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Welcome to Your E-Newsletter!
Welcome to the Fall Quarter E-Newsletter, designed to serve the unique needs of Berkeley College Online Campus students. Each quarter you will receive three issues, focusing on relevant information to meet current educational and social needs. We also welcome your comments and ideas for the E-Newsletter, sent to Carrie Ginetto, Director of Online Student Development and Campus Life, at
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Registration Open for
Winter 2008 Online Courses
Registration for Winter 2008 classes is now underway. Please remember that online students have priority for selecting online courses during the first three weeks of each quarter, so register soon for the Winter Term, which begins Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
The registration process is easy.
Follow these steps:
- View the Course Schedule via Blackboard/Community/Advisement/ Scheduled Courses/Online.
- Review your Degree Progress Report via Blackboard/Student Self Service/View Degree Progress Report.
- Of the courses being offered, Select the courses you wish to take that apply to your program.
- Send an e-mail with your name, student ID #, and online course selections to advisementonline@berkeleycollege.edu. If there are any questions about the online courses you have selected, you will be contacted by the office of Online Advisement.
- Open your e-mail confirmation from Advisement once your schedule has been authorized and inputted.
- Complete your registration process with Financial Aid and Student Accounts after November 1.
*YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY TODAY TO REGISTER TODAY!*
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Join The Online Book Club … It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
This quarter we will feature two books: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz (an Oprah favorite). You may select either title, or both! The first 10 students to join will receive a free $20 gift card to Barnes & Noble.
Book Discussions will officially begin this week, but you may join at any time. This week, participants will focus on basic introductions and obtaining the book. Each facilitator will post questions and topic for discussion based on a segment of the reading.
How to join: 1) Go to the “Community Tab” in Blackboard. 2) Type “book club” in the search box. 3) Click “Enroll” (access code: reading).
*To recommend future readings, e-mail StudentDevelopmentOnline@berkeleycollege.edu.*
The Parent’s Club
The Parent’s Club is up and running! Submit your biography for a $50 dinner gift certificate, suggest a new title for the club to be eligible to win a book voucher, and/or offer a tip to other parents and get a prize. Details on the club site.
How to join: Go to the “Community Tab” in Blackboard, type “parent” in the search box, and click “Enroll.”
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URGENT… Required Computer Software Upgrade for January
Beginning January 2008, Berkeley College will upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 software. All Berkeley students must prepare for this upgrade and purchase the software for their home computers and laptops in order to take courses that require Microsoft software.
The Berkeley College Bookstore offers special academic pricing, so visit their website or call them. For PC users, visit your Blackboard home page and click on the Dell icon. Plan now to prepare for this important upgrade.
MAC users, click on the button below for more information.
Peer-to-Peer for Online Students (a.k.a. P2P)
As a first quarter student, things can be confusing at times and perhaps a little scary. To help guide our new online students through their educational journey, each new student has been assigned a Peer Mentor. Each Mentor was selected through a rigorous process and trained to guide our “Mentees”. Student Mentors are not tutors, rather they are a resource to answer questions during the critical first quarter.
Many of our returning mentors lovingly refer to this program as P2P and we look forward to providing some P2P updates throughout the quarter! For more information, e-mail StudentDevelopmentOnline@berkeleycollege.edu.
Check out Career Services Online!
You'll find lots of good information to help you with your career now and in the future. Whether you are a career professional or just starting out, this is information for every step you take.
Log on to Blackboard, go to My Organizations, and select Career Services. Choose the tab for Your Campus and go to the Online Campus.
There you will see a variety of features including “Finding Your Field of Dreams,” a column providing information about career directions and “Live Interview Replay” where we feature an interview with a business professional discussing a variety of helpful topics. Then there are Interviewing Tips, Self Help Programs, Articles and more. Don’t miss this valuable career source that is regularly refreshed with new and useful information, so visit us often.
Did you know? Library 411!
Too late?
It’s a Sunday evening and you need help finding research before tomorrow. Don’t spend needless hours searching the web – chat live with a librarian. Click on the Blackboard library tab and find the Live Help button. Reliable help is just a click away.
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Berkeley College Online Campus Staff Directory
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Online Campus Main Telephone:
973-278-5400
Admissions: Valerie Nebeling, Director, vnm@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1213
Advisement: Joe Pasqualetto, Dean, jtp@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1305
Advisement: Jessica Dodge, Director, advisementonline@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1126
Campus Operating Officer: Sharon Goldstein, sfg@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1122
Career Services: Jan Schwibner, Director, jan@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1221
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Dean, Online: Dr. Susan Biro, scb@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 4141
Financial Aid: Cristina Carnemolla, Director, cmc@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1123
Financial Aid: Donna Daidone, Administrator, faonline@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1362
Library: Marlene Doty, md@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1232
Student Accounts: Ashley Maikranz, Director, saonline@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1344
Student Development & Campus Life: Carrie Ginetto, Director, cgi@berkeleycollege.edu, ext. 1127
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