Congrats you have officially started your first week of school!

This week here are a few things to remember this week:

·        Login to your Canvas account

·        Complete 4 Daily Check points

·        Complete your weekly homework

o   Weekly Discussion

o   Weekly Assignment

o   Weekly Assessment

·        Make sure you have office 365 downloaded

·        Check out the Student Success Center and Tutoring hours

Weekly Breakdown schedule:

Monday:

Complete daily check point

Look at weekly discussion post  

Tuesday:

Complete daily check point

Start writing / complete discussion question

Wednesday:

Complete daily check point

Submit the main post to your discussion question

Thursday:

Complete daily check point

Complete/ Start weekly assignment

Friday:

Complete daily check point (Possible Extra Credit Points)

Complete/ Start weekly assessment

Saturday:

Complete daily check point (Possible Extra Credit Points)

Add final touches to weekly:

 Discussion (main post/ peer responses)

 Assignment

Assessment

Enjoy your Weekend!!

Sunday:

Complete daily check point (Possible Extra Credit Points)

Name: Stephanie McGuire

• Where do you work? Independence University as an Academic Advisor
• Which Department? Student Services
• How many years have you worked with us? 3 1/2
• What is your favorite thing about working with IU? My favorite thing about working at IU is when I see students succeed.  This is especially true when I see them overcome huge obstacles to get to their goals.
• When working with students and other departments, how do you prefer to communicate? Email, Phone, Which is best for you? Email
• What would be the most important thing someone can remember when working with you? What could help them work with you best? Give me as much information as possible so that I can help you get your problem solved as quickly as possible.  If you send me an email, please make sure to include your full first and last name.

Contact information:

• Phone #: 801-290-3240
• Ext: 3794
• Email: stephanie.mcguire@independence.edu

Name:  Melissa Higbee

• Where do you work?  Academic Advisor
• Which Department?  Student Services
• How many years have you worked with us?  3
• What is your favorite thing about working with IU?  I love being able to answer questions and resolve issues when they arise for students.
• When working with students and other departments, how do you prefer to communicate? Email, Phone, Which is best for you?  Email, text, or phone
• What would be the most important thing someone can remember when working with you? What could help them work with you best?  Please provide me with as much information as possible so I can best help answer your questions or direct you to the appropriate department.

Contact information:

• Phone #:  801-290-3240
• Ext: 3648
• Email:  melissa.higbee@independence.edu
• Text-only Number: 801-829-1134

Name: Adriane Moea’i

• Where do you work? Independence University
• Which Department? Student Services
• How many years have you worked with us? Just over a year!
• What is your favorite thing about working with IU? The people are all so helpful, and the students are all so unique!
• When working with students and other departments, how do you prefer to communicate? Email, Phone, Which is best for you? Email and text are great because sometimes lining up schedules to make a phone call can be difficult, and email/text allow us both to respond when we are available.  It’s also nice to have something to refer back to when you need information or can’t remember an answer you got from me.  However, sometimes a phone call really helps have clear communication, so that is great, too!
• What would be the most important thing someone can remember when working with you? What could help them work with you best? I am here to help, and really want you to succeed.  Even if you are frustrated, being courteous is so important!

Contact information:

• Phone #: (801)290-3240;
• Ext: 3714
• TEXT ONLY (208) 538-3637
• Email: Adriane.moeai@independence.edu

Tutoring Center/ Student Success Center:

Found in Study Hall Academic Resource Center (SHARC)
You can also click on the following titles to access the Student Success Center from your Course Home page in your Canvas Classroom:

After clicking on the one of the tiles above and selecting the Student Success Center you will 

come to the Welcome page below:

You will Find:

• Hours of Operation  
• You can enter or log into the tutoring center (Access a Tutor/ Homework Help)
• Learning Coach
• Computer Basics Workshop

Faculty Program Advisor:

The Faculty Program Advisor (FPA) will work with students until they complete their program.  FPA’s are assigned at the beginning of week 3.  You can find your assigned FPA in your student portal (my.independence.edu) on the homepage: