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Student Resources for Remote Learning

The Illinois Remote main site has a Student Resources page, where you’ll find information on how to get started with remote learning, tech and exam help, library and computer lab resources, student wellness resources and more.

https://remote.illinois.edu/student-resources/

Please pay particular attention to the Additional Resources at the bottom of the page. The College and Departmental Contacts for Students has been updated with current information for the fall, and it also now includes points of contact for student forms.

How to Get your Textbooks

The Illini Union Bookstore has the following message for students:

“For their health and wellbeing, we will not be allowing individuals to shop in-store for textbooks. Purchases are online only. Pick up will be held at the Illini Union between August 16 and August 29 and after that at the bookstore.  We will also be distributing PPE kits at the same time.  Order early if you want to get your books in time for class!”

If you have questions you can call the bookstore at 217-333-2050 or email iubtextbooks@illinois.edu, or check out the FAQ at https://bookstore.illinois.edu/site_textbookFAQ.asp.”

Undergraduate Research Resources

The Office of Undergraduate Research has assembled two online resources to provide undergraduate researchers and their mentors: 1) a curated list of guidelines for safe research practices; and 2) information about OUR’s programming for the fall semester. These resources can be found at http://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/covid19/.

These guidelines were developed in accordance with University of Illinois protocols and are subject to change based on our developing knowledge of COVID-19 and evolving university guidance. 

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and resilience during these challenging times. Please contact us at ugresearch@illinois.edu if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback.

Lead Your Life: Select Leadership Studies courses

Need help sorting through what’s next for you? Choose what matches your schedule and your needs. Gain skills to help you through any challenge life sends your way.

LEAD 140 (2^nd eight weeks – online)

Harnessing Your Interpersonal Intelligence lets you look inward. Practice self-awareness and self-management to gain control of who you are and what you want. Open to students with freshmen, sophomore, or junior standing.

LEAD 260 (full semester – both in person and online options)

Foundations of Leadership focuses on what kind of leader you want to be to make a difference in your world. Explore diversity, foundational and contemporary approaches to leadership, and more to learn how to more effectively work with and lead others. Fulfills a Social & Behavioral Science Gen Ed requirement.

LEAD 440 (1^st eight weeks – online)

Interpersonal Intelligence for Professional Success is all about developing the tools you need to work collaboratively and help lead professional and academic teams of all shapes and sizes. Open to students with senior standing and graduate students.

Questions? Contact Dr. Jenn Smist at jsmist@illinois.edu.

a message FROM THE HPRC

• We’re here to meet with students individually via Zoom or phone — you can email us at humanitiesprc@illinois.edu to set up a time.
• HUM 275: Careers for Humanities Majors is an asynchronous online 2-credit course for Fall 2020. Juniors and seniors majoring in the humanities are eligible to take this course, which will help students recognize and promote the skills they learn in their major while exploring potential paths.
• Additional information, advice, and opportunities for students are available on our website: https://humanitiesprc.web.illinois.edu/
• We’re offering a week of late-afternoon career-planning events August 10 – 14, 5:00 – 5:30pm each day, to give humanities majors answers to some of the most common questions they have and prepare them to make the most of campus career resources in the fall semester. See the promotional flier below for more information about each event. Students can register at https://go.illinois.edu/HPRCAugust2020.

Let Us Know Where You’ll Be!

All students enrolled for the Fall 2020 semester are required to provide fall address information by August 17. Maintaining an updated address enables campus health and wellness units to communicate proper protocols to students that will help us all maintain a safe and healthy campus environment during the pandemic. You can update your address in self-service this way:

1) In Self-Service, select “University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.”
2) Log in using your NetID and Password.
3) In the Main Menu, select “Personal Information.”
4) In the Personal Information menu, select “Addresses & Phones.”
5) In the dropdown for “Type of Address to Insert,” select “Student Location” then click “Submit.”
6) Use August 1, 2020 as the “Valid From This Date,” and December 31, 2020 for the “Until This Date” field.
7) Complete the Address Lines 1-3 to the best of your ability. Address Line 1 is a required field that should include your location street name and number. If you don’t know a specific apartment number, for example, you can leave Address Lines 2 and/or 3 blank.
8) Input the City of your location and select the appropriate State or Province from the drop-down. The ZIP or Postal Code and County fields will populate automatically based on City and State or Province. If your location is international, not in the U.S. or Canada, you can enter your nation first, then please provide a complete postal address including street, city, and postal code where applicable.
9) Once you have completed the remaining fields to the best of your ability (phone information is not required), click “Submit.”

NOTES ON SCHEDULE REVISIONS

Now that the revised FA20 schedule is visible at https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2020/fall, please take some time to review your classes and see if you need to make any changes.  Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• If a course is no longer showing up on your schedule grid, but you haven’t dropped it, then that means it will be taught asynchronously (in other words, with no scheduled class meetings).  Asynchronous online courses have the advantage of being more flexible and allowing you to get the work done when it’s convenient (though you must keep an eye on deadlines!) but the disadvantage of not allowing for real-time contact with peers.  It’s up to you to decide whether you feel comfortable with an asynchronous course.  The risk is that you will feel detached, so gather all the information you can ahead of time about what will be expected of you (and when) and how you can keep in touch with the instructor.   Remember that the computer is not teaching the course; there is a person there!
• If you see a time conflict that wasn’t there before, let an advisor know.  We need to check to see what is causing the conflict and what needs to be done to address it.  In some cases there may be a mistake to be fixed or a glitch to be resolved.  Give us a chance to make sure there’s isn’t an easy fix before you drop a class.

Design the Ultimate Pitch!

Check out the Siebel Center for Design’s class on Successful Storytelling: Designing the Ultimate Pitch (TE 398 (Section ST).  This class will meet on Wednesdays from 1-2:50 pm and will be taught completely online by instructors well-versed in current innovative technologies and techniques.

Updates from the Women’s Resources Center

From the WRC’s site at https://oiir.illinois.edu/womens-center:
“While a number of WRC programs and events are in the process of being cancelled or rescheduled, we want to reassure you that students, staff, and faculty in need of confidential advising services related to sexual assault and harassment, stalking, sexual exploitation, and abuse within a relationship (and their support persons) are still able to access services through the Women’s Resources Center with the following modifications:

In-person services are temporarily suspended, however phone/virtual advocacy and support for new, past, or currently-served clients and their support person(s) remains available Monday-Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

To schedule a free appointment: Call (217) 333-3137 or email womenscenter@illinois.edu (or your Confidential Advisor for current/past clients) from a safe number or email account. Please note email is not a confidential form of communication, and should only be used for scheduling purposes.

For free after hours (and 24/7) confidential support, call the RACES Hotline (for sexual assault and stalking) at (217) 384-4444 or the Domestic Violence Hotline at (877) 384-4390. These resources and more can be accessed at wecare.illinois.edu. We also invite you to visit the WRC’s COVID-19 Statement for more information about WRC changes during the pandemic at https://oiir.illinois.edu/womens-center/wrc-home/wrc-news.”