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Academic Affairs<\/h1>\n

Fall 2021<\/h2>\n

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Student Success\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Academic Excellence<\/p>\n

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Message From The Provost<\/h3>\n

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It has been uplifting to see our campus come back to life. Students, faculty and staff have told me that they are excited to be learning and working on campus again. The entire campus community has pulled together to start the academic year in a safe manner, with relatively few reported cases of COVID-19, due at least in part to the remarkable compliance with our mask and vaccine requirements. Thank you for making this possible!<\/span><\/p>\n

In October, Institutional Research conducted a survey of students and found the most popular course delivery modality for undergraduates was fully in-person. But the majority of students were interested in combining those fully in-person courses with hybrid and\/or fully online courses.\u00a0 Each academic division received the survey data from their students so they can factor those preferences into their scheduling decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to once again express tremendous gratitude for the work that faculty and staff did to respond to the pandemic and pivot to online delivery of most of our courses and services. I also want to note the impressive level of problem solving, hard work and creativity from our entire campus community as we managed multiple challenges. Thank you and I hope you have a great academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Provost Rob Winningham<\/em><\/p>\n

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In This Issue<\/h3>\n

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Cover photo by WOU’s own Seyed Shahrokni, who works in the Center for Academic Innovation. Thanks, Seyed!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Important
Dates<\/h3>\n

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Nov 15: Registration begins for Winter Term<\/p>\n

Dec 3: Last day of classes<\/p>\n

Dec 6-10: Finals week<\/p>\n

Dec 14: Grades due<\/p>\n

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Willamette Promise: Student Leaders Summit<\/h2>\n

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In mid-August, WOU teamed up with Willamette Education Service District (WESD) to bring 30 high school students to campus for three days of workshops and enrichment activities. The workshops and activities were led by WOU faculty and staff, with topics ranging from writing scholarship essays to dance, sculpting, and stage combat. The goal was to build the students\u2019 confidence in their ability to succeed in college\u2014most of the students are first-generation\u2014as well as providing a glimpse at the wide variety of options available in college.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of the participants are rising high school seniors who are also participating in Willamette Promise, our accelerated credit program. They were all provided with a MacBook Pro and practice using it, so that they will have the technology to carry them through all four years of college.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to the Oregon Community Foundation for funding this important project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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College was never part of the plan, it was a dream but now it’s becoming a reality. It’s a plan and we’re going to do this, we’re going to accomplish this now because of these resources that made it possible.<\/p>\n

Paul Quach
<\/strong>Summit Participant
<\/strong>North Salem High School<\/p>\n

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Bev’s Tech Tips: FAQs<\/h2>\n

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Speed Up Remote Access With VPN<\/h4>\n

Does your WOU laptop seem to go more slowly when you’re working from home?<\/p>\n

Do you use VDI (virtual desktop) but wish there was an easier way to access network drives when off-campus?<\/p>\n

If so, try using the WOU VPN. “VPN'” means Virtual Private Network\u2014it basically tells the WOU network that your computer is a friend, rather than a random computer on the internet.<\/p>\n

It’s easier than it sounds:<\/p>\n

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  1. Install the app<\/a> and login with your WOU username when you first turn on your computer.<\/li>\n
  2. To access your network drives, follow the instructions on the remote access page to connect them<\/a>, and then you’ll be able to access them just like you do when on-campus, like another hard drive on your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Update Your Website Without Opening WordPress<\/h4>\n

    (AKA “How did you get that Google Calendar on your web page?”)<\/p>\n

    Does your WOU website have content that needs to be regularly updated, like a calendar\/event list? Or would you like to have a more dynamic page but don’t have the time to fiddle with WordPress every day? You can set up a WordPress page to display content from somewhere else on the internet\u2014this is called embedding external content.<\/p>\n

    The title is a bit misleading: You will need to open WordPress to set this up<\/a>, but once that is done, your page will automatically show the most recent version of whatever you added.<\/p>\n

    Some examples:<\/p>\n