Helpful Links

On occasion, the UNC website can be hard to navigate. Here are a few handy ones to have at your fingertips. If there is a resource you think should be added or that you need help tracking down, contact Jenny.

University News and Information

Academic Resources

Organizations and Activities

Student Services

Stuff That's Good to Know

Above and Beyond



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University News and Information

MyUNC - One-Stop for news, to check your schedule or buy textbooks, use your personal UNC calendar...
http://my.unc.edu


Student Central - register, check your schedule, your bill, your grades, etc.
http://studentcentral.unc.edu


Online Directory (Find out email addresses, phone numbers, etc. - almost as good as facebook.
http://www.unc.edu/dir


Blackboard: Online interaction with your classmates/professors: receive assignments, post comments to discussion board, and more.  http://blackboard.unc.edu


Academic Calendar
http://regweb.oit.unc.edu/calendars/academic_cal05-07.php


Online Copy of the Undergraduate Bulletin (Class Descriptions, Major/Minor Requirements, Academic Policies, etc.)
http://www.unc.edu/ugradbulletin/



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Academic Resources

Academic Advising: Make an Appointment with your Advisor
http://www.unc.edu/advising/

Academic Worksheets: Print out a checklist for your major's requirements
http://www.unc.edu/advising/aworksheets/index.html
 

Academic Services
http://www.unc.edu/depts/acadserv/

The Learning Center (FREE!):
* Academic Counseling: one-on-one assistance with a learning specialist to suggest effective strategies for improving academic performance.
* The Reading and Learning Lab: a program through which students can discover effective reading and learning strategies.
* Supplemental Instruction: guided study groups to help participants blend how to learn with what to learn.
* Peer Tutoring: tutorial assistance to enhance students' understanding of many subjects.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/lcweb/

The Writing Center (FREE!):
* One-on-one tutors help with all aspects of writing including topic development, organization, style, and grammar. Take any and all papers here - make an appointment in advance.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/


Registrar - Course Search Engine, Registration FAQs and Calendars
http://regweb.oit.unc.edu/

Libraries on Campus
http://www.lib.unc.edu/



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Organizations and Activities

Cheap (Usually FREE) Movies in the Union
http://www.unc.edu/cuab/cuab-movies.htm


Clubs and Student Organizations
http://carolinaunion.unc.edu/activities_orgs/index.html


Study Abroad Website
http://studyabroad.unc.edu/studyabroad.cfm



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Student Services

Dining: Get hours, locations, menus...
http://www.dining.unc.edu/home.aspx?js=1

Counseling and Psychological Services
http://caps.unc.edu/

Disability Services
http://disabilityservices.unc.edu/


Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Office
http://lgbt.unc.edu/

Career Services: Career Planning, Exploration, and Internships
http://careers.unc.edu/


Minority Affairs
http://www.unc.edu/minorityaffairs/

Student Health: For checkups or something more, plus confidential contraceptive, nutrition, and substance abuse counseling
http://studenthealth.unc.edu/
 



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Stuff That's Good to Know

I'm Lost!! 

Interactive Campus Map
http://www.unc.edu/tour/LEVEL_2/campusmap.htm


Local Eateries Open WAY LATE!
http://www.ibiblio.org/nitegrub/index.php


Email your RAs
Email Nic
Email Jenny


Computer and Technology Help (ITRC)
http://help.unc.edu/?id=4033
http://www.unc.edu/atn/resnet/contact/

Setting up your Voicemail/Long Distance on your Room Phone
http://newstudents.unc.edu/content/view/81/43/

Change your Email Address or Onyen Password, and Forward your Email
https://onyen.unc.edu/cgi-bin/unc_id/services


Take a Bus

-Chapel Hill Transit (FREE!)

http://townofchapelhill.org/index.asp?NID=397

-Triangle Transit Authority (Not free, but it goes all over the Raleigh-Durham area)

http://www.ridetta.org/Home/index.html
 


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Above and Beyond
Honors Program
http://www.honors.unc.edu/

First-Year Seminar
http://www.unc.edu/fys/

Distinguished Scholarships
http://www.distinguishedscholarships.unc.edu/

APPLES Service-Learning
http://www.unc.edu/apples/