make a successful transition to
college.
All freshmen are required to enroll in one FYE
course fall semester along with UNIV 100.
When viewing Course Search on the STARS
system, FYE courses will be designated with a
“Y” indicator ( can only take ONE).
You will work with your advisor to select an
appropriate FYE course.
Student/Alumni Records System Account
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Allows you to register online.
Check your grades.
Billing information.
Financial Aid information.
Student Degree Plans.
WARD (Western’s Audit of Graduation
Requirements for Degree).
Request transcripts and much more!
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All students along with their advisors will
create a Student Degree Plan. This plan will
include general education and major
requirements.
This plan along with the WARD (Western’s
Audit of Requirements for Degrees) Report
is used in advising sessions to ensure that
students complete all courses required for
graduation.
Both the Student Degree Plan and WARD
are available on STARS.