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Undergraduate Academic Advising Center Location/phone: DAV 134, (727) 873-4511 Web site: http://www.stpt.usf.edu/advising The Undergraduate Academic Advising Center is dedicated to promoting the successful achievement of students’ academic goals through comprehensive advising services. The Center’s primary responsibility is to provide academic advising to undergraduate students. The following services are provided to undergraduate students: assistance regarding academic policies and procedures, completion of requirements for graduation, selection of a major, course registration, preparation for limited access programs, and special programs for at-risk students. Each undergraduate advisor is affiliated with a specific college or academic unit and addresses the unique needs of students pursuing undergraduate degrees offered by that college or academic unit. We encourage our students to meet with their advisor on a regular basis Academic Success Center The mission of the Academic Success Center is to encourage academic excellence and to help students achieve their educational goals. Through individual and small group tutoring, academic counseling, workshops, seminars, and credit courses, the ASC helps students improve their learning skills, become self-directed learners and succeed at USF St. Petersburg and in their future studies.
The Academic Success Center offers free individual tutoring for students who want to improve their knowledge of course content. Peer tutors are chosen based on personal interview, faculty recommendations, and grades. They also complete an educational program to learn effective tutoring approaches. Tutoring Workshops and Seminars
Preparation for Standardized Tests and Graduate School Admission
Become a Campus Tutor
Parking and Transportation Do you have to have a parking permit? Parking permits are required for all vehicles parking at USF St. Petersburg 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each person may purchase only one vehicle permit (additional permit for motorcycle and/or bicycle are allowed). Permit campus designation is based on home campus/class location. For additional permit information, call 873-4480. Do visitors need a parking permit? Yes. Effective July 1, 2007 a daily parking fee of $4.00 for a daily permit was implemented. The Fee is applicable to visitors and event attendees who park in campus lots. How do you obtain a permit? Parking permits may be purchased at the Cashier’s Office located in Bayboro Hall. The hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (A copy of the vehicle registration and a valid driver’s license is required.) Permits also may be purchased by mail at the following address: Parking Services How can I get help when I have a problem with a vehicle? You can call Campus Police at 873-4140. Need an escort to your car? Call Safe Team at 873-4723 or Campus Police at 873-4140 for evening escort to your vehicle. What happens if you get a parking ticket? Parking regulations are designed to provide safe and orderly parking. Violation of these regulations can result in parking citations, immobilization of your vehicle, towing, or loss of parking privileges. Creating, modifying, or altering a parking permit is a serious parking violation and will result in immediate immobilization or towing of the vehicle. Respond to parking citations within 14 business days of issuance to avoid a late fee of $15. Most common citations are for no decal, expired parking meter, and parking out of assigned area. For additional information, call 873-4480. Questions? Additional information may be obtained by calling 873-4480 or by visiting the Parking Services website: http://www.stpt.usf.edu/parking_services Library Services Media and Distance Learning Services The Media Center in Poynter Library offers a large array of media and distance education technologies. This 7,500 square foot facility provides six large and small group listening and viewing rooms for all audio and video formats, and an instructional materials center and juvenile collection reading area that seats 44. It also provides for duplication of copyright-compliant learning resources for students and faculty. Media Services provides audiovisual technologies for instructional support in all campus classrooms. A broadcast studio located in the library Media Center is equipped to receive and send regularly scheduled classes in various digital formats, as well as video conferences or other televised activities. The class schedule for distance learning courses received or transmitted at USF St. Petersburg and its distance learning sites is included in the regular USF St. Petersburg course catalog. Further information regarding these services may be found on the web at http://www.nelson.usf.edu/ Poynter Library The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, opened in 1996, provides library services for USF St. Petersburg. Poynter Library is open 79 hours per week when school is in session. Reference librarians are also available to help with classroom library instruction for faculty and with individual research assistance for students. Other library services include circulation, reserves (both print and electronic), interlibrary loan, and copier and media services. The library also provides a wireless network that provides access to electronic library resources as well as Microsoft Office programs. Over 225,000 books and approximately 800 periodicals are cataloged and arranged on open shelves using the Library of Congress classification system. A valid USF St. Petersburg ID card (available through Poynter Library’s Media Services) is required to check out materials and to access various library services. Circulation, interlibrary loan, and other library guidelines and procedures are posted on the library web site: www.nelson.usf.edu. A USF St. Petersburg ID number also provides remote access to the USF Libraries’ electronic resources. This electronic library features USF’s online catalog, an electronic course reserve system, over 3,000 electronic journals, hundreds of databases, and digitized historical materials such as photographs, documents, and oral histories. Numerous library services such as interlibrary loan request forms, the ability to renew materials, and reference assistance requests are also available online. Through the online catalog and interlibrary loan services, students and faculty have access to all six libraries within the USF Library System, a combined collection of over 1,500,000 volumes. Catalogs of other state university libraries are also available. Information about obtaining a Net ID number for remote access to library resources is available at https://netid.usf.edu/una/ USF St. Petersburg I.D. Card Location/Phone: Media Center, Nelson Poynter Library (POY 221), 873-4409. Card cost is $15, payable in advance at the Cashier’s Office, BAY132. The USFCard is the official I.D. card of USF St. Petersburg. University policies require that all student, faculty and staff members carry the USFCard while on campus. A valid ID card number is necessary to access many online academic and library services, including services to distance learners. Students may be denied services if they do not have one. For additional information: http://www.nelson.usf.edu/im/studentids.html Office of Campus Computing Web Site: http://www.stpete.usf.edu/computing/index.htm The Office of Campus Computing at USF St. Petersburg is responsible for all functions that involve computing, data communication and telephony services at USF St. Petersburg. This responsibility includes the planning and implementation of the infrastructure needed to support academic programs at USFSP, and its evolution as a major research institution. Campus Computing Services (CCS) and the St. Petersburg Regional Data Center (SPRDAC) are integral divisions of Campus Computing. Campus Computing Services operates about 71 hours per week during fall and spring semesters. The computer lab in Bayboro Hall is the one-stop location for student computing support. Student support is provided by the academic support staff on duty. Bayboro Hall houses a 5,000 square foot instructional computing facility for supporting the computing needs of USFSP students. CCS also maintains a computer lab in the Florida Center for Teaching building, as well as chemistry and biology labs in the Science and Technology Building. Starting in the fall semester of 2010, Campus Computing will deploy a virtual computer lab service called myPC. Powered by VMware's View Portal, myPC is a Student Tech Fee-funded service that will provide students and professors with virtual, mobile access to our open-use computer lab software and printers. Classroom technology resources are also available in classrooms across campus for students and professors. They include an Internet-ready computer, popular software titles, and a ceiling-mounted projector. Scantron test scoring scanners are available in several locations around campus. Please see the Classroom Technology page of our Web site for more information. The St. Petersburg Regional Data Center (SPRDAC) is a university auxiliary that serves to generate financial reserves for hardware maintenance within Campus Computing. SPRDAC consists of three groups: systems, network support, and hardware repair. These groups maintain the servers which provide the following services:
SPRDAC is also responsible for the management, operation, and expansion of STPNet, the campus-wide network. STPNet provides access to vast amounts of information and media within networks at USF St. Petersburg and from networks around the world. Based on Ethernet technology, STPNet operates at speeds of over one billion bits of data per second, providing the information-sharing infrastructure needed to support USFSP in its achievement of institutional goals and its position as a major research institution. |
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