UNLV students to get more help with computers, other services

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

A variety of student services at UNLV have been expanded or created to increase the number of computer and distance education courses offered, as well as assist students in their class work and keep them on track for graduation.

Improved facilities for teaching computer and distance education courses are offered in the Classroom Building Complex.

The new computer facility in room C-129 allows students to take popular basic computer classes on real computers for the first time, according to Lori Temple, director of academic computing.

Sixteen sections of the course are being offered this semester, each able to accommodate 60 students.

In room C-125, the distance education classroom is designed to handle classes of more than 20 students, though enrollment can be expanded by broadcasting to additional sites. The computer classroom and the distance education classrooms are linked electronically.

Questions about these facilities can be directed to Temple at 895-1886.

Though the Writing Center is not new, it has moved to a new location in the Dungan Humanities Building, Room 240. The center is open to UNLV students seeking help with their writing.

"I want students to know that this is not strictly a remedial service," said center director Tracey Schwarze. "While some of the students who come to us do need quite a bit of help with their writing, others are already very good writers who are seeking to become even better."

Students can schedule appointments with advisers by calling 895-3908.

This year the center is offering a series of brown-bag lunches and other workshops. Instructors from the English department will discuss a variety of writing issues with students during these sessions. For additional information on the brown-bag lunches, call 895-3908.

The new Wilson Advising Center in the College of Liberal Arts is located in Room 102 of Wright Hall. It is open to all freshmen, sophomores and transfer students to the college. It offers students and their advisers access to a computer program that helps them keep better track of how the students are progressing toward graduation. The phone number is 895-1997.