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
Links by Category:
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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/